Saturday, July 10, 2010

Health Informatics News

Health Informatics News


Catinella Named CIO of University Physicians Healthcare

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 10:38 AM PDT

Catinella Named CIO of University Physicians Healthcare

HHS Launches New Consumer Healthcare Website

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 08:05 AM PDT

HHS Launches New Consumer Healthcare Website

Survey Finds Healthcare Providers Unsatisfied with Clinical Information Systems

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 08:49 AM PDT

Survey Finds Healthcare Providers Unsatisfied with Clinical Information Systems

Double-CT radiation a concern

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By Dave Gulliver 7/9/2010 © Health News Florida A type of medical scan that delivers a double dose of radiation to the patient is recommended for only a small number of conditions. But some Florida hospitals perform the scans on more than half of their patients, a new study shows. 

Some $ coming for AIDS drugs

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7/9/2010 © New York Times HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is sending $25 million to buy drugs for HIV-positive and AIDS patients in states -- including Florida -- where waiting lists have been growing. 

Swindler targeted Alzheimer�s groups

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7/08/2010 © Orlando Sentinel, Gainesville Sun  A Central Florida man has been arrested for joining Alzheimer's support groups to defraud victims. Meanwhile, a UF study suggests that apathy in Alzheimer’s patients may be an aspect of the disease itself, not depression.

Mammogram data show trouble

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By Dave Gulliver 7/8/2010 © Health News Florida Most Florida hospitals are repeating either too many mammograms -- raising risks and cost -- or too few, indicating they may be missing cancers, new data show. One hospital in Palm Beach County repeated mammograms on a whopping 40 percent of patients, while one in Miami-Dade repeated almost none.

79 vets left out of colonoscopy alert

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7/7/2010 © Miami Herald Scores of VA patients in Miami were never notified about the risk presented by colonoscopies done with unsterilized equipment, officials say. 

Medicare bids save 1/3 on costs

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By Jim Saunders 7/2/2010 © Health News Florida Medicare patients and taxpayers will save more than one-third on home-health equipment costs in South and Central Florida next year because of a new competitive-bidding program, officials said Thursday. But the industry is trying to kill it, with the help of a Florida Congressman. 

This is an order: Do not resuscitate!

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7/2/2010 © Kaiser Health News Too often, nursing homes or hospitals ignore patients' Living Wills, resuscitating and intubating against the patient's and family's wishes. It helps to have a physician's order in the medical file. FSU is leading an effort in Florida to spread the news.

Grimsley not worried about Medicaid HMOs

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7/2/2010 © Florida Tribune Rep. Denise Grimsley says new allegations that came out this week about wrongdoing at Medicaid HMO WellCare won't deter her from proceeding to move all Medicaid patients into managed care. "That was three years ago," she said.

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