Reach out and save someone: Georgia neurologists develop a
Web-based ASP that eliminates the geographic penalty typically
associ
Every 45 seconds, someone in the U.S. suffers a stroke. An
estimated 700,000 cases of stroke in this country each year have
elevated this condition to the third leading cause of death and . . .
CMS IPPS final rule changes.(Medicare/Medicaid)
CMS released its fiscal year 2009 inpatient prospective payment
system (IPPS) final rule. The rule scales back the proposed new quality
measures from 43 to 13 measures that hospitals must report to . . .
What truly matters.(From the Editor)
Well, it's November. As we wind down the year it's
important to remember that healthcare is bigger than politics. Yes, we
elect officials to represent our interests and we empower them to chart
our . . .
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield.(NewsMakers)
As part of a statewide e-prescribing program begun last year to
improve patient safety, control costs and reduce medication errors,
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in New Hampshire added new . . .
11 by 17-inch color inkjet all-in-one.
The MFC-6490CW from Brother International is the first in its
"Professional Series" line of color inkjet all-in-one units
with wireless networking capabilities. In addition to traditional
business . . .
Independent reviews for California insurers.(Health Plans and
Payers)
Aetna Inc. will give physician panels the final say on canceling
individual and family policies for sick customers suspected of obtaining
them through false or incomplete information. According to . . .
Never events use may discourage reporting.(Briefly)
The National Quality Forum (NQF) says utilization of any of its 28
"never events" for the automatic denial of Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) payments to caregivers will
discourage . . .
Picis.(NewsMakers)
Two Denver healthcare facilities deployed the ED PulseCheck
emergency department information system (EDIS) from Picis to increase
operational efficiency and improve patient care. Exempla . . .
CareMedic.(NewsMakers)
The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) completed several
go-lives of the Electronic Financial Record from CareMedic Systems. The
solution is now installed in three of UMMS' four central . . .
Disk-based backup.(Products and Services)
HP is transforming data protection with its new data de-duplication
solutions. These new disk-based backup systems offer approximately 50
times as much disk utilization potential, deliver a . . .
State law to boost physician numbers.(Healthcare and
Government)
The state of Massachusetts created legislation providing a number
of financial incentives and programs for new physicians to fill
vacancies created by those retiring from or leaving primary care . . .
EMR adoption success limited.(Briefly)
A new study funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation says that
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) efforts encouraging
adoption of electronic medical records (EMR) have met with . . .
Atlas Business Solutions.(NewsMakers)
In support of the International Association for Healthcare Security
and Safety (IAHSS), Atlas Business Solutions is offering a 20 percent
discount on its Visual Staff Scheduler Pro (VSS Pro) . . .
InterSystems.(NewsMakers)
Saturn Corp. is leveraging new technologies and modernizing its
aging mainframe-based Eprisa application with the CACHE high-performance
object database from InterSystems. Saturn is building its . . .
Electronic whiteboard.(Products and Services)
Taking the evolution of the chalkboard light-years ahead of simple
dry-erase whiteboards, the Interactive Panaboard UB-8325 electronic
whiteboard from Panasonic adds a new dimensionality to . . .
Toward a unified view: can the convergence of PACS with clinical
systems accomplish true clinical data
consolidation?(PACS/RIS/I
Today's enterprise-based applications are dramatically
changing the business of healthcare, from streamlining information flow
to redefining how patients and healthcare organizations interact. . . .
NHIN trial Webcast.(RHIOs and the NHIN)
The Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) project's
recent demonstration of the second phase of testing was lauded as a
success by The Office of the National Coordinator for Health . . .
Patient portals.(Thought leaders)
According to the Deloitte 2008 Survey of Health Care Consumers,
over 70 percent of consumers want their hospital to provide online
access to an integrated view of their medical information, . . .
Sage Software Healthcare.(NewsMakers)
NCR and Sage Software have partnered to provide physician practices
with an integrated solution that combines the functionality of
NCR's MediKiosk with the Intergy EHR by Sage. The product . . .
Twice as fast, half as much.(Products and Services)
Resisting instant gratification almost always pays off. In the case
of Apple's iPhone 3G, early adopters not only paid more, they also
missed out on faster, new 3G wireless technology that allows . . .
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