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Editor's Picks
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Killer Smartphone Apps for On-the-Go Physicians
According to an April report by Manhattan Research, the number of physicians using smartphones more than doubled to 64% during the past year. This article by my colleague Cynthia Johnson discusses how physicians are using smartphones to avoid medication errors and to put a stop to test result phone tag. The article also highlights the top 10 medical apps available from iTunes. [Read More]
Electronic health records: A Texas model
Cook Children's Health Care System in Fort Worth, TX, plans to install Web-based electronic health records and data integration technology at its 60 offices and clinics. It is also offering personal health records that are controlled by the families of its patients and can follow patients throughout their lifetimes. Children's is also betting that the new technology will help the clinic improve care management and curb costs by developing a prototype Innovation Clinic, which will be a small physician office with two or three doctors. [Read More]
Higher-quality MRIs Raise Questions about Costs and Reimbursement
Do you really need that ultrahigh-field-strength MRI, with a 3 Tesla magnet to diagnose your patient? Providers will have to answer that question if they want reimbursement from private payers. That is why, according to this column by my colleague Scott Wallask, providers should involve all stakeholders—not just executives and physician leaders—on higher-strength MRI purchases. With reimbursement rates potentially in question, the hospital's clinical coding team should be involved in those purchasing decisions, as well. [Read More] |
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Tech Headlines
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Massachusetts helping to shape U.S. efforts to digitize health records
Boston Globe - July 14, 2009
Sermo Wars with AMA Over CPT Codes
Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media - July 9, 2009
Senate allocates $3.3 billion in IT funds for VA
Information Week - July 14, 2009
HVAC System Allegedly Compromised by Hacker—Who is Also a Security Officer
Scott Wallask, for HealthLeaders Media - July 9, 2009
The U.S. stimulus program: Taking medical records online
The McKinsey Quarterly - July 14, 2009 |
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Events & Product News
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Kaiser Permanente survey shows seniors embrace Internet to manage health
GE Healthcare to grow its health information exchange services
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Webcasts
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July 22, 2009: Service Line Strategies Workshop 2009: Spine Care
August 18, 2009: Advanced Service Line Marketing: New Orthopedics Growth Strategies
August 20, 2009: Service Lines Strategies Workshop 2009: Gastroenterology |
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Time For 'Dr. Next'?
Generation X and its life-balancing, tech-oriented, team-playing doctors is taking over. But what kind of healthcare will they give us? [Read More]
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Prepare for the Cancer Boom
With cancer diagnoses set to climb dramatically in the coming decades, aligning the right cancer care team and utilizing the appropriate technology become essential for maintaining a patient-centered service line. [Read More]
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IT Forum
New Class of Professionals Needed for Healthcare IT Transformation: While there is almost universal agreement on the need to transform our nation's healthcare system, few stakeholders agree on specific solutions. But what is certain is that healthcare transformation will require new models for sourcing, processing and distributing richer, more complex data in ways that facilitate collaboration, real-time decision-making and hands-free automation. [Read More] |
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