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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Sonoma hospital breach impacts 1,350

Sonoma Valley Hospital has notified 1,350 patients that their information was inadvertently posted on its website, according to the organization.

PDR Network and OPTIMIZERx (SampleMD) Announce Partnership to Deliver Patient Financial Support Programs Within EHR Workflow

MONTVALE, N.J. and ROCHESTER, Mich., May 29, 2013 -- PDR Network®, the leading distributor of FDA-approved patient drug safety and support services for electronic health record (EHR) and e-prescribing (e-Rx) platforms, today announced a strategic partnership with OPTIMIZERx Corp. (OTCBB: OPRX), the industry innovator in developing and delivering digital patient financial support technology within the e-prescribing workflow. Under the agreement PDR will bring to market OPTIMIZERx's patent solution for e-Coupons in EHR workflow to the parties' extensive combined EHR network.

Idaho exchange launches image exchange

The Idaho Health Data Exchange (IHDE) and St. Luke’s Health System (SLHS) announced the launch of Image Exchange viewing capability by eHealthTechnologies.

ONC releases Direct guidelines for secure HIE

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has released guidelines to provide recommended policies and practices for health information service providers (HISPs), trust communities and accrediting bodies such as DirectTrust to enable providers to securely exchange patient information across geographic, organizational and vendor boundaries.

Breach: Miami org loses 1,400 paper records

The paper medical records of 1,407 patients have been lost by Jackson Health System in Miami.

Study examines negative consequences of EHR alert fatigue

While providers increasingly embrace clinical decision support tools to improve care delivery, an overabundance of alerts in the EHR may negatively impact patient health and outcomes, according to a study featured in the June issue of Pediatrics.

Idaho university to pay $400K for HIPAA violations

Idaho State University will pay $400,000 to the Department of Health and Human Services to settle alleged violations of the HIPAA Security Rule. The settlement comes after ISU’s Pocatello Family Medicine Clinic disabled server firewall protections for a period of at least 10 months, resulting in the breach of electronic protected health information for 17,500 patients.

Feds to review rural health IT grants

The Rural Health Information Technology Network Development Program, designed to financially support health IT adoption in rural or underserved areas, is the subject of an information collection request.

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