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Editor's Picks
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California gets serious about protecting patient information
California is about to do more than just slap snoopers on the wrist for prying into private data. The California Senate has passed a bill to require hospitals to have a plan for safeguarding patient information. The bill also sets up a new Office of Health Information Integrity to review plans and violations and assess fines up to $250,000 for privacy breaches. [Read More]
Whoops! Apple reveals security flaw in new iPhone
Data privacy is in the news again. This time a security flaw in Apple Inc.'s iPhone allows unauthorized users to gain easy access to private contacts and e-mails even when the device is locked. Apple says a fix is on the way. [Read More]
Who's interested in Health IT?
This editorial piece from Government Health IT talks about how understanding who all the interested parties are is paramount determining the future direction and pace of health IT adoption. [Read More]
NQF endorses national consensus standards for health IT
The NQF is doing what the presidential candidates haven't (see column) by endorsing a set of measures that increase adoption of interoperable EHRs. The nine new national voluntary consensus standards for health information technology also address the areas of electronic prescribing, care management, quality registries, and the medical home. [Read More] |
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Tech Headlines
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Long-distance healthcare cuts costs, can improve outcomes
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - August 27, 2008
Doctor-celebrity confidentiality: Does it even exist?
USA Today - August 29, 2008 |
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Events & Product News
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Carestream Health unveils new wireless digital x-ray technology
Northwest Medical Informatics Symposium |
Webcasts
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September 25, 2008: Service Line Strategies Workshop 2008: Cardiovascular
On Demand: OR Overhaul: 5 Surgical Site Improvements Every Leader Should Make Today
On Demand: Service Line Strategies Workshop 2008: Neurosciences |
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Help the Uninsured (Without Going Broke)
The number of people who can't pay much—or anything—for their care just keeps rising. Some hospitals have found new ways to help them while still protecting the financial health of the hospital. [Read More]
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IT Leaders Forum
Underpayments Continue With Transfer DRGs: In 2004, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services instituted a "one-way edit protocol" for transfer diagnosis-related groups. CMS says "hospitals are responsible for researching their own claims, identifying underpayments, and correcting claims accordingly." As a result, prospective payment system hospitals may still be underpaid for transfer DRGs, says HealthLeaders Media contributor Bill Phillips. [Read More] |
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Audio Feature
Individual Insurance Abounds: Fred Karutz, senior vice president of business development of Norvax, an online health insurance technology company, talks about the individual market and how the shift to individual policies is affecting healthcare. [Listen Now] |
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