This video, produced by the BBC is amazing on so many levels. It is definitely worth taking four minutes to watch. HT to John Halamka for posting this in his weekly “Cool Technology of the Week” post.
Amazing Video – 200 Hundred Years of Wealth and Health in 4 Minutes
December 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
ChiroTouch Empowers Chiropractic Industry With Launch of EHR Stimulus Calculator
November 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
ChiroTouch, a provider of chiropractic practice management software, recently launched a EHR stimulus calculator on its website to help chiropractors estimate potential ARRA incentives. “The stimulus package represents an incredible, unprecedented opportunity for chiropractors,” said Robert Moberg, President of ChiroTouch. “And so, in addition to our monthly webinar series that keeps the chiropractic community abreast [...]
Accenture Finds Information Governance Framework Needed to Guide E-Health Investments and Strategy
August 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
According to a new report from Accenture, healthcare organizations planning large investments in e-health solutions face challenges in five interrelated disciplines of information governance — data privacy, confidentiality, security, quality and integrity. The report, Information Governance: The Foundation for Effective e-Health, details and explores specific targets for the five disciplines and provides an actionable framework [...]
IVANS’ Study Shows that 56% of Home Health Care & Nursing Home Organizations Plan to Begin EMR Within Next Year
June 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment
While more than one-third of home health care and nursing home organizations said they expect the government’s economic stimulus package to increase use of healthcare information technology, another 52% said the stimulus package will have little or no impact on their businesses, according to a recent survey by IVANS, Inc. “Home health and nursing home [...]
HIMSS predicts $14.4 Billion in Hospital IT Spending over next 5 years
June 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment
A healthcare industry association projects that hospitals will spend more than $14 billion on information technology systems during the next five years, but it said capital outlays will remain relatively flat until stimulus-related funding kicks in. The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) discussed hospital spending trends June 16, based on the group’s tracking [...]
University of Virginia professor’s research highlights privacy concerns with EMR
June 4, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Image via Wikipedia Patient privacy rights are at the heart of research by a University of Virginia professor. The Federal Stimulus Package is pumping $20 billion into the healthcare system to move it completely to electronic records, but state privacy laws may slow that down in Virginia and across America. Electronic Medical Records (or EMRs) [...]
Treating the sickest part of Americas Economy
May 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Image via Wikipedia A MIDDLE-AGED man felt chest pains. As an executive at IBM, an information-technology firm, he had excellent health insurance, so he went straight to a specialist. His cardiologist put him through a bunch of tests, including a computerized tomography scan. A radiologist noticed something odd in his neck, so he went to [...]
Are Electronic health records are the wrong prescription for health care automation?
May 14, 2009 By 3 Comments
Image via Wikipedia “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth.” —-President John F. Kennedy Imagine if President Kennedy in his famous speech didn’t stop at this point. Instead, he started [...]
Electronic Health Record Use Can Vary by Practice Size and Race
May 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Image via Wikipedia A push for widespread use of electronic health records (EHRs) has become a central part of the national health care debate, but a new study shows that the technology is not equally available to American patients. Your own doctor’s use of EHRs mostly depends on whether she practices alone or as part [...]
New Books Sees Cost Savings of Widespread Adoption of EHR in the US to be over $720 Billion Per Year
Several recent studies have shown the vast majority of doctors in the U.S. have not adopted the standardized use of Electronic Health Records. Dr. Angel Garcia, CEO of EHR solutions provider Global Medical Consultants, believes it’s one of the driving forces behind rising healthcare costs. He addresses this problem in his book “Do No Harm: [...]