Todd Park, U.S. CTO discusses unleashing the power of open data and innovation for health care
Great video with Todd Park, U.S. Chief Technology Officer; Former CTO, Health and Human Services (HHS) discussing how innovation for healthcare will continue to affect changes to our health-care system, create jobs and improve life for Americans. He will focus on his current work and how Healthcare.gov (which he helped create in his previous position as CTO of HHS) is being incorporated to help
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Clinical Documentation Tech Tools w/ Carina Edwards, VP at Nuance
Interview/podcast with Carina Edwards, VP, Marketing at Nuance Healthcare where she discusses clinical documentation tech tools and it's integration in clinical workflow including the following:
ICD-10 Delay Client Impact
Importance of CLU Tools
CLU Integration in Clinical Workflow
Nuance's Future Market Opportunities
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HIT Consultant: Now given the announcement of the 1 year delay for ICD-10, have you seen any change in clients
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Infographic: ACA Is a Tax Cut for Middle-Class Families
Center for American Progress infographic that shows how the ACA (Affordable Care Act) is actually a major tax cut for middle class families
Following the Supreme Court ruling on ACA (Affordable Care Act) show implications that it will provide the American middle class with tax savings making healthcare more affordable. In the following infographic, the Center for American Progress displays that only 1.2% of Americans that will decline the voluntary health insurance would only pay a penalty
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4 Lessons Learned from HIPAA 5010 That’ll Benefit Your ICD-10 Project
Written by Steve Sisko shares 4 lessons learned from HIPAA 5010 that will benefit your ICD-10 project
It’s a fact: ICD-10 has far more impact and involves far more change to people, processes and technology than HIPAA 5010. I’m of the opinion that much of the work expended and artifacts created during a HIPAA 5010 project - particularly test plans and test cases - will not lend direct value to an ICD-10 project. But I’m convinced that many organizations learned are a lot of 5010 lessons that
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Smart & Safe: Consumer Technology in the Healthcare Enterprise
Contributed by Carl Cresswell, CTO at Clinithink on consumer technology in the healthcare enterprise
In recent years, the technology landscape has been dominated by innovations aimed at consumers. Instant Messaging (IM), Voice Over IP (VOIP), smartphones and social networking have become universally available and transformed the way many of us communicate with friends, family and even colleagues. The result is a growing expectation among the “tech savvy” that such technology is not only
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All HIEs Are Not Created Equal
Contributed by John Smith, Director of Communications at ICA provides HIEs (Health Information Exchanges) examples that illustrate the variables in comprehensiveness and immediacy associated with the exchange of healthcare information.
Health Information Exchange (HIE) is often defined as the process of sharing health-related information among organizations according to nationally recognized standards. HIEs is one of the core building blocks to create an HIT infrastructure for the purpose of
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3 Areas Where the ACA Ruling Will Accelerate Technology Innovation
3 key areas where the recent Supreme Court ACA ruling will spur technology innovation in the healthcare industry
Last week, the Supreme Court upheld the ACA (Affordable Care Act's) individual mandate ruling it constitutional as a tax or penalty. The mandate would require everyone to have health insurance beginning in 2014 forever changing the way the country views healthcare. With this announcement, we can now move forward with the modernization of healthcare delivery through technology
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Infographic: Staffing and Health IT Adoption
HIMSS recently published an infographic on staffing and health IT adoption shown below on their official blog highlighting the growing demand for qualified health IT professionals. With a 66% increase in IT staff shown in the infographic highlights the growing need for qualified health IT professionals to support all related HITECH initiatives. Earlier this year, HIMSS released a leadership survey stating that IT staff shortage was the key barrier to meeting IT priorities.
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Video: Telehealth Pilot Project at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
Packard Children's is partnering with Cisco Systems to meet the needs of families in our community and beyond. The video shown below is an overview of their innovative telehealth network promises to bring our world-class care to the patients, rather than the other way around. Given the recent Supreme Court Ruling on the individual mandate, Telehealth is one of the key areas that will spur innovation as a result of the ruling.
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Medical Transcription & EHRs: Remaining Atop Technology and Industry Changes
A vital aspect of health care, medical transcription is a multi-billion-dollar industry, which is undergoing significant changes. Medical transcription has been a fundamental and necessary aspect of the healthcare industry for a long time. However, the continuing development of transcription-related technology is changing the way medical transcription works. To adapt and remain efficient, healthcare-affiliated institutions must adopt these new technologies as they come. Medical transcription
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