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Editor's Picks
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UMC Tucson Fires 3 for Privacy Breaches
University Medical Center in Tucson has fired three clinical support staff members and a contracted nurse for "inappropriately accessing confidential medical records," the hospital reported on its website Wednesday. The records were related to Saturday's shootings at a Tucson supermarket that killed six and wounded 13, including U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D- AZ).
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ONC: 4 in 5 Hospitals Will Claim EHR Incentives
Four-fifths of the nation's hospitals and 41% of office-based physicians plan to cash in on as much as $27 billion in federal incentives for adoption and meaningful use of electronic health records technology, according to survey data from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. David Blumenthal, MD, the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, says the survey results show a reversal of the low interest in EHR adoption in previous years, and he credited leaders in the medical community and the federal government for the improved prospects for adoption and use of health information technology. [Read More]
Editorial: High-tech healthcare reform
An editorial in the LA Times admonishes healthcare reform naysayers to remember that the law has helped spur innovation in healthcare technologies, including new medical devices. "We should try to build on that spirit, not repeal the reform law," the author writes. Demand for innovative healthcare technologies is soaring, and companies are responding with a host of new products that can make care less costly and more effective, the author writes?a trend that's been gaining momentum for several years, but it's been helped along by the healthcare law enacted last year. In particular, many new technologies dovetail nicely with incentives to improve efficiency, deliver high-quality care, reduce costs, and promote wellness.
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Audio conference: Under IRS Scrutiny: Ensuring Compliant Hospital-Physician Compensation Plans
As hospitals and physician practices continue merging for survival, hospital-physician integration is of growing interest to the IRS and is increasingly subject to scrutiny from regulators. Additionally, the new Form 990 disclosure requirements related to highly paid officers or employees have created an easily accessible public format for viewing executive compensation. Join HealthLeaders Media on February 16, 1 p.m. (EST), for this 60-minute audio conference, including Q&A, to get the analysis and strategies you need for current tax law requirements. [Read More]
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Tech Headlines
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Meaningful use from community health point of view
HealthImaging.com, January 18, 2011
Utah doctors among the most 'wired'
The Salt Lake Tribune, January 17, 2011
Device holds promise of a cure for atrial fibrillation
St. Petersburg Times, January 14, 2011
Medical records technology helps with drug recall
The Monitor, January 18, 2011
Cleveland medical mart tenants mostly small, local, MMPI announces
Cleveland.com , January 18, 2011
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Feb. 15: Cardiac Care Leadership for Improved Alignment and Outcomes
Jan. 25: The Power of Primary Care in an Era of Change
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IT Forum
Medical Device Makers: Stop Griping and Embrace Healthcare Reform: During the national healthcare reform debate, many in the medical device industry strenuously objected to contributing their "fair share" to reform through a new tax on their devices. While other healthcare stakeholders accepted the notion of shared sacrifice and agreed to give up collective hundreds of billions of dollars, device companies warned that a new tax would force them to pass on the additional cost to hospitals and patients. And the protests haven't stopped. [Read More] |
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Audio Feature
Building Blocks of the Patient Experience
The healthcare system is on the cusp of accepting the positive influence of patient experience on quality, says Steve Ronstrom, president and CEO of Hospital Sisters Health System Division and CEO of Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire, WI. In a recent interview, the lead advisor for the HealthLeaders Media Intelligence Report, Patient Experience: Help Wanted, explains how basics such as infrastructure and technology combined with the people skills of empathy and caring can improve outcomes. [Listen Now][Sponsored by Medseek] |
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