Reuters Health article by Genevra Pittman, Nov 25, 2013 Emergency rooms in rural areas don’t see many very sick or badly injured children each year. When they do, bringing in a pediatric critical care specialist by videoconference to help with treatment could …
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EHR Interoperability Remains Elusive
John Commins, Senior editor, HealthLeaders Media, November 8, 2013 A lack of standards, privacy concerns, and proprietary and competition issues are just a few of the hurdles hampering the interoperability of EHR data among participants in health information exchanges. Healthcare providers have …
3 in 4 Patients Want E-mail Consultations with Doctors
From Health Leaders Media article by Ryan Chiavetta, November 1, 2013 Research reveals a large discrepancy between how parents say they would like to communicate with pediatricians and how they actually do communicate with doctors. Three quarters (77%) of parents said they …
States scramble to get healthcare law’s insurance marketplaces up and running
Washington Post article by Sarah Kliff and Sandhya Somashekhar, August 24, 2013 With a key deadline approaching, state officials across the country are scrambling to get the Affordable Care Act’s complex computer systems up and running, reviewing contingency plans and, in some …
FDA Issues Guidelines On Wireless Medical Devices
From article on InformationWeek by Ken Terry – August 19, 2013 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released final guidelines on the design, testing and use of radio-frequency (RF) wireless medical devices. Although it doesn’t promulgate legally enforceable responsibilities, the document …
EHR Design Flaws Contribute to Patient Harm in the ED
From June 26, 2013 Article from HealthLeaders Media Errors in patient care, attributed to electronic health record systems used in emergency departments, are “incredibly common,” says a researcher. But vendor contracts prevent physicians from speaking publicly about problems with the systems. Patients …
Access to EHR Notes Lauded by Patients, Providers
This article appears in the May issue of HealthLeaders magazine. In a pilot, a system which permits patients to view all the notes in their electronic health records was such a hit with hospital patients and physicians that Beth Israel Deaconess Medical …
HIPAA Final Rule Raises Fines for Non-Compliance
By Dom Nicastro, HealthLeaders Media, January 22, 201 The HIPAA omnibus final rule released by the Department of Health & Human Services January 17 will cost hospitals some time and money in regulation analysis, training, and policy revision, but shouldn’t break the …
National Health Information Exchange: Why The Delay?
From November 5, 2012 article on InformationWeek.com Hurricane Sandy took many lives and caused billions of dollars in damage. But so does a healthcare system that still refuses to embrace interoperability. There’s nothing like a common enemy or problem to bring people …
Another Big Fine After a Small Breach
HIPAA Investigation Leads to Sanctions From post on GovInfo Security web site For the second time in three months, federal authorities have issued a hefty financial penalty stemming from a HIPAA compliance investigation after a relatively small breach. The Department of Health …