HHS Proposes Privacy Rule on Medical Records
Patients could obtain a list of everyone who has accessed their electronic medical record under a rule proposed on Tuesday by the Department of Health and Human Services.
Study: Transition to Newer E-Prescribing Systems May Threaten Safety
Researchers found that hospitals and physicians adopting a more sophisticated EHR system for entering prescription orders led to an overall drop in prescribing errors, but that certain types of errors actually increased in the couple of months following the switch.
Despite Incentives, Cost Is a Barrier to Small Provider EHR Use
The cost, physician practice size, and lack of technical resources still present barriers for small healthcare providers in adopting electronic health records and participating in the meaningful use incentive program.
OptumInsight CEO: Meaningful Use Helps EHR Adoption, Hampers Innovation
Meaningful use incentives are improving adoption of electronic health records among small physician practices, but meaningful use itself is blocking further development of EHRs, which raises new barriers to adoption. That’s what the CEO of a major health information technology vendor told members of Congress on June 2.
‘Duplicative’ E-prescribing, EHR Incentive Schedules to Be Modified, Aligned
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), under increasing pressure from providers to modify potential conflicts in its electronic prescribing incentives schedule with its electronic health record (EHR) incentive program, suggested changes in a proposed rule published in the June 1 Federal Register.
Tie Between ‘Biomarkers,’ Disease Often Overstated, Scientists Say
A bevy of studies linking genes, proteins and other so-called “biomarkers” with certain diseases has vastly overrated the connections, new research suggests.
As Details Emerge, ACO Excitement Wanes
A new report from the Health Management Academy notes a major decline in interest in potential ACO participation on the part of hospitals.
Kidney Transplant Survival Benefit Similar for Obese, Lean Patients
A new review finds that morbidly obese patients respond to kidney transplants as well as do ideal-weight patients. Despite this finding, many surgeons and transplant programs deny kidney transplants to morbidly obese patients, and many programs have a BMI ceiling for allowing transplants.
Alport Foundation Awards $100K to Study Rare Kidney Disease
ASF awards research funding to Dr. Laura Perin of the Saban Research Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Her research could help significantly delay or avoid end stage renal failure is AS patients.
‘Medical Miracle’: Kidney Transplant Has Lasted 40 Years and Going Strong
Although the National Kidney Foundation does not track longevity among kidney transplant recipients, officials said Jack Young is likely among the longest living survivors in the country. On June 3 he will celebrate what physicians are calling a medical miracle — living 40 years with a transplanted kidney still functioning normally.
Why Creating a Common Medical Language Is Important and How It Will Affect Your Health
Most people accessing the health care system have no idea they exist, yet medical classification systems are critical components of patient care.
The Hidden Price of Drugs
Pharmaceutical companies are happy to tout the benefits of their newest drugs. But sometimes they seem far less willing to let the public know the price of the product. Thus, patients and physicians often don’t know how much treatments or tests cost.
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