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Passage of the healthcare reform bill has set in motion sweeping changes in the way medical care will be delivered and paid for over the next decade and beyond.
Few would argue that the healthcare industry universally supports coordinated care and population management - in theory. But transforming that vision into reality has been virtually impossible to achieve.
By now we all may be growing tired of the “it’s the economy, stupid” construction. What's more, using it for health IT is not respectful of the many people who work in the area, because they are earnestly trying to improve health. But, in many respects, the "forest for the trees" kind of reset that the construction suggests is very appropriate now.
Alan Dowling, CEO of AHIMA, Formerly President of Global Health Associates, LLC. Has served as an adjunct professor of information systems at Case Western Reserve University.
Certification of electronic health records is the last piece of the government's healthcare information technology puzzle that needs to be put in place - and it can’t come soon enough.
Americans report they would use their cell or smartphone to track their personal health information and some would even pay for a device that would send this information to their doctor, according to a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers' Health Research Institute.
Dartford & Gravesham NHS Trust has put in an order for five touch-screen kiosks in an effort to cut wait times and free up reception and nursing staff at the Darent Valley Hospital.
The Web site would speed the registration and verification of health care workers who want to respond to disaster emergencies.
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust Breast Screening Service Unit has become the first unit to go live with a new breast screening solution. The deployment is expected to make the breast screening service the first in the southwest peninsula region to go fully digital.
Stanford Hospital & Clinics is embarking on a seven-year connected health technology initiative to improve patient care and operational efficiency. The goal is to continue to advance Stanford's patient care platform, which connects the hospital and outpatient clinics to create a near-paperless electronic medical record.