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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New Technology Allows Doctors to Remotely Monitor Patient Heart Conditions Via Wireless Messaging
A new experimental technology option for heart disease is currently being tested that allows doctors to remotely monitor patient heart conditions via wireless messaging, PR Newswire reports. The clinical trail called LAPTOP-HF (Left Atrial Pressure Monitoring to Optimize Heart Failure Therapy) at the University of Kansas hospital is designed to investigate a new way to help treat heart failure by helping doctors adjust a patient's medications before symptoms develop or require
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Black Book Ranking Names Top Health Information Exchange Vendors by Segment
A survey conducted by full-service market research company Black Book Rankings has revealed the top health information exchange solutions by segments. Black Book Rankings, a division of Black Book Market Research LLC, provides healthcare IT users, media, investors, analysts, quality minded vendors, and prospective software system buyers, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and other interested sectors of the clinical technology industry with comprehensive comparison data of the industry's top
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State of Illinois Invests $4M to Launch New Biotech Hub for Startups
The state of Illinois has announced it will provide $4 million to help launch a new biotech hub for startups in downtown Chicago, Chicago Sun-Times reports. The new incubator, called MATTER will be located next to 1871 on the 12th floor of the Merchandise Mart thanks to a $2.5 million investment, and a $1.5 million loan from the state.
Merchandise Mart is already home to 1871, a co-working center for startups that has produced more than 200 jobs and created more than 1,000 jobs since its
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Former Shelby Regional CFO Charged with Meaningful Use Fraud
Tom White, the former CFO for Dr. Tariq Mahmood’s Texas hospitals has been charged with meaningful use fraud and aggravated identity theft in the Eastern District of Texas, FBI.gov reports. According to the indictment by a federal grand jury, White falsely attested to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that Shelby Regional Medical Center (Shelby Regional) successfully met the meaningful use requirements for the 2012 fiscal year.
To give the impression of using a certified EHR,
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Infographic: The Impact of Meaningful Use on the Mobile App Market
Infographic created by VoiceFirst illustrates how Meaningful Use is driving the mobile app market as more hospitals and healthcare providers meet the Meaningful Use requirements.
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Private Equity Firm Acquires GHX, Healthcare Supply Chain Leader
Thoma Bravo, LLC, a leading private equity investment firm, and Global Healthcare Exchange, LLC (GHX), a privately-held provider of connected, intelligent healthcare supply chains, have entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of GHX by an affiliate of Thoma Bravo. Financial details were not disclosed. The current GHX senior management team will continue to manage the company.
“GHX maintains a strong position in North America and Europe with solutions that span the breadth of the
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HIMSS: The State of Healthcare Innovation 2014 Infographic
2013 Healthcare Provider Innovation Survey state of healthcare innovation infographic
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Trizetto and Wellcentive Partner to Provide Advanced Solutions for Collaborative Care
TriZetto and Wellcentive partnership offers advanced solutions for collaborative care.
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