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Google Glass Helps 13-Year Old With Retinal Dystrophy

by HITC Staff 11/25/2014 Leave a Comment

Google Glass

  A 13-year old teenager diagnosed with retinal dystrophy leaving him almost completely blind discovered Google Glass helped improved his vision. Retinal dystrophy is a condition associated with reduced or deteriorating vision in both eyes. After 13-year old Ben Yonnatan was diagnosed with retinal dystrophy last year, he quick lost majority of his vision within a few short months restricting his field of view to the size of a straw opening. As a result, Ben's future as a dancer was
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Quick Guide to Electronic Prescriptions for Controlled Substances

by HITC Staff 11/25/2014 Leave a Comment

Electronic Prescriptions for Controlled Substances

Many healthcare providers have delayed implementing electronic prescriptions for controlled substances (EPCS). Some may be waiting for the regulatory dust to settle, as the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) ruling is titled “Interim.” Others may be deterred by the length and complexity of the document. Despite the temporary title of the DEA’s ruling, EPCS is here to stay. With each passing month, the reasons for implementing EPCS become more compelling. We are reaching a point at which the
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Lakeland HealthCare Selected as 2014 HIMSS Enterprise Davies Award Recipient

by HITC Staff 11/24/2014 Leave a Comment

HIMSS Enterprise Davies Award Recipient

Lakeland HealthCare of St. Joseph’s Mich. has been named a 2014 HIMSS Enterprise Davies Award recipient. Since 1994, the HIMSS Nicholas E. Davies Award of Excellence has recognized outstanding achievement of organizations that have utilized health information technology to substantially improve patient outcomes while achieving return on investment. The Davies Awards program promotes EHR-enabled improvement in patient outcomes through sharing case studies and lessons learned on implementation
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Harvard Health Acceleration Challenge Finalists Unveiled

by HITC Staff 11/21/2014 Leave a Comment

HEALTH ACCELERATION CHALLENGE FINALISTS

Harvard Business School and Harvard Medical School has announce four finalists of the Health Acceleration Challenge. The selected finalists will share the $150k Cox Prize that includes an HBS case study written about their innovation and have the opportunity to present at the Forum on Health Care Innovation conference to 150 senior health care executives next April. Health Acceleration Challenge Overview The Health Acceleration Challenge is a “scale up” competition that focuses on compelling,
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Infographic: How Millennials Are Reshaping Digital Health

by HITC Staff 11/21/2014 Leave a Comment

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When it comes to managing their health, Millennials have more access to information, connectivity, and technology than any other generation. Yet, competing financial pressures and government policies mean tradeoffs between healthcare spending and other purchases, leading them outside the traditional system of care in an attempt to live in the moment and save money. For companies within the healthcare industry -- and for brands outside it -- this means accepting the new reality: control in
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NextGen Healthcare Earns KLAS Top Performance for Ambulatory RCM Services

by HITC Staff 11/20/2014 Leave a Comment

NextGen Healthcare Earns KLAS Top Performance for Ambulatory RCM Services

NextGen Healthcare,  a leading provider of healthcare information systems, services and interoperability solutions, announced today that its NextGen RCM Services offering has earned top ranking in the KLAS 2014 Ambulatory RCM Services “Uncovering Truths When Services Are Outsourced” report. In the newly released report, KLAS, a leading healthcare technology ratings provider, ranks the best-performing healthcare IT vendors providing outsourced billing/revenue cycle management (RCM) on their
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HHS Appoints Melissa Stafford Jones as the Region IX Director

by HITC Staff 11/19/2014 Leave a Comment

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Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today announced the appointment of Melissa Stafford Jones as the new Region IX Regional Director.  "I am delighted to welcome Melissa Stafford Jones to our team of regional directors at HHS. Melissa is a devoted public servant, and I look forward to working with her to help the people of Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada and the U.S. Pacific territories secure the building blocks of healthy, productive lives,” said Secretary Burwell
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Practice Fusion Signs Care Coordination Deals with 2 Clinically Integrated Networks

by HITC Staff 11/19/2014 5 Comments

Practice Fusion

Practice Fusion, a cloud-based EHR platform today announced agreements with two provider networks to support their care coordination and accountable care initiatives. Oakland Physician Network Services and Citrus Valley Health Partners will offer Practice Fusion’s EHR to their physicians and healthcare providers, who can use the EHR to access data that can help them better understand the health of their patients. This means that a physician treating a diabetes patient can get information that
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Hospital CFO Faces 5 Years for $800k Meaningful Use Fraud

by HITC Staff 11/18/2014 Leave a Comment

Joe White, the former CFO of Texas-based Shelby Regional Medical Center has pleaded guilty to meaningful use fraud and aggravated identity. White falsely attested to meaningful use by using another person’s name and information without that individual’s consent or authorization. The false attestation resulted in CMS paying Shelby Regional $785,655 in January 2013. Medicaid and Medicare EHR incentive programs paid hospitals operated Dr. Mahmood, including Shelby Regional $16,794,462.66 for fiscal
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EHR/HIE Interoperability Workgroup Forms Partnership with HIMSS, IHE USA

by HITC Staff 11/17/2014 Leave a Comment

EHR HIE Interoperability Workgroup

HIMSS, IHE USA and the EHR/HIE Interoperability Workgroup announce plan to streamline and strengthen how electronic health records and health information exchanges share patient data.  Health information technology customers expect products to work efficiently and consistently - whether it’s a Wi-Fi connection for a computer or the ability to securely share health data across computer systems, states or regions.    Building on its current effort to connect electronic health records (EHRs)
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