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Pay For Hospital CEOs Linked More To Technology, Patient Satisfaction Than Quality, Study Finds
[...] A new study of CEO pay at nonprofit hospitals finds that executives at institutions that have a lot of fancy medical technology and high patient satisfaction are paid more than their peers. But running a hospital that scores well on keeping more patients alive or providing extensive charity care does not translate into a compensation bump. Read More »
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The Return On Investment For Big Data Is Far Lower Than Promised
With new computers and software enabling the ability to store and analyze data faster and at a lower cost than ever before, it’s all too easy for federal leaders to become overwhelmed, so much so that many are failing to tie that data to specific mission-focused goals. Read More »
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Who's To Blame When IT Systems Fail?
When it comes to government technology, assigning responsibility can be tricky. Read More »
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'Huge Growth Potential For Open Source Hospital Information System'
GNU Health, an free software hospital information system, medical record system and health information system, is rapidly becoming popular in hospitals around the world, says one of its developers, Sebastian Marro. "This project has the potential to grow really large." Read More »
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10 Things The Open Source Community Got Right In 2013
The year 2013 was one of the best years for open source in recent memory. It seemed like every month of the year brought yet another announcement either by or for the community that celebrates all things Linux and open source. [...] Does this mean Linux has finally made its way to mass acceptance? The answer is that it's very, very close. Let's take a look at the 2013 successes before we draw our final conclusion. Read More »
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2013: The Tipping Point In Health Care
In the health care industry, 2013 will be a huge year: the perfect storm of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the fiscal cliff and long-term deficit reduction, consumer dissatisfaction, and higher costs mean it’s a year when results matter.
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3 Quality, Coordination Lessons From The Beacons
Being able to digitally submit clinical quality measures (CQMs) to Medicare is one of the big promises of health IT for physicians and providers — and it’s still coming, along with other administrative simplifications. Read More »
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49 Community Health Centers Win Grants To Boost HIT Infrastructure
Neighborhood Health Plan (NHP) and Partners HealthCare will award a total of $4.25 million in a first round of grants through the Partnership for Community Health to all 49 community health centers (CHCs) that are members of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers. Read More »
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6 IT Outsourcing Lessons Learned From Healthcare.gov's Troubled Launch
The federal government's recent launch of Healthcare.gov is a stunning example of outsourced IT gone wrong. The multi-contractor project has been riddled with issues and should serve as a reminder to any IT outsourcing customer regarding steps to take to ensure a smooth rollout. Read More »
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6 Things You Need To Know About Meaningful Use And EHR Certification In 2014
With the 2014 EHR reporting period for meaningful use right around the corner, here are 6 key pieces of information you need to know... Read More »
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81% Health Professionals Are Investing In New Technology
Ricoh research has revealed that 81% of healthcare professionals across the UK and Europe belong to organisations investing in new technologies. Read More »
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A Bleak First Week: 99.6% Of Healthcare.gov Visitors Did NOT Enroll In Obamacare
Since October 1st, Americans living in the 50 states and Washington, D.C. can purchase healthcare through exchanges as part of the Affordable Care Act [...]. Little information has been made available by the administration on the level of interest these exchanges have received or more importantly the number of consumers who actually enrolled, although the rollout has been plagued with widespread reports of system outages and bugs. 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 Tale Of Two IT Procurements
Recently, the President of the United States, the most powerful person on earth, the man whose finger rests on the nuclear button, struck a bold blow for . . . procurement reform? Read More »
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About 25 Percent Of HealthCare.gov Applications Have Errors
An estimated one in four user applications sent from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' HealthCare.gov to insurance providers have errors introduced by the website, including missing applications, an official with the agency said Friday. Read More »
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