Arijit Guha, a graduate student suffering from Stage IV colon cancer utilizes Twitter to convince Aetna CEO to cover 'every last penny' of his 114k medical bill showcases the growing power of social media Arijit Guha, an Arizona State University graduate student with Stage IV colon cancer faced with a 114k and rising medical bills whose medical policy ran out half way through his treatment waged a Twitter war against Aetna's CEO Mark T. Bertolini with him agreeing to "cover every last
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The High Cost of HIPAA Violations [Infographic Wednesdays]
Infographic details some of the most serious penalties ever given by the federal government for the high cost of HIPAA violations. Security breaches have increased over 32% over the past year in healthcare organizations costing an estimated 6.5 billion dollars annually according to a study by the Ponemon Institute. Last week, the HHS office for Civil Rights issued its first enforcement action against the state of Alaska settling with Alaska’s Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) for
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5 Devices Physicians Need to Know About
In the following video from Medscape, Dr. Eric Topol, author of The Creative Destruction of Medicine, will discuss how technology is changing medicine and demonstrate 5 devices physicians need to know about. Image courtesy of Shutterstock
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How Patients Learn in the Digital Age [Infographic Wednesdays]
Infographic that surveyed non-MD healthcare professionals of how patients learn in the digital age utilizing technology for patient education Sick with the flu and cannot find an available primary care physician? Chances are you are one of the 65 million Americans who live in an area that doesn’t have enough primary-care coverage, according to Health Resources and Services Administration. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, a projected 30 million more newly insured patients will enter the
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ONC Chief Farzad Mostashari States Nobody Has Transformed Care Delivery Without IT
Last week, the Health Forum and American Hospital Association Leadership Summit was held in San Francisco, CA. The overall theme of the leadership summit was getting from the first curve to the second curve creating the value proposition on how hospitals implement health information technology. During the summit, Matthew Weinstock, Senior Editor of Hospitals and Health Networks sat down with ONC Chief Farzad Mostashari, M.D. to discuss some of the trends he sees in health IT
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Report: Automate Population Health to Manage Patient Care
Population health management is fundamental to every major health care reform initiative today, and is most visible in the Patient-Centered Medical Home and Accountable Care Organization. Although providers now have the incentive to implement Electronic Health Record (EHR) technology, EHRs alone are not sufficient to manage populations effectively. Provider groups and health systems that automate the spectrum of population health functions will be best positioned to succeed. Purpose: The
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Video: How to Enhance Your Health IT Capabilities
Effective health IT organisations cannot focus exclusively on technology alone. How you manage your IT function, in terms of critical organisational capabilities and management activities are just as important to enabling better patient care and improved business value outcomes. Intel Corporation, Innovation Value Institute, HIMSS Analytics USA and HIMSS Analytics Europe have come together to create an industry leading programme for hospitals to enhance their IT organisational capabilities
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Career Event: #HITedu Twitter Chat
July 25 at 11 am – 12 pm CST, the following educators will be participating to bring the health IT community its very first #HITedu chat: Moderating on behalf of @UWSystemeCampus: Colleen Howes, Market Research Director, UW-Extension Participating on behalf of @HIMSS: JoAnn Klinedinst, Vice President, Professional Development, HIMSS Participating on behalf of @UWHIMT: George Kroeninger, Associate Dean, UW-Extension The chat will focus on community and expert feedback around these four
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Infographic: Our Healthcare Referral System is Broken
Our healthcare referral system is broken infographic created by Refferal MD highlights some of the key factors that contribute to a broken healthcare referral system Referral MD created the following infographic shown below that highlights a key pain point in the healthcare referral system management process that despite healthcare providers adopting an EMR system, they are still utilizing paper. A large percentage of processes in healthcare involve documents and forms that must be scanned
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74% of Physicians Report EHR Adoption Enhanced Patient Care
2011 Physician Workflow Survey key findings stated that physicians’ experiences with EHR adoption is largely positive and EHRs have enhanced patient care The CDC's Center for National Health Statistics (NCHS) has issued a data brief announcing estimates from the 2011 Physician Workflow Survey regarding the physian EHR adoption, which is sponsored by the ONC. Overall, in 2011, 55% of physicians in office-based practices had adopted EHRs and 45% had not. Differences were observed between
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