Data Mining, EHRs Help Target Dangerous Drug Combo
Data mining and electronic health records helped researchers at some of the country’s most prestigious universities discover a dangerous side effect of a common drug combination.
CMS Answers More Questions About Meaningful Use
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services responded to two new frequently asked questions about the meaningful use incentive program, covering denominator issues and calculating clinical quality measures.
Meaningful Use Attestation Requires Organization, Focus
Halfway into the first year of the EHR Incentive Programs, not much has changed since health IT professionals began discussing their concerns about the meaningful use criteria two years ago.
IOM Report: Meaningful Use Just the Start of Health IT Revolution
Earlier this month at a New England health IT conference, former U.S. health IT coordinator Dr. David Blumenthal said that he is reasonably confident the HITECH Act’s push for EHR adoption would be successful, and we’d see that happen. The IOM offers recommendations for the health care sector to move forward.
National Hurricane Preparedness Week: Are You Prepared for Hurricane Season?
The Kidney Community Emergency Response (KCER) Coalition provides resources to help the renal community proactively develop a preparedness plan this season.
MIT Center to Develop New Health Technologies
A new center is being launched by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that aims to develop technologies that will help to improve the access and cost of healthcare delivery, including patient-monitoring devices, point-of-care instruments and the communication technology to connect patients to caregivers.
Few Docs, Hospitals Exchanging Patient Information
Health information exchange — a process that aims to simplify and improve patient care by connecting doctors and hospitals — hasn’t been catching on as fast as policymakers hoped, a new survey finds.
Pa. Health Dept. Cites Temple’s Transplant Programs for Failing to Meet Medicare Rules
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has cited four of Temple University Hospital’s transplant programs — lung, kidney, heart and liver — for failing to meet federal rules for participating in Medicare.
For Patients of Different Ages, the Medium Matters
Reaching four generations of health care consumers means paying close attention to the way they prefer to receive information.
Donor Organs Going to Waste
Gravely ill Australians are missing out on life-saving transplants because hospitals do not have the resources to take advantage of a dramatic increase in donated organs.
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