Molly Merrill
One of the largest recent security breaches of personal health information (PHI), involving 280,000 individuals, is on the surface a "pretty low-risk scenario," says one privacy expert. But, he acknowledges, "these things are like an onion: the more layers you peel back, the stinkier it gets."
The New York Department of Health (DOH) and the public-private partnership New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) on Tuesday submitted a plan to ONC outlining a proposal to spend $129 million in state and federal funds to build and implement a statewide medical records network.
The use of social networking in healthcare is fostering greater online collaboration that can lead to improved health outcomes and drive down costs, according to a new report from the Healthcare Performance Management (HPM) Institute.
Surescripts is expanding its nationwide e-prescribing network with a new service that will allow for the exchange of clinical health information, officials announced Monday at the MGMA 2010 annual conference in New Orleans.
Medical offices owned by hospitals and health systems are the leaders in adopting electronic health record technology, according to the latest results of an ongoing survey released Monday by SK&A, a healthcare information solutions and research provider.
An intensive population management program that matches heart disease patients to personal nurses and clinical pharmacy specialists is able to save lives, reduce hospital visits and drive down costs, according to a new study from Kaiser Permanente Colorado.
Peter Christensen Health Center, an Indian health center that is part of the Lac du Flambeau Reservation in north central Wisconsin, has seen a 35 percent jump in revenue over five years, thanks in part to efficiencies brought out by its EHR and billing system.
The Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA), a statewide leadership group that promotes quality improvement, accountability and affordability of healthcare in California, has named its top 45 performing physician organizations for 2009, based on the IHA statewide Pay for Performance (P4P) program measures.
Nimble, a new comprehensive EMR application designed and developed specifically for the iPad, hit the market last month with the aim of allowing docs to provide meaningful care – at the point of care.
"The future physician of America" is a tech savvy one – one who reaches for an iPhone to choose clinical references, and who expects to use an EHR when he or she begins practicing, according to a recent survey of medical students.