Featured Report: Should EHRs Have a Governance Structure?

Health Data Management
Oct,01,2012
by: Joseph Goedert
The American Health Information Management Association kicked off its annual conference being held in Chicago with a call for a Unified Health Information Governance structure to standardize use of electronic health records. There is an emerging need not just to have an oversight process for information systems, but a governance structure to ensure regulatory compliance and the quality of information, Michelle Dougherty, director of research and development at the AHIMA Foundation, tells Health Data Management. The organization is working to bring together industry stakeholders to discuss data integrity issues during its Health Information Integrity Summit, scheduled for Nov. 8-9 in Chicago.
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Study: Smartphones Could Help Doctors Assess Stroke Patients
Oct,4,2012
Viewing medical images on smartphones can be an effective way to evaluate stroke patients during telehealth consultations, according to a study published online in the journal Stroke, Clinical Innovation & Technology reports (Godt, Clinical Innovation & Technology, 10/2).
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The study was led by researchers at the Mayo Clinic Telestroke Network in Arizona (Versel, MobiHealthNews, 10/3). According to Mayo Clinic officials, the study is the first to test the effectiveness of smartphone-based teleradiology applications in a telehealth network.
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Chopra defends Obama’s approach to healthcare innovation
Oct,04,2012
by: Neil Versel
A lot of people out there believe “meaningful use” regulations has stymied innovation in health IT by effectively standardizing functionality in electronic health records. Backers of President Obama might argue the point. In fact, one did this week. “There has never been a better time to be an innovator in healthcare,” former federal CTO Aneesh Chopra, said Wednesday at the 2012 American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) convention in Chicago.
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Fierce Mobile Healthcare
Consumer use of mobile devices for healthcare continues to grow
Oct, 02, 2012
by: Dan Bowman
The number of U.S. consumers ages 18 or older taking advantage of mobile resources for healthcare purposes continues to rise, according to New York City-based Manhattan Research. Roughly 75 million individuals are using mobile phones for health information and tools, 14 million more than last year. Meanwhile, consumers using tablets for healthcare activities ballooned to 29 million from 15 million last year
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