The total dollars spent on medications in the U.S. reached $329.2 billion in 2013, up 3.2 percent, according to according to a new report issued today by the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics.
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Private HIEs and Interoperability: New Connections Demand New Approach
Private HIEs outnumber public ones. They are growing at triple digit rates and pushing hospitals to expand connections with patients, payers, physicians, ancillary providers, and other hospitals.
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Can Google Glass Improve Patients with Parkinson’s Disease?
Can Google Glass serve as a tool to improve the lives of patients suffering from Parkinson's disease?
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European Commission Launches mHealth Consultation To Improve Patient Adoption
The European Commission has announced the launch of a mHealth consultation on utilizing mobile devices such as smart phones and tablets to improve patient care
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KLAS Report: eClinicalWorks Named Most Used System Across ACOs for PHM
eClinicalWorks, provider of ambulatory healthcare IT solutions, was named the most used system across Accountable Care Organization (ACO) functional categories among both electronic health record (EHR) and third-party vendors
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Is Defensive Medicine Driving Up Healthcare Costs?
Hospital administrators estimate that one-third of healthcare costs are the result of tests and treatments that aren't medically necessary and ordered to prevent lawsuits
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TrustHCS Partners with Greenway for ICD-10 Preparation and Transition
TrustHCS and Greenway Health have solidified a partnership to assist users of the Greenway PrimeSUITE integrated electronic health record (EHR) and practice management solution with ICD-10 preparation and transition.
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Doctors Saved 1 Hour Daily Using Laptops/Tablets for Hospital Rounds
Doctors using laptops or tablets for hospital rounds instead of paper could save an average of 57 minutes a day, according to recent research from Birmingham Women's Hospital in the UK.
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GE Healthcare Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance For Q.Clear Technology
GE Healthcare announced that it received U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance of its innovative Q.Clear^ technology that can provide up to two times improvement in both quantitative accuracy and image quality in PET/CT imaging.
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12 AHRQ Funded Meaningful Use Stage 3 Projects to Watch
An in-depth review of 12 AHRQ funded meaningful use stage 3 projects to watch that will help shape MU stage 3 final objectives.
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