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Demystifying The Black Box Of Data Analytics
[...] How healthcare organizations are bridging the gap between these large, disparate data sources and using them to impact the organization’s financial performance, improve member health, and alter member engagement will determine which organizations thrive in the future. Read More »
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Demystifying The Government's Fraud And Abuse Tools For Healthcare
The U.S. Government increasingly uses statistical analysis and data mining to identify fraud and abuse in the healthcare market. A key tool in the government’s arsenal is RAT-STATS software, used to sample and quantify improper claims, which then become the basis for damages and monetary penalties... Read More »
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Denmark's New Continua-Compliant National Health IT Reference Architecture Available In English
Denmark has issued an English-language translation of its national health IT reference architecture, which mandates compliance with Continua's Design Guidelines for interoperability of devices, systems and services in personal connected health... Read More »
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Department Of Veterans Affairs And Department Of Defense Interagency Program Office Awards Systems Made Simple Re-Compete Of iEHR System Integration Contract
Systems Made Simple, Inc. (SMS), a leading provider of IT systems and services to support critical architecture, data and application challenges in the healthcare industry, today announced that it has been awarded a re-compete of the Integrated Electronic Health Record (iEHR) System Integration contract from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Defense (DoD) Interagency Program Office (IPO). Read More »
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Department Of Veterans Affairs Issues 1,000 iPads To Aid Veterans And Caregivers
A program to bring more than 1,000 iPads to the families of seriously injured Post-9/11 veterans is expected to provide improved health services to service men and women dealing with special conditions. Read More »
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Department Of Veterans Affairs Selects HP To Help Improve Operations, Healthcare Services
HP Enterprise Services today announced a maximum value $543 million Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Real-Time Location System (RTLS) contract with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to procure and deploy a management system that will assist in the automation and improvement of operations and veteran healthcare services. Read More »
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Department Of Veterans Affairs Standardizes On CenTrak's Clinical-Grade Real-Time Location System™ (RTLS) To Improve Operational Efficiency And Quality Of Veteran Care
CenTrak today announced the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has chosen its active-RTLS infrastructure to location-enable all of the VA's hospitals, clinics and consolidated mail outpatient pharmacies as a subcontractor to HP. Read More »
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DeSalvo Delivers First Remarks To Health IT Policy Committee
[...] During the first meeting of the HIT Policy Committee and her second day of office, [Karen] DeSalvo delivered her first remarks which consisted mostly of an overview of her background with a particular focus on her most recent experiences as the City Health Commissioner of New Orleans. Read More »
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DeSalvo Shares 5-Point Plan For Interoperability
Karen DeSalvo, MD, newly appointed national coordinator for health information technology, gave some insight Thursday on how the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology plans to proceed under her leadership. Read More »
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DeSalvo To Open Institute For e-Health Policy Capitol Hill Briefing
[...] On Thursday, April 10th, Dr. Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc, the recently appointed National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, will participate in her first Capitol Hill briefing by providing opening remarks for a session on “The value of health data in transforming care using secure information to improve efficiency and quality.” Read More »
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Designer Fund And The White House Challenge You To Redesign The Electronic Medical Record
Hey designers! You could build another app. Or you could save some lives by entering the White House’s Health Design Challenge to give the electronic medical record a much-needed redesign...If you can do better, you could win $25K and get your design rolled out to 6 million VA patients and open sourced for all the world’s doctors. Read More »
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Designing A Better Hospital Room
American architect Michael Graves has little patience for bad design. He also dislikes the ugly things he sees in hospitals. When he stayed at a rehabilitation center recovering from a rare, life-threatening infection, Graves eyed the magenta-and-green floral sheets on his bed... Read More »
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Despite $70 Million Investment, Health IT Systems a Long Way from Prime Time in Vermont
The state’s efforts to digitize the world of health information, a costly multi-year endeavor that is approaching a $70 million pricetag, got a lousy diagnosis Tuesday. Read More »
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Despite Slight Drop In Uninsured, Last Year’s Figure Points To 48,000 Preventable Deaths: Health Expert
Persistence of large numbers of uninsured and related deaths shows urgency of enacting an improved-Medicare-for-all system, physician says Read More »
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Destructive Doctor Relationships Will Destroy Hospitals' Success
The highest-performing healthcare organizations fundamentally understand the importance of the forgotten aim in the Quadruple Aim (caring for the caregivers). It’s common sense. My observation turned my inbox into a virtual confessional once I started focusing on the quadruple aim. The bad behavior of far too many hospital CEOs has created collateral damage for the economy and doctors. The only surprise is how most hospital CEOs aren’t recognizing how their actions are self-destructive.
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