April 2013

‘Person-centered’ healthcare reforms could save $1T in 20 years ()
Survey: Shift from inpatient to outpatient admissions expected ()
eHI urges greater efforts to achieve widespread interoperability ()
Ariz. law requires telehealth coverage ()
Health IT Policy Committee’s safety workgroup convenes ()
Email the cause of Texas hospice breach ()
Scientific American’s take on reducing readmissions through cutting-edge technology ()
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont Selects MedeAnalytics' Medical Management Analytics ()
NextBio Announces Translational Medicine Partnership with Sanofi ()
Case study: EHR errors ‘significantly lower’ two years post implementation ()
Texas program offers funding, services to health IT startups ()
Study: Interns spend more time on computer than patients ()
Hearing covers HIPAA misinterpretation ()
Case study: Breach increases risk of fraud ()
Allscripts Care Director™ elevates patient results with improved care coordination and analytics ()
Elsevier brief: need for evidence-based medicine is urgent ()
FDA Patient Network seeks to broaden communication channels on regulatory process ()
Cloud Computing in Pharmaceutical Research and Development - Virtualization of Data through the Cloud Optimizes Next-Generation DNA Sequencing and Clinical Trials Data ()
ConnectedLiving and CDW Healthcare Partner to Get Seniors Online and Connected ()
Proposed inpatient payment rule focuses on cost, quality ()
Health IT salaries stagnant, but likely will rise ()
ONC: EHR products lose certification ()
AHA to ONC/CMS: Implement current programs, avoid new regulations ()
Join the Team to Optimize Order Sets ()
110+ Health Care Providers Announce Plans To Use Advanced Medical Records Technology To Improve Care For Thousands Of Denver-Area Patients ()
Four things to know about health IT this week ()
2013 Data Design Diabetes Innovation Challenge finalists announced ()
Breach impacts mental health patient ()
HTG forms R&D team to accelerate UDI implementation ()
An Attitude Adjustment ()
Medical Body Area Networks: Challenges and Opportunities ()
Lean Methodology: Driving Better Care, Happier Providers ()
Telemedicine in Transition: Growth and Challenges ()
Population Health Leading the Way to Better Health Outcomes ()
The Not-so-distant Horizon: MU Stage 2 ()
Passion, purpose required for real improvement ()
NextGen Healthcare Designated Healthcare Information Solutions Provider for Syracuse Community Health Center ()
Study: social media sites can help predict, track and map obesity rates ()
iMedicor Launches SocialHIE Network For Physicians' Alliance Of America; Service Features Secure Messaging And Interoperability ()
Patient-centered decision making delivers better outcomes ()
IT Powers Effective Stroke Care ()
Do the Easy First ()
Advances are Everywhere ()
FDA develops plan for national medical device postmarket surveillance system ()
20% of smaller hospitals have not started ICD-10 training ()
Senate panel approves Tavenner as CMS head but final vote is on hold ()
Website platform seeks to answer all questions health IT-related ()
Mercy and Trapollo Partner on Groundbreaking, Large-Scale Remote Patient Monitoring Program ()
MU at a crossroads? ()
CVS Caremark Charitable Trust Awards 21 "Innovations in Community Health" Grants in Partnership with the National Association of Community Health Centers ()
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Names Bryan Luce Chief Science Officer ()
ATA covers range of telemedicine initiatives ()
PCORI announces $68M in grants for national clinical research network ()
Vree Health To Collaborate With Frontier Medicine Better Health Partnership To Help Improve Care Transitions For Patients In Rural Areas ()
Doctors To Meet On Health Care Reform For Hispanic Uninsured ()
South Carolina senate committee endorses telemedicine reimbursement ()
EHR use valued at $1.3B over six years in Canada ()
CMS to use health data in emergencies ()
ICD-10, data analytics will improve care ()
Nightingale and HealthFusion Partner to Deliver Electronic Health Record (EHR) Benefits to Customers in Kmart ()
TEDMED: Finding, activating the best innovations ()
Draft legislation would establish uniform, electronic drug tracking system ()
Slowdown of health spending growth tied to the economy ()
FCC adds director of healthcare initiatives ()
Report identifies popular MU menu objectives ()
Gazzang Encryption and Key Management Solutions Enable Secure Cloud Computing in Health Care ()
HIT Policy Committee adds new workgroups ()
CHIME urges HHS to extend certification criteria to HIE market ()
Premier healthcare alliance, Phytel Helping Providers Efficiently Coordinate Ambulatory Care and Better Engage Patients to Keep People Healthy ()
Regenstrief announces licensing agreement with Indiana HIE ()
WEDI presents 2013 roadmap, discloses steering committee members ()
Study to build self-assessment tools to prevent EHR-related errors ()
Five things to know about health IT this week ()
Federal agencies launch Apps4TotsHealth challenge ()
EHR market exceeded $20B in 2012 ()
Availity and Greenway Apply Interoperability to Improve Health Care Delivery ()
TEDMED: Information donation would give data a “second life” ()
Acclaim Health Implements CellTrak CareManager™ to Enhance Client Care ()
iPatientCare Announces Clinically-driven Revenue Cycle Management Service ()
Stolen laptop, drive impacts Ariz. mental health patients ()
Prize series aims to harness big data ()
HIMSS protests budget's new user fee ()
TEDMED: Booz Allen reps talk transformations in healthcare ()
TEDMED: ‘Small data’ on digital behavior can inform healthcare ()
Republican senators protest MU ()
HealthPlan Services Launches MyConsumerLink ()
Healthcare workforce unprepared to handle surge of new patients under ACA ()
Partners, accreditation, frameworks for interoperability ()
The Most Often Selected EHR Menu Meaningful Use Objectives ()
Children's hospitals jump in EHR adoption ()
CMS: Working to clear up MU audit confusion ()
Q1 2013 heath IT venture capital funding hits $493M ()
Change Healthcare Announces Internationalization of its Consumer Engagement, Cost Transparency Platform ()
Health Leaders Launch Big Data Challenge to Transform Health Care Delivery ()
Priority Health moves to become first health plan in Michigan to publish comparative health care costs ()
Housecalls go mobile ()
Anatomy of the e-prescribing market ()
ICS Software Ltd.'s SammyEHR to Now Offer PECOS Lookup for Referring Doctors ()
HITRUST guidance assesses providers’ cybersecurity preparedness ()
Stolen laptop causes Wash. breach ()