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$102M for Wexner Medical Center to Go Paperless OSU the Lantern

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$102M for Wexner Medical Center to go paperlessOSU - The LanternThe Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University recently made a more than $100 million change to the way it stores data, transitioning to an electronic medical record (EMR), which can store, retrieve and modify records. "The switch to a single, ... Read the [...]

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Southboro Medical Group President Steps Down MetroWest Daily News

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Southboro Medical Group president steps downMetroWest Daily NewsIt switched to electronic medical records and has hired staff to help patients manage health outside the doctor's office. The practice is also forming relationships with visiting nurse associations and home aides to monitor factors such as diet and ... Read the full story: Southboro Medical Group president [...]

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HHS Grants $267 Million for More Regional Extension Centers, Thousands of Jobs

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The Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday awards for more than $267 million to 28 non-profit organizations to establish Health Information Technology Regional Extension Centers. The grants from the $2 billion allotted for healthcare IT under the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and follows 32 HHS for grants issued last February for [...]

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12 Integration Capabilities EHRs Will Need to Have

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With Stage 2 waiting in the wings, the focus is now shifting onto the electronic capture of health information and fostering data exchange at points of care transitions, said Shahid Shah, software analyst and author of the blog,& The Healthcare IT Guy.& And unlike meaningful use Stage 1, Stage 2 is looking to "raise the [...]

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US Pushes Healthcare Providers to Share Records Electronically Los Angeles Times

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US pushes healthcare providers to share records electronicallyLos Angeles TimesThe ability to easily share information is crucial for many of the benefits of electronic medical records to materialize. Major companies such as General Electric Co. and Microsoft Corp. as well as a host of smaller software firms are all attempting to ... and more& » [...]

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Digital Health Records a Reality the Tennessean

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Digital health records a realityThe TennesseanKatie Abramson of Nashville looks through her medical records. She carries digital copies on the thumb drive in the foreground. / Jae S. Lee / The Tennessean Katie Abramson holds her thumb drive containing her electronic health records. ... Read the full story: Digital health records a reality - The [...]

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Google Health to Be Shuttered

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It's been rumored for some time, and today it was finally confirmed: Google Health, having failed to "catch on the way" the company "would have hoped," will see the lights go dim on Jan. 1, 2012. read more Read the full story: Google Health to be shuttered Tags: Health care, shuttered, health, Google Health, personal [...]

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Government Releases Millions to Train 'Cadre' of Health IT Professionals

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Some of the nation's leading universities, community colleges, and major research centers will receive government awards totaling $84 million to advance the widespread adoption and meaningful use of healthcare information technology. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the awards on Friday to 16 universities and junior colleges to support training and development of [...]

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FUJITSU Offers Standard Compatibility Between Its HOPE/EGMAINRX System and ... 4traders

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FUJITSU : Offers Standard Compatibility between its HOPE/EGMAIN-RX System and ...4-tradersTokyo, March 8, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced that HOPE/EGMAIN-RX, its electronic medical record (EMR) system(), has been upgraded with a new function that enables outpatient clinics to cross-reference medical data with other institutions by utilizing ... Read the full story: FUJITSU : Offers Standard [...]

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HIMSS Celebrates 50 Years With 50 Awards

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HIMSS celebrates its 50th anniversary this year by honoring 50 health IT professionals, academicians and others with the 50 in 50 Award – a recognition of memorable achievements in the field or contributions to the body of knowledge of healthcare information technology and management systems. Ten individuals are recognized for each of the five decades [...]

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Electronic Medical Records May Add to Costs WDIV Detroit

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Kaiser Health News Electronic medical records may add to costsWDIV DetroitElectronic streamlining of medical records has been touted as a way to save money, against the backdrop of a health care system that is characterized as wasteful. Electronic medical records (or "Health IT") are supposed to save billions of dollars by ...The downside of digital [...]

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Health Care's Future in Lee County Examined the NewsPress

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Los Angeles Times Health care's future in Lee County examinedThe News-PressLee Memorial Health System has made electronic medical records a priority over the past few years with a $70 million effort to link its hospitals and clinics electronically. Emergency departments at all four of the system's acute-care hospitals and Lee ...What happened to the family [...]

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30 Reasons to Use Social Media in an Emergency

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Natural disasters are hitting the U.S. and abroad more often, it seems. In an attempt to connect after disasters hit, family, friends, rescuers, relief agencies, healthcare workers and others have turned to social media – which one expert says is the right tool for the job. read more Read the full story: 30 Reasons to [...]

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Docs Slow to Engage Patients With IT

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A new study by the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions indicates physicians are not using IT broadly to engage patients. No more than 20 percent of doctors are providing online scheduling or test results for their patients and just 6 percent are using social media to communicate with them, according to Deloitte. Election Feature Content:& [...]

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HIV AIDS Treatment Success Kaiser Permanente Challenges Others to Follow ... Plain Dealer Blog

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Plain Dealer (blog) HIV, AIDS treatment success -- Kaiser Permanente challenges others to follow ...Plain Dealer (blog)Now, Kaiser Permanente, the largest nonprofit health care provider in the country with four medical offices in Northeast Ohio, says that its long-term use of electronic medical records has led to exceptional success in treating patients with HIV. and [...]

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Microsoft Sees a Role for Kinect in Health Care CNET

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CNET Microsoft sees a role for Kinect in health careCNETStanding in front of a TV screen rigged with a Kinect, he uttered a patient's name, triggering the record to display. With gestures, Mundie leafed through the patient's medical history, noting that she was a diabetic. The electronic medical record kept ... and more& » Read [...]

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Electronic Medical Records Provide Growing Pains for Industry KTBS

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Electronic medical records provide growing pains for industryKTBSThe medical industry is one of the fastest and best growing in the country. Right now, many in the industry are facing a slight growing pain. They're having to get rid of your paper medical files and switch over electronic versions. Read the full story: Electronic medical records [...]

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Top 10 External Factors for EHR Success in Hospitals

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Meaningful use, improved patient care and competition among providers are a few of the reasons electronic health records are succeeding at hospitals, according to one expert. David Lewis, principal at CSC Consulting, shared with Healthcare IT News his top 10 list of why EHRs are gaining more positive traction, based on what he's seeing from [...]

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Rural Health Care Facilities Face Additional Challenges in Changing to ... LubbockOnline.com

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Rural health care facilities face additional challenges in changing to ...LubbockOnline.comThe first day of the conference will focus on using electronic medical records. Under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, the federal government requires all Americans have access to electronic medical records by 2014. ... Read the full story: Rural health care facilities face additional [...]

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Extending the Value of Your EMR Installation ECM Connection Press Release

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Extending The Value Of Your EMR InstallationECM Connection (press release)By Pete Cheuvront, Healthcare Enterprise Solution, KeyMark Inc. Let's assume you've "gone live" with your new electronic medical records (EMR) system. The transition from a paper system to an EMR system will significantly streamline and transform the ... Read the full story: Extending The Value Of [...]

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