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A New View Of VistA
In a guest column, VistA sceptic Ewan Davis argues the US open source system might have something to offer the NHS – but not if it becomes an open source NPfIT. Read More »
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A Primer on the Open Source Movement from a Health Care Perspective
Open source, in myriad forms, has emerged as a significant development model that drives both innovation and technological dispersion. Ignore it at your peril, as did the major computer companies destroyed or totally remade by Linux and free software, or encyclopedia publishers by Wikipedia, or journalists and marketers by social media. The term "open source" was associated first with free software, but it goes far beyond software now. People around the world use open hardware, demand open government, share open data, and--yes--pursue open health. The field of health, in particular, will be transformed by open source principles in software, in research, in consultations and telemedicine, and in the various forms of data sharing all these processes call for.
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A Resurrection For Hippocratic Medicine?
...Just a few days ago, a paper by Casalino et al, in the journal Health Affairs clearly showed that compared to practices with 10–19 physicians, practices with 1–2 physicians had 33 percent fewer preventable admissions, and practices with 3–9 physicians had 27 percent fewer. Physician-owned practices had fewer preventable admissions than hospital-owned practices...
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A Single-Payer System Would Reduce U.S. Health Care Costs
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is introducing insurance reforms that will improve the lives of millions of Americans, but we need to go much further to solve the crisis in health care. Read More »
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A Standard Model For Evaluating Return On Investment From Electronic Health Record Implementation
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) Roundtable on Value and Science-Driven Healthcare views electronic health information as a pillar for the improved effectiveness, efficiency and safety of health care. Information is also fundamental to the concept of a “learning health system,” which IOM has described as having the capacity both to apply and generate scientific evidence in the delivery of care. [...] Read More »
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A Sustainable National Healthcare System: Prevention Only
The current sickcare system will bankrupt the nation. One model of a sustainable national system would focus solely on providing preventative care. Read More »
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A Tale Of Two Studies: What Are The Actual Costs Of An EHR?
Does anyone in their right mind believe that these are the best of times in healthcare or health IT? Scratch that. Does anyone besides Judy Faulkner and Neal Patterson believe these are the best of times? Read More »
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A Time Out For Health IT?
A recent RAND(1) study has concluded that the implementation of health information technology (HIT) has neither effected a reduction in the cost of healthcare nor an improvement in the quality of healthcare. Read More »
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A Treasure-Trove Of iOS Apps For Healthcare Professionals
Apple has opened up a library of great App Store resources for healthcare professionals, many of which are free. This article will show you how to find them. Read More »
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A Troubling Strategy At Health IT Week
Health IT Week demonstrated a double barrel strategy to segregate patient information from provider information. Providers already have the power to set prices and health IT plays the central role. Read More »
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A Welcome Extension, For Most
After months of physicians, hospitals and IT groups calling for more time to complete Meaningful Use, the federal government responded. Although not everyone is pleased. Read More »
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A Whole New Dimension As Manufacturing Goes 3D
If you want to get some idea of the hype surrounding 3D printing, check out what the stockmarket thinks. When Voxeljet, a German manufacturer of 3D, printers staged their initial public offering last month, its shares instantly doubled. [...] Read More »
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ACA Fosters 'Fertile Time For Healthcare Investments'
The healthcare industry has been notoriously slow at identifying methods and tools it needs to reduce costs and improve quality noted a report by healthcare investment firm the Psilos Group, but health reform is producing promising opportunities for investors to fuel needed innovations. Read More »
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Accelerating Electronic Information Sharing To Improve Quality And Reduce Costs In Health Care
Health information technology (IT) and electronic health information sharing play critical and foundational roles in addressing the cost, quality, and access challenges of the United States health care system. Read More »
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Accenture Scoops Up HIT Contractor To DoD And VA
Accenture Federal Services (AFS) announced Wednesday that it will acquire ASM Research, Inc., a provider of information technology and services to U.S. defense and federal health clients. Read More »
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