June 2013

Half-year in review: MU, mobile health, security ()
Congressional hearing covers obstacles, achievements of mobile health apps ()
Coalition group urges FDA to publish mobile apps final guidance ()
ATA: 'Explosion of opportunities' for telehealth ()
Survey: One-third of physician practices have yet to prepare for ICD-10 ()
Quest Diagnostics Care360 EHR and Other Services Offered Through AT&T Healthcare Community Online ()
HIX proposed rule outlines breach requirements ()
Humana Named Top Payer in athenahealth PayerView Rankings ()
Aetna, Bon Secours Health System announce collaboration ()
Study: EHR adoption does not consistently reduce Medicaid costs ()
Report offers methods to improve ED IS ()
Sequestration driving major IT cuts ()
Ponderings from the Podium: Big Data, Mobile Health & Information Exchange ()
Pinning Down Problem Lists ()
Taming Data for Useful Improvements ()
Keep an Eye on Medications ()
Early Lessons from Pioneer ACOs: IT Matters ()
Nursing and EHRs: The ‘Value Is There’ ()
All Rise with Innovation ()
Defining Healthcare Innovation ()
The Calm Before the Storm? ()
AMA votes to mandate two-year ICD-10/11 implementation period ()
North Dakota Health Information Network Selects Orion Health’s HIE Platform to Power Statewide Health Information Exchange ()
GAO: October HIX deadline is a challenge ()
Platform allows home-based patients to transmit data directly to EMR ()
Fla. optometry practice breach impacts 9K ()
Emory-Adventist Hospital achieves EMRAM Stage 7 ()
CHIME survey: IT service model could save $11B ()
Tenet to acquire Vanguard Health Systems ()
Study: Digital technology access widespread among urban families ()
HHS launches Health Insurance Marketplace website, call center ()
Today at DIA: Deloitte, Intermountain Launch OutcomesMiner Solution ()
Bill calls for greater transparency in Medicare claims data ()
Ohio nurses call for delay in EMR implementation ()
ONC offers new long-term care content ()
Weekly roundup: Focus on mobile health ()
Is the government falling behind schedule for health insurance exchanges? ()
ReadSoft Signs Multi-Year Contract with DISC Corporation to Process in Excess of 50 Million Documents Per Year ()
North American Healthcare IT Market Worth $31.3 Billion by 2017 ()
Interest up for mobile health monitoring ()
CMS updates quality measures ()
Healtheway names founding members ()
Legislation calls for new Office of Wireless Health ()
Interoperability's ripple effects ()
IMS study: $213B linked to medication misuse ()
PwC: Healthcare spending projected to dip ()
Shasta Regional slapped with $275K HIPAA fine ()
CareCloud Raises $20 Million to Support Continued Record Growth of Company’s Cloud-Based Clinical and Financial Platform for Physician Practices ()
Startups woo investors at Healthcare Innovation Day in Boston ()
HIMSS Analytics report: Almost half of practices plan to join an HIE ()
Berwick sets sights on Mass. governorship ()
CMS seeks test EHRs ()
HFMA releases best practices for patient financial interactions ()
ECRI offers risk management strategies for HIT ()
AMA to donate $11M to transform medical training ()
Health systems, vendors launch Data Alliance Collaborative ()
eClinicalWorks Survey Shows Fast-Growing Accountable Care Market ()
Breach affects 12,900 patients at Stanford hospital ()
MGMA study finds ICD-10 preparedness lagging ()
CMS issues proposed rule for health insurance marketplace guidelines ()
More use of telemedicine in urban, not rural areas ()
FDA issues warning on cybersecurity of medical devices ()
Weekly roundup: Vendors step up ()
Post Hurricane Sandy, NYC Mayor calls for stricter hospital construction codes ()
Florida hospital employee steals identities, causes breach ()
HIE: State advances, federal initiative ()
End-of-life spending for Medicare patients jumped 15 percent from 2007-2010 ()
KLAS: Talent management systems boost efficiency ()
Sg2 Announces Groundbreaking Ambulatory Market Data Tools ()
ITelagen Partners with Horizon-Keystone Financial for the Financing of Electronic Health Records (EHR) ()
Standard Register Establishes Healthcare Center of Excellence in Atlanta ()
Cleveland Clinic increases patient access to EMRs ()
AAMI journal tackles wireless technology challenges ()
EHR Assn. unveils vendor code of conduct ()
Tool analyzes ROI for remote patient monitoring programs ()
GE Healthcare to invest $2 billion in software development over next five years ()
Unrelated police activity uncovers stolen patient data ()
ONC offers EHR guide based on Beacon experiences ()
HealtheConnections RHIO Migrates eHealth Technologies’ Image Exchange on its Mirth HIE Platform ()
Harris Corporation Awarded $37 Million Contract to Improve Veterans’ Benefit Claims Process ()
Global alliance pursues genomic and clinical data sharing ()
CCHIT releases ACO health IT “roadmap” ()
Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation receives $172K grant ()
Athenahealth becomes first vendor to guarantee ICD-10 compliance ()
Clinigence and Spring Medical Systems Announce PQRS Reporting Partnership ()
Telemedicine revenue jumped 237 percent in five years ()
Health Tech Hatch will operate platform for Blue Button Co-Design Challenge ()
Three things to know about health IT this week ()
ONC grant to drive patient-centered outcomes research ()
AstraZeneca, Merck, BMS & Janssen R&D Amongst Keynote Speakers at the Critically Acclaimed Big Data & Analytics for Pharma Summit in Philadephia This June ()
HIT Policy Committee: MU data point to progress, some disparities ()
HIT Policy Committee: PCORI exec says MU paved way for research ()
Plan ahead for success ()
Two ambulatory products earn certification ()
CMS seeks quality measure suggestions ()
Streamline Health® and Patientco Announce Strategic Partnership ()
Kaiser API program to link developers with datasets ()
Survey: EHR adoption does not ensure better population management ()
CMS: It's not too late to avoid payment adjustment ()
Senators call for greater data transparency ()
Continua publishes open health tools on website ()
HealthMEDX is the First LTPAC EMR to Achieve Omnicare Certification Utilizing the NCPDP Standard ()
CDC: 1 in 5 visited ED at least once in past year ()
Latest ICD-10 analysis indicates no pick up in prep ()
dashboardMD Partners with Henry Schein’s MicroMD to Provide Integrated Healthcare Analytics and Turnkey Business Intelligence Reporting ()
Bon Secours employees cause of breach ()
Medistar Home Health Now Part of UnitedHealthcare’s Care Provider Network ()
Sebelius announces release of data at Health Datapalooza IV ()
More physicians enrolling in online MBA programs ()
Study: Use of drop-down menus triggers e-prescribing errors ()