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Microsoft Offers Researchers Cloud Tools to Fight Ebola Virus

by Jasmine Pennic 10/21/2014 Leave a Comment

Microsoft Offers Researchers Cloud Tools to Fight Ebola Virus

On Monday, Microsoft announced it will provide free Microsoft Azure cloud computing resources to medical researchers working towards developing a better understanding of the spread and cure of the Ebola virus and its associated factors.  Qualifying proposals will be awarded allocations of Microsoft Azure compute and storage resources. Microsoft Azure is an open platform that supports languages, tools, or frameworks, such as Linux, Python, Java, Hadoop, and Microsoft .NET Framework to perform big
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ONC Unveils Early Strategic Elements of Interoperability Roadmap

by Jasmine Pennic 10/16/2014 Leave a Comment

ONC Interoperability Roadmap

On Wednesday, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) held the first joint meeting of the Health Information Technology Policy and Standards Committees to discuss future of interoperability in healthcare. During the meeting, the ONC presented some of the early strategic elements of the draft interoperability roadmap proposing key near-term actions and milestones for many of the 3, 6, and 10 year goals. The elements are structured around five critical
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AMA Reveals Blueprint for Future of Meaningful Use Program

by Jasmine Pennic 10/15/2014 Leave a Comment

AMA Reveals Blueprint for Future of Meaningful Use Program

On Tuesday, the American Medical Association (AMA) released a blueprint for the future of the Meaningful Use program, including Stage 3, quality reporting, and EHR vendor certification requirements. In a 30 page letter submitted to the CMS Administrator Marilyn B. Tavenner and ONC National Coordinator Karen B. DeSalvo, MD, MPH,AMA CEO James L. Madara, MD states: "Since the creation of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Meaningful Use (MU) program in 2009, it is clear that physician use
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EMR Optimization: 96% of Healthcare Providers Infrastructure Not Fully Ready

by Jasmine Pennic 10/14/2014 Leave a Comment

EMR Optimization: 96% of Healthcare Providers Infrastructure Not Fully Ready

When it comes to EMR optimization, healthcare providers lack the infrastructure to take advantage of FutureCare-enabling technologies (cloud, Big Data, mobile, and social).  96 percent of healthcare organizations say their infrastructure is not fully prepared for the evolution of their EMR today, according to a new study from EMC and MeriTalk. The report explores how FutureCare-enabling technologies (cloud, Big Data, mobile, and social) are driving profound change and how deployment of these
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Mobile Heartbeat Announces Integration with AirStrip One App

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Mobile Heartbeat, a provider of smartphone clinical communications, today announced a technology partnership with AirStrip, the leading provider of mHealth solutions that drive clinical transformation through mobility and interoperability. The companies will integrate AirStrip’s proprietary methodology for accessing critical patient data into the Mobile Heartbeat clinical communications platform to provide expanded mobile capabilities to patient care teams. Integration Details The Mobile
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Infographic: ICD-10 Could Help Track Ebola Outbreak

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As the Ebola outbreak heightens after a Dallas nurse was diagnosed with the virus after caring for Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan before he died at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital reveals a brewing public health concern. Currently, there is no specific ICD-9 code for Ebola and is classified as 078.89, Other specified diseases due to viruses.  The lack of specificity in patient data limits the U.S.'s ability to immediately track and respond to the Ebola outbreak from a public health
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Philips Debuts Wearable Diagnostic Prototype for COPD Patients

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Phillips Debuts Wearable Diagnostic Prototype

Today at the Dreamforce 2014 conference in San Francisco, Royal Philips and Nijmegen NL-based Radboud university medical center (Radboudumc) announced the debut of a wearable diagnostic prototype to support patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The launch marks the start of joint explorations between Philips and Radboudumc to apply mobile, digital and cloud technologies to improve patient outcomes, care coordination and patient empowerment across the health continuum. How
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VA Telehealth Visits Tops Over 2 Million in 2014

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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced that its national telehealth programs accounted for more than 2 million telehealth visits during fiscal year 2014. The total represents more than 690k veterans, accounting 12 percent of the overall veteran population. With approximately 55 percent of veterans living in rural areas with limited access to VA healthcare services, telehealth is quickly become a viable option of healthcare. Currently, there are more than 44 clinical
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Report: 3 Key Barriers to Interoperability

by Jasmine Pennic 10/10/2014 Leave a Comment

Barriers to Interoperability

Cost and technical challenges are key barriers to interoperability for healthcare organizations, according to the latest 2014 eHealth Initiative poll results on health data exchange. In its 11th annual survey 135 organizations including 74 community-based HIOs, 25 statewide efforts, 26 healthcare delivery organizations were polled on: - Interoperability - Data Use and Access - Clinical and business motivators Respondents identified the following top three challenges/barriers to
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U. of New Mexico Health Awarded $15M for Telehealth Project

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Innovation Center (CMS) has awarded the department of Neurosurgery at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center (UNMH) $15,120,767 for a new telehealth project, AP reports. The project will provide 30 hospitals throughout the state with around the clock remote access to emergency neurological and neurosurgical consultations conducted by medical experts based at the UNM Medical Center in Albuquerque. Each hospital will be provided with the
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