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- ONC releases privacy, security guidelines for clinical practice
An instructional guide released by the Office of the National Coordinator's Office of the Chief Privacy Officer is designed to help incorporate security and privacy into medical practice. The guide discusses the importance of data security and privacy to EHR meaningful use and offers security risk assessment and management recommendations. Health Data Management
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- Health care groups submit stage 2 MU comments
Several health care groups beat the May 14 deadline to comment on the proposed rules for the second stage of meaningful use. The Federation of American Hospitals, which sent letters to the CMS and the ONC, asked the ONC to ensure the EHRs it evaluates and certifies for its initiatives are 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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- Records group calls for changes in MU reporting process
The Electronic Health Records Association has called on the federal government to modify the timetable that eligible health care providers use in reporting their stage 2 meaningful use compliance. Using a three-month or six-month reporting period instead of a full year will give physicians and hospitals more time to become familiar with their new systems and make needed changes, the association said. InformationWeek
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| | Meeting Drug-Related Requirements for MU – View guidelines
A number of core Meaningful Use requirements for both hospitals and healthcare professionals are related to medication. In order to qualify for incentive payments during Stage 1 of CPOE and EMR implementation, eligible facilities must meet various guidelines. See medication-related MU requirements here. | |
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- Monitoring system uses iPad-like tool to monitor hand hygiene status
A patent has been granted to Richard Deutsch of Annapolis, Md., for the Sage-Hands Hygiene Monitoring System, which uses capacitive touch technology to monitor the hand hygiene of health care workers. The device can identify the exact point in time a health care worker had physical contact with a patient or a patient's related health devices and displays the caregiver's hand hygiene status on a screen similar to an iPad. Healthcare IT News
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- Messaging system gives updates to families during surgery
The Children's National Medical Center has collaborated with e3DataSolutions to design MyCareText, a cloud-based system in which hospitals can update the loved ones of surgery patients via text messages. The HIPAA-compliant mobile messaging technology, which was launched at the children's hospital last week, also allows staff members to send messages to patients informing them about things they cannot do before their procedures, such as eating or drinking. MedCityNews.com
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- Report: Providers plan to buy or replace BI solutions
More than half of medical care providers are interested in purchasing a business intelligence platform or having their BI solution replaced in the next three years, according to a report by KLAS. The report also indicated providers are seeking solutions that provide functionalities including data modeling, trending and predictive analytics that they can use to satisfy regulatory requirements and prepare their groups for joining accountable care organizations and health information exchanges. HealthSystemCIO.com
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- Study finds PHR tool could boost medication safety
The use of a personal health record medication review tool connected to providers' records could align 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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- Sebelius names 26 recipients of HHS innovation awards
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius revealed the first 26 winners of the Health Care Innovation awards, which were created to highlight the best ideas for enhancing the affordability and quality of health care. One of the winning projects is an initiative by Emory University and local health systems that trains health staff and uses telemedicine systems to connect critical care departments in outlying regions of Georgia with physicians working in critical care at Atlanta hospitals. Healthcare IT News
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- Audiocast: Is Your Organization Prepared to Adopt Mandated Healthcare Operating Rules?
WEDI and CAQH Audiocast Education Session
May 24, 2012 | 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
This session will address the first federally mandated operating rule requirements that become effective Jan. 1, 2013. Learn from the experience of Xerox and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, both early adopters of the CAQH CORE Operating Rules for Eligibility for a Health Plan and Health Care Claims Status transactions. This session will address both data content and infrastructure operating rules with a special emphasis on the role of connectivity and security. Get more information and register.
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