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Editor's Picks
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CCHIT proposes three certification options
The Certification Commission for Healthcare IT would allow healthcare providers and health IT developers to pursue three different paths for electronic health record certification, according to a recent proposal. The new options attempt to address concerns from open-source software developers about the costs and licensing issues involved with certification. [Read More]
Patients at Boston Hospital to get a look at physicians' notes
Should patients be allowed to see their doctors' notes online? Some physicians fear that patients will misunderstand medical jargon or take offense at a blunt observation. Remember that Seinfeld episode where Elaine discovers that her doctor wrote she was "difficult" so she attempts to steal her medical record? Soon patients at Boston-based Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center will be able to read what their physician writes about them without resorting to theft. BIDMC is about to begin a project called "open notes," which will allow 25,000 to 35,000 patients to read their physicians' notes for a year as part of their online medical record. Researchers hope to learn whether the notes prove to be more useful than objectionable. [Read More]
Many Business Associates Not Ready to Comply with HIPAA
Business associates like third-party billers, software vendors with access to personal health information, off site storage facilities, auditors with access to PHI, and outsourced IT support must all be HIPAA compliant by February 18, 2010, according to new regulations in the HITECH Act. This has raised many questions among healthcare providers. For instance, do healthcare organizations have to help educate their business associates? Technically, no, according to this article by my colleague Dom Nicastro on whether BAs will be ready to comply. [Read More]
Editor's Note
From all of us at HealthLeaders Media, have a great Fourth of July holiday. HealthLeaders Media IT will not publish next week, but will return with a new issue July 7.
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Tech Headlines
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Healthcare Consumers Interested in Technology, But Are Not Using it Now
Les Masterson, for HealthLeaders Media - June 23, 2009
Is FDA Providing Enough Oversight of Pacemakers?
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media - June 22, 2009
Florida Governor signs bill for prescription monitoring database
AP/Miami Herald - June 23, 2009
Three Cleveland health centers go digital with help from stimulus funds
Cleveland Plain Dealer - June 23, 2009
Doctors say electronic data-sharing is saving lives, money
Kaiser Health News - June 23, 2009
Bar code administration systems can reduce medication errors
Sg2 (free registration required) - June 23, 2009
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Events & Product News
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GE unit offers interim loans to hospitals, healthcare providers
Cardinal Health Foundation awards grants for hospital safety projects
Webcasts
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July 22, 2009: Service Line Strategies Workshop 2009: Spine Care
On Demand: HIPAA Changes: New Compliance Strategies for New Marketing Models
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Bundling By Decree
Can an industry addicted to payment for procedure survive episodic care? Geisinger has. [Read More]
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IT Forum
Gain Control of Labor Costs While Saving Jobs: With constricted capital, shrinking revenues, and rising expenses, one untapped area of cost savings in healthcare is labor. HealthLeaders Media contributors Jill Schwieters and Dave Harper explain how to implement creative solutions in reducing labor expenses while preserving relationships and the brand. [Read More] |
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Audio Feature
CAHs Challenged by HITECH Act: Terry Hill, executive director of the Rural Health Resource Center in Duluth, MN, discusses the impact of the HITECH Act on critical access hospitals. [Listen Now] |
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