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- Supercomputers could lessen patients' participation in clinical trials
Technology could reduce the costs and expensive errors related to clinical trial design as the employment of supercomputers become prevalent, says Dr. Michael Smith, staff physician, clinician and community liaison with Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Life Extension. Smith also noted that supercomputers using a clinical trial-simulating platform can determine whether a trial should be done or not. He added that scientists creating these innovations believe that supercomputers can perform trials in a virtual environment in the future. MedCityNews.com
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- PHR tool could lessen medication discrepancies, study says
The use of a personal health record medication review tool that is connected to providers' medical records could harmonize documented and patient-reported drug regimens and lessen potentially dangerous medication discrepancies, according to a study in the online version of the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. "This technology shows promise, and further studies should be conducted integrating this kind of tool into other EHR platforms and evaluating its effects on medication safety," the researchers wrote. CardiovascularBusiness.com
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- Health groups finalize response to stage 2 MU rules
Several health care groups beat the Monday deadline to comment on the proposed rules for the second stage of meaningful use. The Federation of American Hospitals, which sent letters to both the CMS and the Office of the National Coordinator, asked the ONC to ensure that the EHRs it evaluates and certifies for ONC-led initiatives also be able to create the quality reports needed to satisfy HHS's MU requirements. The American Medical Association and the Medical Group Management Association urged the CMS to match the rewards and noncompliance penalties for meaningful use with those for the CMS e-prescribing and physician quality reporting programs. Modern Healthcare (subscription required)
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