Stage 2 Meaningful Use to Show ‘Deference’ to Panel Proposals
The rule that details the requirements for stage 2 of meaningful use will “look a lot like” the measures that the Health IT Policy Committee recently endorsed, focusing on patient-centered, safe and coordinated health care.
Giving Meaningful Use Time to Settle In
A year delay in enacting stage 2 of meaningful use may be helpful to many if they use the extra time wisely.
Three Solo Doctors Offer Tips on Meaningful Use
Healthcare IT News interviewed three solo practitioners who have met Stage 1 meaningful use guidelines, and asked what advice they might have for other solo practitioners or small practices.
Better Dialysis: Is It the Treatment or How We Deliver It?
Delivering a scientifically measured dose of dialysis in a human world means that the end result—and anticipated outcomes—may not always be what the algorithm suggests.
Nurse, Physician Intervention Lowers Costs for Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
A Canadian research team looking at the cost-effectiveness of treating patients in CKD stage 3-4 found a significant reduction in hospitalizations and the need for interventions when both a nurse and nephrologist teamed up on providing care.
Blood Vessels Grown in a Lab Safely Used in Dialysis Patients in Trial
Blood vessels grown in a laboratory were safely implanted in three kidney disease patients, enabling them to have regular dialysis without relying on traditional shunts that caused complications and failed.
E-Prescribing Doesn’t Slash Errors, Study Finds
Outpatient electronic prescribing systems make the same common mistakes that occur in manual systems, a new study finds.
Social Media Being Used as a Platform to Disclose Illness
The Internet has not only transformed how consumers gain access to health information, it is also significantly changing how they seek comfort during a health crisis, according to new research, which reinforces the importance of immediate access to counseling and support after a diagnosis.
Hospitals Employing Physicians in Greater Numbers
In a sign that physicians are seeking the stability of employment and hospitals are seeking to align with physicians in response to healthcare reform, more physician jobs feature hospital employment while openings for private practice doctors are declining.
Dialysis Patient Is 20-Time Triathlon Athlete
When Shad Ireland was diagnosed with kidney failure in 1983 at the age of 10, doctors told him he wouldn’t live past 25. Today, Ireland is 39 and has competed in 20 triathlons, biked across America and does speaking engagements around the world.
At-Home Blood Pressure Monitoring More Telling Than Doctor’s Office Readings
Blood pressure readings logged over a 24-hour period on a portable home monitoring device appear more effective than blood pressure readings taken in a doctor’s office for predicting whether patients with chronic kidney disease will experience kidney failure or death.
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