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Infographic- Nurses’ Digital and Social Habits at Work

by HITC Staff 10/31/2014 Leave a Comment

Infographic- Nurses' Digital and Social Habits at Work

83 percent of nurses perceive that their organization's policy allows patient care staff access to public web sites, including social media, to access general health information that will help them with patient conditions, according to a recent survey from Wolters Kluwer Health.  The findings reveal that 65 percent of nurses are using mobile devices for professional purposes at work at least 30 minutes per day, while 20 percent use them for two hours or more.  Also notable, these same results
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Cleveland Clinic Reveals Top 10 Medical Innovations For 2015

by HITC Staff 10/29/2014 Leave a Comment

Top 10 Medical Innovations in 2015

Cleveland Clinic today announced its 9th annual list of Top 10 Medical Innovations that are likely to have major impact on improving patient care in 2015.  The list includes a mobile stroke ambulance, fast, painless blood-testing, and a novel intra-operative radiation approach for breast cancer.  The list of up-and-coming technologies and drug therapies was selected by a panel of 110 Cleveland Clinic physicians and scientists and announced during Cleveland Clinic’s 2014 Medical Innovation
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93% of Telehealth Video Calls Replaced Doctor Visits

by HITC Staff 10/28/2014 2 Comments

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93 percent of all telehealth video calls with First Stop Health doctors avoided expensive and time-consuming trips to doctors' offices or emergency rooms, according to recent analysis conducted by telehealth and advocacy service provider First Stop Health. These medically unnecessary office and ER visits would have cost an average of $103 and $1,067, respectively, according to a fee schedule published by physicianspractice.com. Given that the average family of four goes to the doctor about 14
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Landmark Rulings Protect Hospitals Against Security Data Breaches

by HITC Staff 10/28/2014 Leave a Comment

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In two landmark cases, two of California's largest and most prestigious healthcare providers, Eisenhower Medical Center and Sutter Health, have fended off law suits following security data breaches that could have cost in aggregate billions of dollars, according to a release statement from Beazley Insurance Services.  In the first case, a $500 million class action suit against Eisenhower Medical Center, the California Court of Appeal ruled that healthcare providers are not liable under the
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Partners HealthCare CEO To Step Down in 2015

by HITC Staff 10/27/2014 Leave a Comment

Partners HealthCare CEO

Partners HealthCare CEO Gary Gottlieb announced on Friday that he will step down next year as the chief executive officer of Partners Healthcare to become the new CEO of Boston based nonprofit Partners in Healh, BostonGlobe first reports. Gottlieb has held the job for five years and has five more years left on his contract. Gottlieb plans to remain fully in charge as CEO until his departure in July 2015 leading the Partner's pending settlement to take over South Shore Hospital in Weymouth and
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Practice Fusion Launches Mobile Optimized EHR Platform

by HITC Staff 10/27/2014 Leave a Comment

Practice Fusion

After receiving more than 20,000 requests for a mobile optimized EHR experience, today Pratice Fusion has announced the launch of their new mobile-optimized EHR platform for the Apple iPad, iPad Mini and Android tablets. The new EHR performs faster, is more responsive, has more intuitive workflows and is built on industry-leading technologies -- all designed with the medical professional in mind. Design Details For the initial design, Practice Fusion started with a team at Cooper, a San
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VA Demos Telehealth Scheduling System to Representatives

by HITC Staff 10/24/2014 Leave a Comment

On Thursday, representatives from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) met with the Veteran Service Organizations (VSO) at the Washington VA Medical Center for a hands-on demonstration of the VA's new Clinical Video Telehealth scheduling system. The solution went live last month and is intended to improve how VA employees schedule future telehealth appointments.  Telehealth rapidly is becoming a popular option, particularly for Veterans who do not have a VA health care facility close to
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3 Finalists Named in Boston Children’s “Innovation Tank”

by HITC Staff 10/24/2014 Leave a Comment

3 Finalists Named in Boston Children's Innovation Tank

Boston Children’s Hospital today announced the three finalists selected to compete for $30k and investment advice from industry leaders in the hospital’s first “Innovation Tank” to be held Friday, Oct. 31, 2014, at Boston Children’s Global Pediatric Summit + Awards, Taking on Tomorrow (#PedInno14), at the Seaport World Trade Center. "Innovation Tank" Details Sponsored by Phillips Healthcare, startups will pitch their business or product solution designed to improve pediatric care to a panel of
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CareCloud Launches Advanced Analytics to Medical Groups

by HITC Staff 10/24/2014 Leave a Comment

CareCloud

  CareCloud, provider of cloud-based practice management, EHR, and medical billing software and services, today announces the launch of CareCloud Advanced Analytics, a powerful new analytics suite that provides industry-leading visibility into a medical group’s financial, operational, and clinical performance. CareCloud Advanced Analytics is designed to allow medical groups of all sizes to optimize business process and results. CareCloud will be showcasing its new analytics offering along with
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HHS Launches $840M Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative

by HITC Staff 10/23/2014 Leave a Comment

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The Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced that it will invest $840 million over the next four years in a new initiative to help 150,000 clinicians access information and improve health outcomes. Through the Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative, the HHS will fund successful applicants who work directly with medical providers to rethink and redesign their practices, moving from systems driven by quantity of care to ones focused on patients’ health outcomes, and coordinated health
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