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IT helps increase nurse time at the bedside
IT plays a role in three of the solutions outlined in the article "10 Ways to Increase Nurses' Time at the Bedside," by HealthLeaders Media Nursing Editor Rebecca Hendren. Bedside nurses are occupied in non-patient care tasks for a quarter of their shifts, according to a new survey. The report shows nurses lose three hours of patient care every 12-hour shift to non-direct care tasks, such as redundant paperwork and regulatory requirements. One example is bedside documentation, Hendren writes. Charting at the bedside improves patient safety, but it's also been shown to save time, especially with the help of technology such as computer carts that can be wheeled to patients' beds. Electronic health records take time to learn and all too often are unwieldy and duplicative, however, causing nurses to find work-arounds that may save time, but circumvent patient safety. When implementing EHRs, involve bedside caregivers in the process to ensure it's user-friendly and avoids duplicating efforts. [Read More]
A HIPAA Reporting Loophole?
The Office for Civil Rights cannot post the names of entities that report breaches of unsecured personal health information affecting 500 or more individuals unless the entity gives it written consent, OCR tells HealthLeaders Media's Dom Nicastro. In cases where OCR does not have written consent, it will cite the entity on its Web site as a "private practice," leading industry insiders to question OCR. HITECH mandates that OCR must post "a list that identifies each covered entity" that reports breaches of 500 or more. Of the 44 organizations listed on the Web site as of Friday, however, seven are cited by OCR as "private practice." [Read More]
New AMA Online Database Looks to Help Docs Contract with Insurers
The American Medical Association has launched the National Managed Care Contract, an online database that the physicians' association said will help its members negotiate better contracts with managed care organizations. The first managed care contracting resource designed specifically for physicians, it's expected to provide model contract language that complies with the managed care laws of all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and to cover the range of physician concerns with managed care contracts, AMA said. The searchable database gives physicians access to updated laws and regulations across the nation. It covers the managed care contracting process, the managed care contract itself, and the business relationship between physicians and health plans after an agreement has been signed, AMA said. [Read More]
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Tech Headlines
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FCC's broadband plan lauded as critical to health IT
Healthcare IT News - March 23, 2010
Indiana awarded $10.3 million federal grant for better healthcare
TMCNet.com - March 23, 2010
FCC plan would greatly expand broadband Internet connections
Washington Post - March 23, 2009
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Medical Breakthroughs
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Audio Features
CIO's Changing Role (Part I): DawnLynn Kacer, the public sector healthcare practice lead for Keane Inc., a global IT services firm, discusses how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is changing the role of the CIO. For example, the meaningful use criteria outlined by CMS will require CIOs to be more engaged beyond the four wall of their facilities, thanks to many of the health information exchange requirements, she says. [Listen Now]
CIO's Changing Role (Part II): Kacer talks about the types of information CIOs should be communicating to their senior leadership teams and board of trustees about ARRA, and their organization's preparedness to meet the requirements. [Listen Now] |
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