Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Health Informatics News

Health Informatics News

Dillione Named Executive VP at Nuance

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 08:24 AM PDT

Burlington, Mass.-based Nuance Communications, Inc. has named Janet Dillione, former CEO of Siemens Health Services, as executive vice president and general manager of Nuance’s Healthcare business. Dillione, who will report to Nuance’s chairman and CEO Paul Ricci, will utilize her knowledge and experience in healthcare IT strategy, market development and customer engagement in her new position, says the company. Before joining Siemens in 2000, Dillione held a number of leadership positions at Shared Medical Systems, where she maintained operating responsibility for the company’s profitability, market share growth, solutions portfolio development and customer satisfaction. Dillione is a member of several industry associations, including HIMSS. She has a Bachelors of Arts degree from Brown University and has attended the Executive Development Program at the Wharton School of Business.

Experts: Start Small with State HIEs

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 08:57 AM PDT

In a whitepaper released this week, Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Thomson Reuters has outlined the ten best practices for implementing statewide health information exchange (HIE) programs. As state officials gear up to put programs in place, researchers advise the following: Among the ten best practices for building a statewide HIE, Thomson Reuters recommends the following: Define a meaningful pilot that meets the needs of local stakeholders Rather than setting overly ambitious goals, get a small program up and running and learn from mistakes Involve physicians and clinicians at the outset to determine what will be most beneficial on the frontlines where patients are served Avoid the trap of tweaking the grand design toward perfection at the expense of launching something manageable Provide physicians with as many different types of information from as many different sources as possible Addressing the clinical use case is the most direct path to demonstrating the value of the HIE Avoid using an opt-in consent policy, as these environments have been shown to impede patient participation Utilize embedded analytic capabilities that deliver an intelligent presentation of information Build analytics into the system at the start-up Focus on the goal of providing the infrastructure to deliver data as efficiently as possible rather than trying to become the resident education and electronic records provider. For more information, visit http://interest.healthcare.thomsonreuters.com/content/HIEWhitepaper .

Maryland Hospital Launches Data-sharing Platform

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 08:00 AM PDT

Frederick Memorial Hospital , a 300-bed facility located west of Baltimore, is working with Birmingham, Ala.-based Medseek to develop an eHealth ecoSystem. According to the company, the ecoSystem will combine a patient portal and consumer-facing Web site with its existing Medseek physician portal to create an integrated, single-platform system that allows patients, physicians and clinicians to share data in a secure, online environment. The physician portal, which was deployed in 2008, connects 375 Frederick Memorial physicians and receives more than 1,000 logins per month, it says.

Two Health Systems Roll Out CPOE

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 07:58 AM PDT

Holy Redeemer Health System (Meadowbrook, Pa.) and Riverside Health System (Newport News, Va.) have successfully implemented Malvern, Pa.-based Siemens Healthcare ’s Soarian CPOE system. Holy Redeemer was the first Siemens CPOE customer to migrate from the legacy system, Siemens Invision, to Soarian. The company says physicians at the 244-bed facility were placing 75 percent of all orders electronically within the first week. At Riverside Health System, a 904-bed, five-hospital network, Soarian CPOE was rolled out to hospitalists at its Riverside Regional Medical Center. Within four weeks of the initial launch, physicians were placing 30 percent of all orders electronically. Siemens says the organization plans to extend CPOE to a second facility, Riverside Tappahannock. Both Holy Redeemer and Riverside integrated Soarian CPOE with its existing Siemens solutions, including Soarian Enterprise Document Management, Soarian Clinicals, Siemens Pharmacy, and Medication Administration Check, it says.      

North Hawaii Establishes HIE

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 11:22 AM PDT

The newly formed North Hawaii Health Information Exchange (NHHIE) is implementing Cambridge, Mass.-based Wellogic ’s provider and consumer portals and the Wellogic Health Information Exchange (HIE) in an effort to establish a connected healthcare community. The NHHIE — a collaborative effort involving the North Hawaii Community Hospital , a 30-bed acute care hospital located in Kamuela, and the Hawaii Independent Physician’s Association , along with independent physicians and their staff — aims to integrate the region’s leading payors, laboratories, imaging centers, pharmacies, and other trading partners. Through the use of Wellogic’s portals and HIE, the organization hopes to enable better management of transitions in care and address issues caused by gaps in care, says the company. In rolling out the HIE, North Hawaii will utilize implementation and operations services from India-based HCL , it adds.

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.

Mt. Dora doc: patriot or crank?

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4/3/2010 © Orlando Sentinel Urologist Jack Cassell, who posted a sign on his door saying those who voted for Pres. Obama can "seek care elsewhere," has become a celebrity for those who listen to Rush Limbaugh and watch Sean Hannity. However, his former practice partner and many others disapprove. "If I was one of his patients, I would not walk away, I'd run," said Patsy Robertson, 73, of Winter Springs.
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