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Editor's Picks
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Masspro's Bell to Succeed Leavitt at CCHIT
After a five-month, nationwide search, Karen M. Bell, MD, has been named chair of the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology, effective April 26. Bell, an internist, and most recently the senior vice president of HIT Services at Masspro, replaces retiring chair Mark Leavitt, MD, who led CCHIT since its inception in 2004. "[Dr. Bell's] background as a practicing physician, as an expert in health information technology, and in quality assurance efforts in both the public and private sectors makes her uniquely qualified to head the Certification Commission," said Frank Trembulak, COO of Geisinger Health System, and chair of the CCHIT board of trustees. [Read More]
Is Free the Right Price for an EMR?
Is a free Web-based EMR system too good to be true? San Francisco-based Practice Fusion offers a free Web-based EMR system that's funded by Google's AdSense program, serving up ads for insurers, medical equipment suppliers, and pharmaceutical companies based on keywords. HealthLeaders Media Senior Editor Carrie Vaughan takes a look at four questions to ask in addition to "How much does it cost?" Physicians should investigate all of the offerings available to them, whether open source, closed source, or free, says Steven E. Waldren, MD, director of the American Academy of Family Physicians' Center for Health IT. [Read More]
Hard Drive Theft Now Threatens 1 Million Customers
The theft of 57 hard drives from a BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee training facility last fall has put at risk the private information of nearly one million customers in at least 32 states, the insurer said. So far, there has been no documented identity theft or credit fraud affecting BlueCross members as a result of this incident, BCBS of Tennessee said in a release. [Read More]
Privacy Act Protects Some Practices With Patient Data Breaches
In response to a news story on the HealthLeaders Media site, the Office for Civil Rights said a 36-year-old privacy law prohibits it from posting on its breach notification Web site the names of private practitioners who report breaches of unsecured PHI affecting 500 or more individuals. OCR said private practitioners who report these major breaches of unsecured PHI are considered "individuals" as defined by the Privacy Act of 1974. As of April 12, 59 entities reported breaches of 500 or more, eight of which were listed as "private practice." That nearly doubles the initial report of 32 reporting entities when OCR made its Web site public in late February. [Read More]
Time to Tell Your Leadership Team's Story
The deadline is approaching to enter the seventh annual Top Leadership Teams in Healthcare Awards—a program that celebrates stories of great healthcare leadership in hospitals, health plans, and medical group practices. There are five categories: large hospitals and health systems (500 or more licensed beds); community and mid-sized hospitals (100 to 499 licensed beds); small hospitals (fewer than 100 licensed beds); health plans (state, regional, and national); and medical group practices (physician-owned, single- or multi-specialty groups employing 25 or more physicians). Winners will be announced nationally and profiled in an issue of HealthLeaders magazine. Last year's winners included Denver Health & Hospital, Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen, WA, Cary Medical Center in Caribou, ME, NorthShore University Health System Medical Group in Evanston, IL, and Independent Health in Williamsville, NY. [Learn More]
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Tech Headlines
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Apple's iPad: Tool, toy, or trap?
Washington Post Faster Forward Blog - April 13, 2010
Technological advances key to healthcare transformation
Federal Computer Week - April 13, 2010
Has meaningful use already lost all meaning?
HISTalk - April 13, 2009
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Webcasts
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April 22: Neuroscience Service Lines Strategies
May 13: Integrated Compensation Plans to Enhance Physician Performance
May 19: Five Proven Steps to Improve Patient Satisfaction Scores
June 2: Seamless Systems of Care: Better Alignment, Coordination, and Outcomes
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Split Decisions
While reforms aim to encourage coordination, linking the care continuum will happen at the service line level. But first providers will have to change their relationships, and how they think about care delivery.
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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 walls 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 their organization's preparedness to meet ARRA requirements. [Listen Now] |
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