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Have Best-Of-Breed EMRs Lost The Hospital Battle?
Is a best-of-breed or enterprise/single vendor EMR implementation the best approach for your hospital? This topic has been the focus of much debate ever since EMR software came into existence, and both sides have compelling arguments. Read More »
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Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?
One day last summer, around noon, I called Athena, a 13-year-old who lives in Houston, Texas. She answered her phone—she’s had an iPhone since she was 11—sounding as if she’d just woken up. We chatted about her favorite songs and TV shows, and I asked her what she likes to do with her friends. “We go to the mall,” she said. “Do your parents drop you off?,” I asked, recalling my own middle-school days, in the 1980s, when I’d enjoy a few parent-free hours shopping with my friends. “No—I go with my family,” she replied. “We’ll go with my mom and brothers and walk a little behind them. I just have to tell my mom where we’re going. I have to check in every hour or every 30 minutes.”...
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Hawaii and Health Care: A Small State Takes a Giant Step Forward
In an era characterized by political polarization and legislative stalemate, the tiny state of Hawaii has just demonstrated extraordinary leadership. The rest of the country should now recognize, applaud, and most of all, learn from Hawaii’s accomplishment. Read More »
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Hawaii Beacon Infuses Health IT, Care Coordination With Aloha
Some patients on the island of Hawaii live in communities far apart from each other and from physicians and hospitals, with few methods of transportation except the family vehicle. Like other rural areas, this situation puts patients with diabetes and other chronic conditions at greater risk of costly hospitalization. Read More »
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Hawaii Beacon Touts New Successes
When ONC reported to Congress last month on both the HITECH Act's achievements and the barriers left to overcome, officials cited notable progress seen across the $250 million Beacon Community projects. [...] Read More »
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Hawaii HIE Supporting A Diverse Health IT Ecosystem
Hawaii was one of the last states in the U.S. to adopt Direct secure messaging services, said Christine Sakuda, executive director of the Hawaii Health Information Exchange, but in the past few years, providers and physicians on the state’s seven islands have embraced electronic health record systems, through a mix of public and payer incentives. Read More »
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Hawaii HIE Will Improve Patient Care In East Hawaii
The East Hawai‘i Region of the Hawai‘i Health Systems Corporation (HHSC) has entered into a data sharing agreement with the Hawai‘i Health Information Exchange (Hawai‘i HIE). The cooperation will improve care access for about 10,000 in East Hawai’i. Read More »
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HBR: Redefining The Patient Experience With Collaborative Care
It’s a common patient complaint about the people involved in their care: “Sometimes the left hand doesn’t seem to know what the right hand is doing. I don’t feel everyone is working together.” To address this issue, nurses at ThedaCare employed lean techniques to create a patient-centered, team-based model that’s producing solid results. Read More »
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HCA's Perlin Named Chair-Elect Designate Of AHA Board Of Trustees
Dr. Jonathan Perlin, chief medical officer and president of clinical and physician services at Nashville-based HCA, was elected chair-elect designate of the American Hospital Association Board of Trustees during the AHA Health Forum and Leadership Summit in San Diego. Read More »
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Healing Meals
Hospitals hope that sending healthful food to patients’ homes will keep them from coming back Read More »
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Health & Wellness Wireless Sensor Networks To Be Worth $16 Billion In 2017, Says ON World
ON World’s recently published report covers 16 unique wireless sensing applications that are transforming health and wellness for chronic disease management, operational management, assisted care and general wellness. Read More »
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Health 2.0 and ONC Launch New Challenge Through the Investing in Innovation (I2) Initiative
Today, Health 2.0 and the Office of the National Coordinator for HealthInformation Technology (ONC) announced the launch of a new Investing in Innovation (i2) Initiative competition that challenges developer communities to create innovative health information technology (HIT) solutions. Read More »
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Health 2.0 Europe Announces Call for Speakers for 2012 Annual Conference in Berlin
Health 2.0 today announced the Call for Speakers for its Health 2.0 Europe 2012 Annual Conference, which will be held Nov. 6-7 in Berlin, Germany. The two-day event will set the stage for the next wave of technology innovation. Read More »
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Health 3.0 Is Holistic
If Health 2.0 meant adding devices, then the next wave means incorporating more than just technology Read More »
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Health Apps To Improve Citizens' Lives
Mobile health (m-health) tools are helping socially disadvantaged citizens with diabetes around the world better manage their condition, a report from the non-profit group eHealth Initative (eHI) says. Read More »
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