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What do healthcare IT leaders think?
The 2010 edition of the HealthLeaders Media Industry Survey for Technology Leaders is now open online at www.healthleadersmedia.com/technologysurvey2010.htm. Included this year are new questions that seek your thoughts on the HIT stimulus package and healthcare reform efforts, among others. Plus, we build on key benchmark questions from last year, checking on your top priorities and your assessment of key tech initiatives. This comprehensive survey should take about 14 minutes to complete. Be sure to provide contact information and we'll enter your name in a drawing for a $1,000 gift card. [Take the Survey Now]
Rhode Island tracking swine flu through electronic records
Rhode Island is using electronic pharmacy prescription data to track the spread of the H1N1 virus among its entire population. State officials can use the data to see which communities are hardest hit. The data can also reveal cases where the medicine may be inappropriately prescribed. For instance, if large numbers of prescriptions are dispensed in regions where there has been no uptick in the number of cases being reported. [Read More]
Caritas' New Data Strategy Designed to Improve Care, Reduce Costs
Caritas Christi Health Care has chosen Microsoft's Amalga Unified Intelligence System and its personal health information platform HealthVault to aggregate patient data that is stored across multiple systems and provide physicians with a real-time snap shot of a patient's medical history at the point of care. The technology will also enable Caritas to better manage hospital resources. "It can give us the ability to look across the system to see people who might no longer need ICU care, and can be put a step down to a floor bed and thereby conserve some resources," says Todd Rothenhaus, MD, senior vice president and CIO at Caritas. [Read More]
AMA Launches Web-based Flu Assessment Program
The American Medical Association recently launched a new Web-based program to help improve patients' and physicians' communication this flu season. The Web site, AMAfluhelp.org, enables patients to assess flu symptoms for themselves or a loved one online to determine when to seek care. The Web site also provides a set of online tools to help physicians monitor their patients' symptoms, facilitate care and treatment decisions, and efficiently manage their practices' patient flow. [Read More] |
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Tech Headlines
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GE launches $250 million healthcare tech fund
Wall Street Journal - October 22, 2009
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Cedars-Sinai Over CT Radiation Overdose
Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media - October 21, 2009
Health IT's billion-dollar man
MIT Technology Review - October 27, 2009
Electronic medical records not seen as a cure-all
Washington Post - October 27, 2009 |
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Webcasts
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November 17, 2009: Service Lines Strategies Workshop 2009: Stroke Care
November 10, 2009: RAC Strategy: Preserve Margin, Prevent Take-backs, Promote Alignment
October 29: Flexible Medical Staff Models of the Future
On Demand: Marketing to Physicians: Build Relationships to Increase Referrals
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Care Team Architecture
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State of Emergency
The nation's emergency departments are feeling the effects of the economic downturn, but innovations in patient throughput and other strategies offer hope for a beleaguered system. [Read More]
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