Health IT

Healthcare information (HIT) systems are designed to connect all the elements together for patient data, reports, medical imaging, billing, electronic medical record (EMR), hospital information system (HIS), PACS, cardiology information systems (CVIS), enterprise image systems, artificial intelligence (AI) applications, analytics, patient monitors, remote monitoring systems, inventory management, the hospital internet of things (IOT), cloud or onsite archive/storage, and cybersecurity.

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Use of HIEs has changed

Healthcare providers' use of health information exchanges (HIEs) has changed in recent years, according to a report presented to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT. 

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CHIME co-founder Correll to retire

Co-founder and former president and CEO of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) Richard A. Correll will retire on June 30, after 23 years.

Employee snoop cause of Calif. breach affecting 5K

An employee at UC Irvine Medical Center has improperly accessed the information of 4,859 patients. 

Hospital CFO gets 23-month sentence for MU fraud

The former hospital CFO who was found guilty of defrauding the Meaningful Use (MU) program has been sentenced to 23 months in prison. 

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McGraw heading to HHS OCR

Deven McGraw, JD MPH, has been named deputy director for health information privacy at the Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights (OCR), effective June 29. 

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Latest Senate HELP Committee hearing focuses on physician dissatisfaction with EHRs

The latest Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing focused on physicians' experience with EHRs--widely recognized as a source of significant dissatisfaction. 

EHR triggers can aid in follow-up care for lung cancer

EHR triggers can identify patients with suspected lung cancer, according to an article published in Radiology. 

Contractor's stolen laptop impacts 18K patients

The theft of five laptops from a hospital's contractor has put patient data at risk.  

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FDA says years-long tirzepatide shortage is resolved, will give limited leeway to compounders

The tirzepatide shortage that first began in 2022 has been resolved. Drug companies distributing compounded versions of the popular drug now have two to three more months to distribute their remaining supply.

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The 24 members of the House Task Force on AI—12 reps from each party—have posted a 253-page report detailing their bipartisan vision for encouraging innovation while minimizing risks. 

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Merck sent Hansoh Pharma, a Chinese biopharmaceutical company, an upfront payment of $112 million to license a new investigational GLP-1 receptor agonist. There could be many more payments to come if certain milestones are met.