CommonWell Health Alliance – the health information technology (HIT) vendor-led interoperability effort has announced that Tenet Healthcare Corporation, with 77 hospitals in 14 states, has signed a letter of intent to use the Alliance services. This comes two months after the announcement that participating providers from Chicago; Elkin and Henderson, NC; and Columbia, SC joined the initial launch of CommonWell’s interoperability services.
“We are excited to expand the rollout of CommonWell’s
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CareFirst BCBS Commits $1.3M to Telemedicine Projects Expanding Behavioral Healthcare To Underserved Areas of Md., D.C.
CareFirst BCBS commits $1.3M in telemedicine projects to fund expansion of behavioral health services in underserved areas of Md., D.C.
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) has pledged to invest more than $1.3 million in four initiatives designed to expand the use of telemedicine to treat patients with behavioral health care needs in underserved urban and rural areas of Maryland and Washington, D.C.
Lack of Qualified Providers Demonstrate Need for Telemedicine Services
In some
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Infographic: Top Physician Information Sources by Mobile Device
Infographic illustrates the top physician information sources by frequency of mobile device usage on smartphones/tablets.
As physician practices around the country prepare for significant changes in 2014, many are looking to new technologies and information sources to drive efficiencies while ensuring quality of care. Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading provider of information for healthcare professionals, has depicted these trends in their Physician Information Sources infographic. The
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Former ONC Chief Farzad Mostashari, M.D Joins Get Real Health Board of Directors
Farzad Mostashari, M.D., has been appointed to the Get Real Health board of directors, effective February 17, 2014. Dr. Mostashari brings unique experience, knowledge and insight into Health Information Technology in the US and around the world. He joined the board in part to amplify his message about the central importance of patient engagement and its transformational power in healthcare — and to stand behind the company that provides the leading-edge patient engagement solution:
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ColumbiaDoctors Selects Wellcentive for Population Health Management Deployment
ColumbiaDoctors, the multi-specialty clinical practice of New York's Columbia University Medical Center, will deploy Wellcentive's full suite of products and services to support current and future population health management initiatives.
ColumbiaDoctors will extend Wellcentive's platform to its 1,100-plus membership, coupled with an expanded, centralized ColumbiaDoctors' population health management team, to optimize clinical and financial outcomes in shared savings and bundled-payment
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Survey Reveals Business Intelligence Adoption Lagging in Healthcare
TEKsystems survey reveals business intelligence adoption lagging across healthcare organizations
TEKsystems, provider of IT staffing solutions, IT talent management expertise and IT services, today released the results of a survey that explored the current state of business intelligence (BI) system deployments among healthcare organizations. Despite the acknowledged benefits that healthcare organizations would realize from business intelligence , the study finds that 58 percent have yet to
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5 Reasons Why Mayo Clinic Dominates Social Media in Healthcare
What makes Mayo Clinic dominate social media in healthcare? Here are 5 reasons why.
The 2013 Harris Poll EquiTrend survey named the Mayo Clinic website the top Health Information Website, ahead of WebMD. Health and medical research has been and is still one of the most popular activities of online consumers, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project. The most popular searches are about a specific disease or medical problem; a particular medical treatment or procedure; diet,
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Elizabeth “Betty” T. Jordan Shares a Nurse’s Perspective on Health IT
Nurses are vital to the implementation and adoption of healthcare technology. In this conversation, Intel's Joan Hankin, MSN, RN, sits down with Elizabeth "Betty" T. Jordan, DNSc, RNC, FAAN and Associate Professor University of South Florida College of Nursing, to discuss a nurse's perspective on health IT, how IT impacts patient care, and how generational attitudes shape health IT adoption.
About Elizabeth “Betty” T. Jordan
Elizabeth “Betty” T. Jordan, DNSc, RNC is an assistant
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Nearly Half of Physicians Believe EHRs Are Making Patient Care Worse
Nearly half of physicians believe EHRs are making patient care worse, according to newly released data from marketing and research firm MPI Group and Medical Economics. The research reveals despite Meaningful Use incentives, physicians say its not nearly enough to cover the unanticipated costs associated with the need to increase staff, coupled with a loss in physician productivity that directly impact patient care.
The Medical Economics survey was conducted from November to December 2013
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Episode Analytics: Essential Tools for New Healthcare Models Report
New iHT2 report shows how payors, providers, and ACOs, can leverage episode analytics against cross continuum episodes of care to decrease avoidable complications and cut waste in healthcare.
Executive Summary
The wide variations in healthcare cost and quality, a perennial issue for payers, have become important to providers as well with the advent of accountable care organizations (ACOs) and the increasing number of healthcare systems taking financial risk. These organizations need
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