Just as I clarified last week in my post about Certification, the answer to the question “do we need more or less healthcare IT regulation and legislation” is that we need the right amount of the right regulations/legislation. Sometimes when clinicians prescribe medication, although it does therapeutic good, it creates side effects which need to be addressed by changing a dose or by adding additional medications. Such is the case with HITECH. It was generally good medicine, but now that we’ve seen the side effects on workflow, clinician burden, and efficiency, there needs to be a dose adjustment...
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Digital Health Market Size to Grow at Over 25.9% CAGR to Reach $379bn by 2024: Global Market Insights Inc.
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Global Market Insights Inc. |
November 23, 2016
Digital Health Market size is estimated to exceed USD 379 billion by 2024; as per a new research report by Global Market Insights, Inc. Increasing demand for remote patient monitoring services, strong investment outlookand favorable government initiatives should drive global digital health market size. Emergence of healthcare IT coupled with growing penetration of smartphones, tablets and other mobile platforms have led to increased adoption of new business models. Digital technology has enabled people make smarter choices and receive products with value added services...
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Digital Health Records: Toss Them Out And Start Over?
Susan D. Hall | Fierce Health IT | November 21, 2014
Despite the millions they've spent on digitizing medical records, many hospitals would be better off just scrapping their systems, according to an article at Hospitals & Health Networks...
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Digital Health Records’ Risks Emerge As Deaths Blamed On Systems
Jordan Robertson | Bloomberg | June 25, 2013
When Scot Silverstein’s 84-year-old mother, Betty, starting mixing up her words, he worried she was having a stroke. So he rushed her to Abington Memorial Hospital in Pennsylvania... Read More »
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Digital Records May Not Cut Health Costs, Study Cautions
Steve Lohr | New York Times | March 5, 2012
Computerized patient records are unlikely to cut health care costs and may actually encourage doctors to order expensive tests more often, a study published on Monday concludes. Read More »
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Digital Revolution: Bringing The NHS Into The 21st Century
Adam Roberts | Nuffield Trust | March 24, 2011
Why is health care so far behind the times? This was the topic we recently explored at a breakfast session at the Nuffield Trust’s 2011 Health Strategy Summit. [...] In a time of financial pressure and need for efficiency savings, why are the vast majority of [...] appointments still carried out in person? Read More »
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Direct Protocol May Favor Large Providers And Vendors
Scott Mace | HealthLeaders Media | December 10, 2013
A medical group's call for allowing licensed physicians, without vendor interference, to designate any recipients or senders of messages using the Direct protocol puts a spotlight on nagging EHR interoperability issues. Read More »
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Discussion Flows At YourTurn Sessions
Mike Miliard | Healthcare IT News | February 25, 2014
New this year at the 2014 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition, YourTurn has a democratic spirit. It's a collaborative series of free-flowing 45-minute forums where hosts and attendees are on equal footing: How the conversation unspools is left entirely to how the audience directs it. Read More »
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Divurgent And Medsphere Join Forces To Tackle Meaningful Use And ICD-10 Challenges
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Divurgent, Medsphere |
February 25, 2014
Divurgent, an innovative provider of healthcare IT consulting services, today announced a strategic partnership with Medsphere Systems Corporation. Through this agreement, Divurgent will support Medsphere clients in transforming care while addressing various industry compliance initiatives including Meaningful Use, ICD-10, and value-based purchasing models. Read More »
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Do Epic Customers Have EMR Stockholm Syndrome?
Anne Zieger | Hospital EMR & EHR | December 12, 2012
According to a recent piece appearing in KevinMD.com, by next year an astonishing 40 percent the U.S. population will have their medical data stored in an Epic system. Heaven only knows how many billions of dollars of IT capital outlay that represents. What we can safely guess is that not a single customer making up that list failed to make painful sacrifices to bring Epic on board. Read More »
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Do Gaps in Health IT Security Laws Stunt Technology Innovation?
Sara Heath | EHR Intelligence | August 10, 2016
A new ONC report details the implications of health IT security laws on health IT innovation and development. Gaps in privacy and security law may be hindering the development and expansion of health IT and EHR use across the industry, a recent report from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology suggests...
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Do We Need More or Less Healthcare IT Regulation and Legislation?
By John D. Halamka, MD | July 13, 2016
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Doc Helps Lead Blue Button 'Revolution'
Joseph Conn | ModernHealthcare.com | July 1, 2013
Watch out for a French person talking about revolution. “The patient is the revolutionary in healthcare these days,” said Dr. Bettina Experton, a French-born oncologist turned U.S. citizen and health IT entrepreneur. “That is why I think Blue Button is revolutionary.” Read More »
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Docs File Class Action Lawsuit Over Glitchy Medicaid IT
Anthony Brino | Government Health IT | January 21, 2014
Among other issues identified by the audit, 12 of the 14 federal- and state-mandated capabilities had not been implemented by their target dates, including rehabilitation care pricing rules and the Medicaid pharmacy program. Read More »
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Docs In For Stage 2 Rude Awakening
Erin McCann | Healthcare IT News | January 22, 2014
Most office-based physicians are not prepared for the October 2014 beginning attestation date. In fact, many aren't even close. Only 13 percent say their electronic health record systems have the abilities to support 14 of the 17 core Stage 2 objectives, according to a new CDC trends report released last week. Read More »
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Docs, Hospitals Frustrated With Meaningful Use
Mike Miliard | Government Health IT | March 19, 2014
There seems to be no shortage of complaints along the road to meaningful use, according to a new survey. The survey, conducted last month by Stoltenberg Consulting at the 2014 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition in Orlando, Fla., showed an array of frustrations for providers.
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