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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Facebook photo is source of Arizona security breach

A Facebook photo that inadvertently captured a patient’s personal information was at the heart of a breach that took place at the University of Arizona Medical Center.

Court dismisses UCLA breach lawsuit

A California appellate court threw out a class-action lawsuit against the University of California over a breach that exposed personal information of more than 16,000 patients at the University of California-Los Angeles Health System, according to an Oct. 16 article published in Metropolitan News-Enterprise.

QlikTech Announces Electronic Medical Records Technology Agreement

QlikTech, (NASDAQ: QLIK), a leader in user-driven Business Intelligence (BI), today announced an electronic medical records (EMR) technology agreement with Epic.

KLAS Ranks Encore Health Resources the Top-Rated Vendor in New EHR-Implementation Report, Go-Live Support 2013: Call in the Cavalry

Encore Health Resources, one of the most successful consulting firms in the health-information technology (HIT) industry, announced today that KLAS Research has ranked Encore as the top-rated vendor in its new Go-Live Support 2013: Call in the Cavalry1report. The report explores the performance, offerings, and organizational impacts of go-live support vendors. KLAS evaluated seven HIT services vendors that are recognized in the industry for their go-live services and then formally ranked five of them. Encore earned the highest marks of all firms in the study, scoring 91.8 – a full 2.5 points higher than the nearest competitor.

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HIX debate continues, VA privacy efforts fail to impress

This week brought some disturbing news on the privacy and security front with the report that the Department of Veterans Affairs has experienced more than 14,000 privacy breaches since 2010.

Texas HIE accreditation program in the works

The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission and the Texas Health Services Authority are partnering to develop accreditation standards for health information exchange organizations operating in Texas.

HRSA grant links veterans to Maine HIE

The Health Research and Services Administration awarded the state of Maine and its health information exchange, HealthInfoNet, a three-year grant to improve care coordination for the state's veterans.

Uprise By VisionWeb Delivers Industry's First Cloud-Based EHR With Stage 2 Meaningful Use Certification

VisionWeb, the leading provider of technology solutions in the eyecare industry, announced that Uprise, its cloud-based practice management and EHR solution,has received Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification as a Complete EHR for the ambulatory setting by Drummond Group, an Office of the National Coordinator Authorized Certification Body (ONC-ACB). Eyecare providers using Uprise are qualified to receive federal stimulus monies upon demonstrating meaningful use of the technology.

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