Featured Report:How digital health could reshape the concept of patient safety

How digital health could reshape the concept of patient safety

MobiHealthNews Mar,20,2014 by:+Brian Dolan There's a great publication from a few years ago, now freely available on the NIH's website, called Defining Patient Safety and Quality - an Evidence-based Handbook for Nurses. Its two authors - both academics and nurses by training - discuss various takes on definitions for "patient safety", like the Institute of Medicine's - "the prevention of harm to patients." A care delivery system that is designed with patient safety in mind aims to prevent errors, learn from the errors that do occur, and build a culture of safety that involves healthcare professionals, organizations, and patients - according to the group. Read More

What are some of the biggest cloud computing priorities for life science companies?

Med City News Mar,12,2014 by:+ Stephanie Baum A new IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics report predicts that some of the largest life science companies need to cut $36 billion in operating costs through 2017. Cloud computing offers an attractive way to reduce costs and make it easier to transmit and receive information But what areas are getting attention now and where do the growth opportunities exist? A survey of 70 life science companies highlighted areas where they are tapping the cloud across departments to make multichannel marketing easier and for developing better care plans. Read More

Primary-care doc shortage leaves 62M with inadequate access

Primary-care doc shortage leaves 62M with inadequate access

Modern Healthcare Mar,18,2014 by:+Jessica Zigmond As national attention centers on the number of individuals who will gain insurance coverage under the health reform law, new research warns that a shortage of primary-care physicians means about 62 million Americans still have inadequate access to primary care. Read More

EHR Incentive Program Healthcare Professionals Did You Know? Non-hospital-based physicians and other eligible professionals can obtain incentive payments of as much as $44,000 under Medicare or $63,750 under Medicaid. Under both Medicare and Medicaid, eligible hospitals may receive millions of dollars for implementing and meaningfully using certified EHR technology. About two-thirds (65 percent) of hospitals and 32 percent of office-based physicians plan to enroll in meaningful use programs by the end of 2012 in order to receive the maximum incentives, according to survey results announced Thursday morning. Fewer federal dollars will be available to hospitals and doctors that wait to adopt EHR technology, and failure to meaningfully use EHRs starting in 2015 will result in Medicare penalties. Watch this video about how to register for the EHR Incentive program. EHR Incentive Program Registration Do you need help with HIPAA and HITECH? Then download and Read our HIPAA Guide for for Doctors and Small Clinics that contains HIPAA security regulations and check lists that you can use to start your EMR network.

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