Bi-directional Health Information Exchange (BHIE) between VA & DoD
In a recent Daily Show episode, Stewart was highlighting the backlog, nearly 900,000 strong in VA claims, that is now taking about 273 days per claim to process. Stewart went on to state that the fact that VA and DoD electronic medical records “don’t talk to each other” was the centerpiece to the VA benefits problem.Well, Stewart was half right. Read More »
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MyOSCAR: An Open Source PHR System Being Used in Canada
It was announced today that patients of the Amari Medical Clinic and Integrated Health Centre in Surrey, British Columbia, have also gone live with MyOSCAR. Patients can now have their most important and up-to-date test results, appointments, and healthcare stats integrated with their smart phone, laptop or tablet. Read More »
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Debut & Installation of myOSCAR PHR System
Cloud Practice recently installed the myOSCAR personal health record (PHR) system at the Amari Clinic, the first of several myOSCAR set ups by Cloud Practice for medical offices throughout the region. Read More »
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Why Are America's CEOs So Afraid Of A Little Sunlight On Their Political Causes?
The Supreme Court said limits on political donations weren't necessary with adequate disclosure. Now big companies are fighting even that. Read More »
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Doctors Denounce Cancer Drug Prices Of $100,000 A Year
With the cost of some lifesaving cancer drugs exceeding $100,000 a year, more than 100 influential cancer specialists from around the world have taken the unusual step of banding together in hopes of persuading some leading pharmaceutical companies to bring prices down. Read More »
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A Compelling, Short Video Explains The Present And Future Of Wearable Technology
“Having technology on you, around you, inside you 24/7 is going to be totally commonplace,” says Rebecca (Becky) Stern, a director of wearable electronics at Adafruit Industries, in this excellent, highly watchable introduction to wearable technology. Read More »
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Interns spend More Time With Computers Than Patients: Study
The time medical interns spend interacting with patients continues to drop, taking up only 12% of their working hours, according to a study at Baltimore's Johns Hopkins Hospital and the University of Maryland Medical Center. Read More »
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HHS Pulls EHRMagic Certification
Hospital officials were divided in their reactions to news late Thursday that the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services had revoked the certification of two electronic health record systems for failure to meet the standards of the Meaningful Use incentive program. Read More »
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EHR Certification: An Ongoing Process For ONC’s Office Of Certification
Providers should be confident that when they buy and use a certified EHR, their product satisfies our requirements. That’s why we review any complaints we receive about these products and make sure they are addressed, even to the point of revoking certification when necessary. In fact, we recently revoked the certification of two such products. Read More »
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Welcome Xen As A Linux Foundation Collaborative Project
Today we’d like to welcome Xen as the newest Linux Foundation Collaborative Project. Read More »
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