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Web-based applications and interfaces are increasingly common in the health care industry. Read here about advances in the field and about related topics such as how enterprise intranets facilitate communications across disparate locations.


ONC Seeks Input on NwHIN Governance

Joseph Goedert | May 11
The Office of the National Coordinator for HIT has issued a request for information on establishing a governance mechanism for the emerging Nationwide Health Information Network.
Health Info Exchange
Chronic Care
Disease Management
Data Security
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EHR
Group Practices
Payers
Hospitals
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ONC Makes Programs Data Available Via Dashboard

Joseph Goedert | May 10
The Office of the National Coordinator for HIT has introduced on its Web site a dashboard of summary information on all of the office’s programs.
EHR
Policy & Regulation
Stimulus

Equity Firms to Buy MEDSEEK

Joseph Goedert | May 10
Two equity investment firms will acquire a majority of health information exchange and data analytics vendor MEDSEEK Inc., with management retaining a minority share of the privately held company.
Health Info Exchange
Consumer Health
Vendor News
Hospitals

HIT Vendor Round-up: Numera, NoMoreClipboard & ReadyPoint

Joseph Goedert | May 04
A new home health product, expanded personal health records functionality and an incident management contract win are among recent announcements from health information technology vendors:
Consumer Health
Health Info Exchange
Systems Integration
Decision Support
Disease Management
Hardware
Mobile Technology
Hospitals
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Amcom Adds Critical Results to Messaging Suite

Joseph Goedert | May 04
Amcom Software, a vendor of communications products and services for more than 900 hospitals, has acquired the critical test results management software of IMCO Technologies for an undisclosed sum.
Decision Support
Vendor News
Hospitals
Mobile Technology

New Features for Online Consultation App

Joseph Goedert | Apr 30
Online physician-patient consultation software vendor American Well has introduced an enhanced version of its Online Care product. New features in Version 6.0 include:
Consumer Health
Decision Support
Disease Management
Vendor News

AHRQ Wants a Centralized Patient Registry

Joseph Goedert | Apr 26
The HHS Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is seeking industry input on the design and development of a Registry of Patient Registries, which would be modeled after the ClinicalTrials.gov Web site.
Disease Management
Consumer Health
Decision Support
Policy & Regulation

Provider/Payers Coalition to Fight Cyber Threats

Joseph Goedert | Apr 24
A new industry collaboration intends to create a central resource center to share information on cybersecurity threats, alerts and incidents, and make cyber threat information available to stakeholders.
Data Security
EHR
Health Info Exchange
Hospitals
Payers
Group Practices
Policy & Regulation

OCR Fines Phoenix Cardiac Practice for HIPAA Privacy/Security Violations

Joseph Goedert | Apr 17
Phoenix Cardiac Surgery, P.C, with offices in Phoenix and Prescott, Ariz., will pay a $100,000 fine and implement a corrective action plan under a resolution agreement with the HHS Office for Civil Rights following HIPAA privacy and security rule violations.
Data Security
Group Practices
Policy & Regulation
Stimulus

Survey Shows Health Research Popular in Social Media

Joseph Goedert | Apr 16
A survey of 1,600 adults shows considerable use of social media for health care purposes.
Consumer Health
Decision Support
Disease Management

Cook County Consolidates its Health Data

Joseph Goedert | Apr 16
Cook County Health and Hospitals System in Illinois has gone live on a cloud-based unified virtual data center serving nearly two dozen facilities across the Chicago region.
Data Repositories
Group Practices
Hospitals
Vendor News

Tales from the Use of Tablets in Health Care

Joseph Goedert | Apr 12
When Apple introduced the iPad in January 2010, Steve Jobs called the touch-screen tablet "magical and revolutionary." At least as far as health care is concerned, Jobs' hyperbole may have an inkling of truth.
Mobile Technology
Hardware
Group Practices
EHR
Decision Support
Hospitals

Health I.T. Vendor Round-up: Sermo, HP, Holon & Spacelabs

Joseph Goedert | Apr 12
New leadership, products, alliances and contract wins are among recent health care information technology vendor announcements:
Group Practices
Hardware
Health Info Exchange
Hospitals
Decision Support
Vendor News

Patient Portal Success Factors

Joseph Goedert | Apr 11
The patient portal—whose hallmark is direct consumer access to a provider EHR—can build many bridges between physicians and the public they serve.
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Consumer Health
EHR
Health Info Exchange
Decision Support
Disease Management
Hospitals
Group Practices

New Portal Consolidates HAI Information

Joseph Goedert | Apr 02
The Joint Commission has launched an online portal of resources, some free and others at a cost, for fighting healthcare-associated infections.
Disease Management
Decision Support
Medication Management
Group Practices
Hospitals
Policy & Regulation
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