Bernie Monegain
The Premier healthcare alliance, made up of more than 2,100 U.S. hospitals and more than 58,999 other healthcare sites, told the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Friday that standards are vital for achieving the full potential of electronic health records.
As the federal economic stimulus package moves to fund leading applications of health information technology, Indiana has launched an initiative to call attention to its leadership on the healthcare IT front.
Physicians fail to share abnormal test results with patients in one out of every 14 medical tests, undermining the claimed efficacy of electronic medical records, according to a study released Monday. It was the use of a mix of paper and electronic records that fared worst.
Tufts Medical Center plans to roll out technology to automate the tracking of high-value, specialty inventory used in the cardiac catheterization, electrophysiology and interventional radiology departments.
The Glacial Ridge Health System, a rural, critical access hospital in Glenwood, Minn., has reduced costs by 50 percent by replacing its film-based picture archiving system with an on-demand PACS.
Three legislators are seeking to create a nationwide demonstration project that would use information technology to gather data on cancer care.
The Cardinal Health Foundation has awarded a total of $1 million in grant funding for new IT-related programs to improve patient safety at 35 hospitals, health systems and community health clinics across the country.
The Premier healthcare alliance has singled out 23 hospitals as the top in the country for their commitment to high-quality patient care and operational efficiency. Several of the criteria Premier used to gauge performance have information technology underpinnings.
The use of phone and Internet between patients and healthcare providers is an effective way to reduce risk factors for coronary heart disease and the risk of further events after a heart attack, according to new research published Wednesday in the June issue of the European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation.
The American Medical Association has adopted new guiding principles for physicians in the event a patient's electronic medical record is breached. AMA members approved the guidelines at the group's annual policy-making meeting earlier this week in Chicago.