The Age of Meaningful Use
A message on meaningful use and how to create an infrastructure to support it from Dr. David Blumenthal, the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
Meaningful Use Means Patient Use
As the U.S. rolls out its largest ever investment in health IT, meaningful use promises to dramatically transform the delivery of care. However, until patient feedback takes the meaningful use stage, progress will remain slow, according to a February report issued by PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC) Health Research Institute.
CHIME Recommends Waiting On Meaningful Use Stage 2
While the government wants to implement Stage 2 Electronic Health Records and MU quickly, it shouldn’t move forward until a third of eligible hospitals and providers have demonstrated progress under Stage 1, said the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives.
Under Kidney Transplant Proposal, Younger Patients Would Get the Best Organs
The nation’s organ-transplant network is considering giving younger, healthier people preference over older, sicker patients for the best kidneys, matching recipients and organs based on factors such as age and health to try to maximize the number of years provided by each kidney.
FDA Approves Kidney Disease Label for Onglyza
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and AstraZeneca PLC said Wednesday they are expanding the label of their diabetes drug Onglyza, adding information about the drug’s effects in patients with kidney failure.
Low Magnesium Increases Mortality in PD Patients
Studies show that lower serum magnesium levels are a significant predictor of mortality in patient on peritoneal dialysis (PD).
China Proposes Death Penalty for Organ Traffickers
Organ traffickers in China convicted of “forced organ removal, forced organ donation or organ removal from juveniles” could face the death penalty under a draft law being reviewed by the country’s top legislature.
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