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"One of the simulators is leaking." So reported an alarmed custodian at Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center, upon finding a supine and sheet-covered mannequin dripping fluid onto the floor.
True to its Greek prefix meaning “distance,” the telehealth concept has come a long way in serving as a legitimate platform for virtual patient care. New technologies, applications and approaches are facilitating the category’s growth as healthcare providers search for IT systems with the broadest capabilities.
When a server goes down in a typical office building, the disruption is annoying and frustrating for those affected. But in a healthcare environment, the consequences can literally mean life or death.
At a time when the value and sustainability of public health information exchanges are being questioned, Inland Empire Health Information Exchange (IEHIE), which was slated to go live on April 1, is making a case for both.
Will Saunders, group president of government healthcare solutions at Xerox, says state healthcare workers are "the unsung heroes" of healthcare reform. There are "incredible demands on them," he says.
Epocrates officials were showing off an iPad version of their new electronic health record at the HIMSS12 Conference and Exhibition in Las Vegas, Feb.20-24. The sleek, easy-to-use EHR app, which operated on screen touches rather than mouse clicks, seemed poised to make a splash in an ever-crowded field, which numbers more than 300 offerings at last count.
The Department of Health and Human Services released last month its final rule on the establishment of health insurance exchanges - online marketplaces. The rule also includes provisions for qualified health plans and exchange functions in the individual market.
An Electronic Health Record doesn’t accomplish much if providers are reluctant to use it. That’s why there are many new companies helping to spur EHR adoption by providing easy-to-use alternatives to keyboard data entry.
Postponing ICD-10, whenever the new compliance date might end up being, would do little to improve readiness – but could have significant adverse effects and substantial costs, said a majority of respondents to a survey from Edifecs, which develops technologies for regulatory compliance and data exchange.
Researchers at Stanford University have designed an interactive case-based online activity to help clinicians prevent and treat sepsis, a life-threatening infection that takes more than 200,000 lives each year.