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• Electronic Medical Records Isn’t Cheaper Or Better, No Kidding.

  
  Mcnorman's Weblog — Authority: 439
  Computers Aren’t Saving Hospitals Money.The report’s lead author, Dr. David Himmelstein, associate professor at Harvard Medical School and former director of clinical computing at Cambridge Hospital in Massachusetts, says hospital computerization “hasn’t saved a dime.” Nor has it helped administrative ...
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• Top technology trends for payers

  
  News — Authority: 127
  Health insurers will be keeping close watch on genetic testing and electronic medical records in 2010, according to the first of a planned annual series of reports from research organization ECRI Institute. Rounding out the top seven technology trends that payers should pay attention to in the new year are: Premium CT ...
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• Kaiser Permanente and Exempla Healthcare in Boulder EHRs Connected

  
  The Medical Quack — Authority: 514
  You can read how they are doing it, this goes back to the announcement in October 2008 on the blog.  BD  Exempla Healthcare Hospitals to interface with the Kaiser ambulatory EMR - Colorado “Three hospitals in the system preparing to integrate and connect with Kaiser facilities, as they will more than ...
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• Remote Monitoring Yields Healthier Patients – More EHR and PHR Integration In The Works And Privacy Issues Should Be Addressed

  
  The Medical Quack — Authority: 514
  Earlier this year the company created a blue tooth chair scale for those who have problems standing on a scale.  As mentioned in the article, many insurance companies are not reimbursing for the use of such devices that report data, but there are some, such as CareMore in California who are.  With devices that ...
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• Security with Health IT Pretty Sketchy at Some Hospitals and Doctor’s Offices

  
  The Medical Quack — Authority: 514
  This is one I have seen first hand as a vendor at hospitals, walking in and seeing stuff like Lime Wire on hospital PCs.   It makes you think why in the world would an IS manager bring a computer into the active directory access without placing the unit under group policy, yes have seen that and even just as a ...
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• Computerized medicine: good for quality, but not costs

  
  ShareConnector — Authority: 160
  Electronic medical records and the general digitization of medical data and practices are promoted as a way to slow the rapidly inflating costs in the US healthcare system. The push for expanded medical IT has come from the top, with President Obama extolling its virtues and his administration making funding for EMR ...
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• The Week’s Kudos and Catcalls

  
  Yo Mama For Obama — Authority: 124
  Once again, real life never ceases to amaze me.  There were lots of catcalls this week accompanied by, alas, fewer kudos.  So let’s get started on the week’s blunders.  I, of course, include many interesting articles for your weekend reading.  It is time to get smart again.  I extend advance apologies for the ...
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• Projections of savings from health IT are baseless, Harvard rese...

  
  Business Finance & Economy - business.marc8.com — Authority: 165
  (Physicians for a National Health Program) The increased computerization in US hospitals hasnt made them cheaper or more efficient, Harvard researchers say, although it may have modestly improved the quality of care for heart attacks. The findings contradict claims by President Obama and many lawmakers that health ...
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• Opioid Use Among Those with Depression

  
  Psych Central News — Authority: 553
  Experts are concerned with a finding that suggests chronic pain patients with a history of depression are much more likely to receive prescriptions of opioid medications. Opioid medication include drugs such as Vicodin, OxyContin, Percodan, and Percocet. Researchers discovered chronic pain patients with a history ...
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• Practice Fusion throws its hat in the consumer ring

  
  The Health Care Blog — Authority: 597
  By Matthew Holt Practice Fusion has been making a fair bit of noise recently with its investment from Salesforce and its trumpeting of 18,000 + physician users. If that number is true it probably makes it the most used EMR...
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• Why electronic health records have far to go

  
  ZDNet Healthcare — Authority: 129
  Rather than being a hit piece at the current Administrations aims, the report focuses on the best practices of groups like Kaiser Permanente and the Cleveland Clinic, which have spent years adapting their work to the technology. Do these things and you can make things work.
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• From Ted Eytan’s blog: “Now Reading: Patients actually want their entire medical record” | e

  
  EKIVE - Thoughts and Ideas as Web 2.0 meets Health Care via HealthCamp — Authority: 130
  From Ted Eytan’s blog: “Now Reading: Patients actually want their entire medical record” by e-Patient Dave on November 15, 2009 An important study just got my attention. Patients and clinicians in different cities were asked questions about concerns and preferences. Titled ...
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• From Paper to Medical Records: Shareable Ink

  
  ScienceRoll — Authority: 426
  The best medical blog out there, Medgadget.com , has recently covered the TEDMED 2009 conference and they have been sharing video interviews with us for weeks. One of the most interesting interviews is about Shareable Ink . It might make it easier for hospitals and practices worldwide to create electronic ...
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• Office Ally Receives Electronic Health Network Accreditation – Privacy and HIPPA Compliance

  
  The Medical Quack — Authority: 514
  Just last week Office Ally announced new information regarding their PHR, personal health records, and security and privacy is something that is on everyone’s mind today.  With the EHNAC accreditation added, they have met the standards set forth so this goes forward to show the commitment to security and ...
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• Keep your genes to yourself after this weekend

  
  ZDNet Healthcare — Authority: 129
  Basically the new law puts your family history, including your genetic make-up, under requirements similar to those of HIPAA. This may require changes to Electronic Health Record (EHR) software, especially on the server side.
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• Identity Resolution Daily Links 2009-11-16

  
  Identity Resolution Daily — Authority: 119
  By the Infoglide Team Government Technology: California Plans to Launch Information Security Operations Center “The CA-ISOC would watch for attacks on the state government’s critical information infrastructure, including attempts to disrupt automated control networks for dams, power plants and other ...
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• Study: Current EMRs dont have measurable impact on cost or quality

  
  News — Authority: 127
  In news that isnt exactly going to help convince the holdouts of the benefits of health IT, electronic medical records so far have had a marginal effect on quality and cost of care, according to a new study. Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health, who are presenting their findings today, studied health ...
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• NHS Puts London Patient Records Online This Week

  
  The Medical Quack — Authority: 514
  The NHS is making it first step forward after a pilot program to put healthcare records on line for residents of London, which means the records can be accessed by any GP in the country.  The NHS has worked hard on putting their program together and has had a line of breaches in the process, mostly those that have ...
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• Dream Team No Longer an Option to Save 2012 eHealth Objectives

  
  Enterprise Insights — Authority: 115
  With the resignation of Ron Sapsford this past week the regime that has been associated with eHealth in Ontario for the past five years has completely turned over. The last remaining person is Dalton McGuinty himself who, if he is planning to vie for a third term as Premier, will have to erase much of the last several ...
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• Doctor’s Practice Create Wireless Voice Activated System – Documentation for Medical Procedures

  
  The Medical Quack — Authority: 514
  So far the system has been used only for colonoscopies and they hope to expand to other procedures.  All the physicians wear wireless headsets so no wires here.  The doctors speak and document as action is taking place in the operating room.  Procedures are documented without every leaving the operating room.  The ...
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