Health Management Technology back issues from August 2007:
Hurry up and wait.(Editorial)
Aug 01, 2007; ... I'm not a fan of large-scale government programs, especially when applied to healthcare. For my money, the best approach will always be allowing market forces to work their magic and give us the best system we can afford. Those advocating the use of federal power to control industries ...
VistA modernization concerns.(Health Plans and Managed Care)(Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2007 ... The Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA) may face an uphill battle in its efforts to modernize. This appraisal of the process comes from Robert Howard, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) assistant secretary of information and technology ....
How does your state measure up?(Healthcare and Government)(Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality preented report on usage of electronic-records based system for health care industry)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2007 ... As a component of the federal government's masterplan to reorganize the healthcare industry into an interoperable, electronic-records based system that allows consumers direct access to more transparent medical information, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) recently ...
Some EHRs heading for federal regulation.(Healthcare and Government)(electronic health records)(The Food and Drug Administration)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2007 ... The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is drafting a proposal to regulate electronic health records (EHR) that are transferred to a database directly from medical devices. The regulatory rule would apply to these types of EHRs only and provides a structure for how oversight would be ...
New York-area patients the first to test healthcare SmartCards.(Hospitals and IDNS)(Siemens Communications Ltd.)(Mt. Sinai Medical Center)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Siemens Communications is working with Mt. Sinai Medical Center in New York to join hospitals around the country that are experimenting with credit card-sized healthcare "SmartCards" to reduce medical errors and patient wait time. The encrypted cards are being test marketed at ...
CMS promotes PHR adoption.(Briefly)(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2007 ... A new pilot involving multiple insurers is underway to promote PHR adoption by Medicare beneficiaries in the hopes they will use the technology to manage and improve their own health. Participating health insurers include: HIP USA, Kaiser Permanente, Humana and the University of Pittsburgh ...
AHIC bids farewell to key health IT advisor.(Briefly)(American Health Information Community)(David Brailer resigns )(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2007 ... The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced David Brailer, M.D., has resigned his current post as vice chairman of the American Health Information Community (AHIC). HHS ethics officials advised Brailer that conflict-of-interest issues might arise between Brailer's ...
Health IT funding bill.(Healthcare and Government)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2007 ... The legislation known as the "Wired for Health Care Quality Act" was recently passed by the Senate's Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP). The Bipartisan bill is sponsored by Senators Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), Michael Enzi (R-Wyo.), Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Orrin Hatch ...
EMR adoption concerns.(Hospitals and IDNs)(electronic health record)(Concerned Care Inc.)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Concerns continue to mount regarding the recent IRS memorandum declaring that nonprofit hospitals can share their e-health record software and support with physicians without losing their tax-exempt status. A recent report from Leerink Swann & Company contends that a heightened competitive ...
Shift report redesign: a midwest medical center uses server-based phone technology to streamline shift reporting.(Voice Communication)(Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center )
Aug 01, 2007; ... Shift change patient reporting takes place several times a day at every hospital in the country. And for many, it can be an inefficient, noisy and potentially error-prone process. Things were no different for Provena St. Joseph Medical Center, who began their search for a solution that ...
Going mobile--from square one: a bankrupted provider in New York gets reorganized and back on track with mobile charge-capture technology.(Charge Capture)(St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center contracts with PatientKeeper Inc)
Aug 01, 2007 ... In 2005, after years of mounting debts and falling revenues, St. Vincent's Medical Centers--the largest Catholic hospital system in New York State--did the unthinkable: It filed for bankruptcy protection. Facing a financial crisis, St. Vincent's knew that it would need new ways to get its ...
Weathering the perfect storm: an examination of procedures intended to ensure consent is truly informed.(Informed Consent)(best informationm to patient)
Aug 01, 2007; ... A perfect storm is brewing around the concept of "informed consent" and its impact may have wide-ranging business implications for healthcare facilities that do not heed the warning signs. It has been noted that all too often, informed consent is seen simply as a burdensome ...
Small footprint printers.(New Products & Services)
Aug 01, 2007 ... The Compact Industrial C Series printers from Cognitive Solutions now have multi-channel Ethernet management ports as standard on all models. The full-connectivity suite has serial, parallel, Ethernet, USB A and USB B ports built in. This small footprint printer is designed for logistics, ...
Mobile clinical assistant.(New Products & Services)(Motion Computing Inc)(Intel Corp)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2007 ... The Motion C5 Mobile Clinical Assistant (MCA) from Motion Computing Inc. is a wireless, handheld point-of-care device developed in partnership with Intel Corp. The technology platform features a 10.4-inch XGA TFT LCD touch-screen display/interface, an integrated 2.0 megapixel camera, ...
MCN.(NewsMakers)(Grape Community Hospital of Hamburg)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Regulatory compliance and learning solutions provider MCN Healthcare, and their latest hospital customer, Grape Community Hospital of Hamburg, Iowa, have selected Policy Manager from MCN's Ellucid software platform ....
Misys.(NewsMakers)(Misys Healthcare Systems contracted with )(Daughters of Charity Health System)(ProMedica Health System)(Cardiovascular Specialists)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Misys Healthcare Systems has awarded contracts to the following companies who selected various combinations of Misys products: Daughters of Charity Health System, Los Altos Hills, California; ProMedica Health System, Toledo, Ohio; Cardiovascular Specialists, Mt. Vernon, ...
Johns Hopkins Medicine.(NewsMakers)(Anne Arundel Health System )
Aug 01, 2007 ... Anne Arundel Health System of Annapolis, Maryland, signed an agreement with Johns Hopkins Medicine to bring together a broad spectrum of clinical programs and experts from both institutions for the development of a strategic alliance to provide increased access to quality healthcare ...
Navicure.(NewsMakers)(Methodist Health Group of Peoria)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Methodist Health Group of Peoria, Illinois will use Navicure's claims management solution to track claims throughout all stages of processing and to analyze claims denials. The practices of the Methodist Health Group, which employ more than 100 providers, will ...
The key to improving the patient experience.(Thought Leaders)(Health savings accounts)
Aug 01, 2007; ... News flash: Health Savings Accounts (HSA) are a boon to large corporations and consumers, reducing healthcare costs for businesses while empowering patients to take control of everything from where they seek treatment to how they pay for services. Not so new, right? Indeed, ...