Thursday, February 18, 2010

Health Informatics News

Health Informatics News

Survey: Privacy compliance has declined

Posted: 14 May 2006 01:56 AM PDT

Three years after federal rules governing the privacy of patients' medical records went into effect, compliance seems to have declined for 6 percent, according to an annual survey conducted by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). Read more about this at here.

E-book: Making E-Health Work

Posted: 14 May 2006 01:53 AM PDT

E-Health has become an integral part of present-day healthcare delivery. With healthcare consumers, increasingly the focus of most health systems, the widespread implementation of health information and communications technologies offers cost-effective opportunities to meet their increasingly sophisticated healthcare needs.Bankix Systems Ltd has released its latest e-book. It is a 200-page in-depth analysis of the issues involved in "Making E-Health Work," the e-book's title. Read more about this e-book at here.

Consumer tools: UCompareHealthCare Offers Free Reports on Hospitals, Nursing Homes and Physicians

Posted: 11 Mar 2006 01:01 AM PST

"UCompareHealthCare has just unveiled its Web site, ucomparehealthcare.com, which features free reports on the nation's nursing homes, hospitals and physicians to help consumers make informed healthcare decisions. I checked the web site and found it very informative for health consumers to help them make informed decision about their choices of doctors, hospitals and others." Read more about this at UCompareHealthCare

Articles: Direct to Consumer: Women are a powerful, but untapped, audience

Posted: 03 Feb 2006 12:04 AM PST

"Women influence many family decisions—from choosing what's for dinner to selecting the medications their children take. In fact, nearly two-thirds of women are responsible for family healthcare decisions, according to a 2004 national survey conducted by Plan for Your Health. Many women also assume the care-giving role outside their nuclear families. Today's middle-aged woman may also look after her parents and in-laws too, often determining how long they can live on their own and how to best care for them. In addition, she often influences the important health decisions of grandchildren, co-workers, and friends." Read more at PharmExec.

Consumer tools: Really Personal PHRs

Posted: 27 Jan 2006 01:05 AM PST

"If we're committed to fostering the adoption of personal health records, we should take a page out of the consumer marketing textbooks — not the primers of health IT marketers. This was my conclusion after attending a recent meeting in Washington, D.C., sponsored by the Markle Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Agency for Healthcare Quality Research and Quality. " Read more about this at iHealthBeat .

Consumer trends: Manhattan Predicts Online Health Trends

Posted: 27 Jan 2006 12:06 AM PST

"US healthcare specialist Manhattan Research has published a summary of the major trends for health and pharmaceutical marketers to consider in 2006. The trends chart the increased use of the web and other new technologies as a health information and communication tool for both patients and physicians." Read more at Daily Research News Online.

News: Wall Street Journal Looks at Tools That Identify Low-Cost Care Options

Posted: 26 Jan 2006 01:07 AM PST

"The Wall Street Journal on Thursday looked at efforts by insurers to provide patients with tools - including a cell phone Web browsing service - to help them find low-cost treatment options. Lumenos, a unit of WellPoint, in February will launch the cell phone service, which lets patients type drug names into their cell phones' Web browsers and get lists of lower-cost alternatives. The program is designed so that patients can ask their physicians about cost-effective alternatives while they still are at their appointments." Read more at iHealthBeat.

Consumer tools: Consumer Health Complete Now Available from EBSCO Publishing

Posted: 25 Jan 2006 12:09 AM PST

"In continuing with the company's goal of providing the most comprehensive collection of online health and wellness resources, EBSCO Publishing has announced the release of Consumer Health Complete (CHC). This full text database is designed to support consumer and patients' information needs as well as foster an overall
understanding of health-related topics." Read more at Managing Information News.

N.J. Hospital Taps EMR Suite

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 06:00 AM PST

East Orange General Hospital , an acute-care hospital located in northern New Jersey, is implementing U.K.-based GE Healthcare ’s Centricity Enterprise in an effort to reduce costs and improve patient care, says the company. In addition to Centricity EMR, East Orange will also deploy administrative, departmental and revenue cycle solutions throughout its 211-bed facility and outpatient departments. The products will be implemented under GE’s Digital Day One offering, which includes pre-configured clinical templates for best practices in clinical workflows, it says.  Centricity Enterprise will be delivered remotely from GE’s data center under an applications service provider (ASP) model that provides the benefits of a predictable cost for IT while minimizing capital investments and internal resources, the company touts. The only independent, fully accredited, acute-care hospital in Essex County, East Orange General Hospital provides an array of primary care and specialty services, including same day surgery, physical rehabilitation, behavioral health, family health, emergency medicine, outpatient hemodialysis, hyperbaric/wound management, and vascular and medical/surgical services.

ASHIM: Health IT Jobs on the Rise

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 10:27 AM PST

According to the findings of a survey by the Salt Lake City-based American Society of Health Informatics Managers (ASHIM), the majority of health professionals believe that between 50,000 and 200,000 new jobs will be created in health IT by 2015. The survey, which was conducted in response to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which indicated a national deficit of qualified health IT workers, aimed to provide an early stage snapshot of the jobs activities taking place in the industry, says ASHIM. Results also indicate that the hiring public is most interested in health IT professionals with both healthcare industry and IT experience, and that consultants and IT application trainers will fill most new positions, followed closely by new sales and technical IT positions. To view the results of the survey, please click here .

MEDecision Launches New HIE Solution

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 07:31 AM PST

Wayne, Pa.-based MEDecision , Inc., a provider of collaborative healthcare management solutions, introduced the next generation of its healthcare management technology with the launch of InFrame, a collaborative HIE service. The company says InFrame distinguishes itself from an increasingly crowded field of HIE solutions by offering capabilities required to maximize and streamline referrals, support telehealth arrangements among partner facilities, and extend an organization’s brand and geographic reach. The product features the ability to exchange medical images; vendor-neutral plug-and-play integration with dozens of EMRs, PACS, PHRs, and other clinical applications; a highly flexible architecture; and a privacy and security model based on industry standard in a SaaS model.

DuPont Childrens Deploys Bedside Entertainment

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 07:31 AM PST

The Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children (Wilmington, Del.) went live on GetWell Town, a new pediatric version of Bethesda, Md.-based GetWellNetwork ’s interactive patient care system. The company says GetWell Town delivers entertainment, educational, and clinical care tools that cater to the special needs of children. The combination of the education features coupled with  integration into various hospital information systems enable duPont to give patients direct access to a variety of services, adds the company. Using their touchscreen device, families can ask questions about prescribed medications, request new sheets or blankets, report problems with room functions and order their favorite snacks. The Alfred I. duPont Children’s Hospital is a division of Nemours, one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States. It offers all the specialties of pediatric medicine, surgery, and dentistry in a family-focused facility on 300 acres of parkland just outside of Wilmington.

Union Hospital Rolls Out RTLS

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 07:30 AM PST

Union Hospital (Terre Haute, Ind.) has deployed enterprise asset tracking from Versus Technology (Traverse City, Mich.) to manage equipment resources, including maintenance, storage and deployment. The company says Versus automates communication, including location-based and time-based alerts and notification of provider/patient interaction. Union Hospital already utilized the Versus solution in reporting the location of their spot vital machines, many of which were recently recalled; Union Hospital located all recalled units, says the company. Union Hospital was founded in 1892 as a 20-bed facility. Today, the 343-bed hospital is a regional referral center, serving patients in west-central Indiana and east-central Illinois with its Terre Haute location, Union Hospital Clinton, and a large network of physicians and health clinics.

HITSP Contract with HHS Extended

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 06:41 AM PST

Washington-based Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel ’s (HITSP) contract with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has been extended through April 30, 2010. During the extension period, HITSP will hold monthly informational update calls, participate in the HIMSS10 Healthcare Information Technology Conference and Exhibition, and work with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on a Quality Data demonstration project, it says. In addition, the HITSP website continues to be fully operational and accessible, offering access to the Panel’s full program of work, as well as educational materials and archived webinars.

Who will care for Haiti's injured now?

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2/18/2010 © Miami Herald
Hospital beds in Haiti, where 300,000 were hurt in an earthquake, are full of patients -- including many amputees -- who have nowhere to go. And with the departure of the estimated 1,000 doctors from around the world who came to help, it's unclear what will become of their patients.

Nurses push for safer staffing ratios

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2/18/2010 © St. Petersburg Times
About 175 nurses from throughout the state rallied at the Capitol on Wednesday to seek caps on the number of patients per nurse, such as two to one in intensive care. "Nurses want to see safety for patients and sanity for themselves," said Tampa RN Gwen Collins.

Health rankings follow the money

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By David Gulliver
2/17/2010 © Health News Florida
Florida’s richest counties tend to be healthiest, according to a nationwide study released this morning. A Health News Florida analysis found a strong statistical correlation between prevention -- lower smoking and obesity rates, access to doctors -- and good outcomes.

Could vaccine forms spook parents?

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By Jim Saunders
2/17/2010 © Health News Florida
State Rep. Kevin Ambler says he wants to make sure parents have adequate information about vaccinations that children need to enroll in school. But doctors say it could scare parents away, leaving kids unprotected.

Got an arm or a leg to donate?

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2/17/2010 © Sarasota Herald-Tribune
A Sarasota-based prosthetics company is seeking discarded but usable artificial limbs for use in Haiti. Meanwhile, the Palm Beach Post reports that a Florida medical team that went to Haiti was kept waiting three days before treating patients because of disputes with a Boston-based medical group.

Jackson layoffs small -- for now

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2/17/2010 © Miami Herald
Jackson Health System announced a small round of layoffs, but says more drastic measures -- including more layoffs and closing the emergency room at Jackson South -- are on the way to confront a large deficit. Meanwhile, the Florida Times-Union reports that Sen. Tony Hill, D-Jacksonville, plans to back a bill that aims to cap the number of hospital patients under a nurse’s care at any one time to improve care.          
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