The U.S. healthcare industry is facing an even more significant IT worker shortage than previously thought, and that shortage is slowing efforts to roll out electronic health systems. A new analysis by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Health ...
Cloud based solutions and data management services provider Liaison Healthcare, US, has launched a Cloud-based MPI Solution to help pharmaceutical companies to maintain accurate customer records. The firm's new MPI solution with its ...
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Malpractice insurer ChiroFutures Risk Purchasing Group (RPG) has added Information and Network Security Insurance Coverage to Chiropractic Malpractice Insurance Program policyholders. The inclusion was approved by State Insurance ...
California-based technology-enabled service company FirstVitals Health and Wellness has received a non-invasive technology, designed for diagnosis of diabetic neuropathy, from NeuroMetrix to supplement its Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ...
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If you recently checked out of a hospital there's a good chance you'll be heading back soon, quite possibly through the emergency room door. Nearly 10 of every 100 hospital patients enter the emergency room within 30 days of their ...
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Wireless remote monitoring devices will be used by more than 1.8 million people worldwide in four years, representing a six-fold increase in adoption of telehealth technology, according to a new study by InMedica, part of research firm IHS. ...
The agency responsible for administering the federal program for electronic health records (EHRs) said it plans to address the complaints healthcare providers are making about the implementation process. Additionally, an important ...
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Major physician and healthcare IT management groups are concerned about the U.S. government's timeline and process for rolling out the final phase of electronic health records (EHRs). The American Medical Association (AMA) and the College ...
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If you think leaving the hospital means you're home for good, think again. About twenty percent of heart attack and pneumonia patients, and a quarter of heart failure patients, find themselves back in the hospital within 30 days, according ...
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Radiation exposure from a CT scan is about 350 times higher than from an ordinary chest X-ray. Yet some hospitals, including several large, well-known ones, continue to order too many of them, exposing patients to needless risk and expense, ...
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Q. I am 68 and have only Medicare Part A. My sole source of income is $1,062 a month from Social Security. I'm in good health but concerned about future medical needs. Are there any plans for lower-income people? A.Yes, and it's a shame ...
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Medicare beneficiaries whose lives have been upended by Hurricane Sandy will be allowed to sign up for Medicare health and drug plans after the open enrollment deadline of Dec. 7, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has ...
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The Office of the National Coordinator for Healthcare IT has published the final set of criteria that healthcare providers must meet in order to demonstrate that they have reached Stage 2 of "meaningful use" of electronic health records ...
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Computerworld - The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has dispensed more than $7.7B in reimbursement payments to more than 307,000 healthcare professionals and 4,000 hospitals deploying electronic health records (EHRs). ...
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Leader of on-demand secure printing solutions forms healthcare division to specialize in health compliance and security solutions. TROY Group, Inc., a worldwide leader in secure on-demand MICR printing systems, announced the creation of a ...
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