A national shortage of critical care physicians and beds means difficult decisions for healthcare professionals: how to determine which of the sickest patients are most in need of access to the intensive care unit.What if patients’ electronic health records could help a physician determine ICU admission by reliably calculating which patient had the highest risk of death?Emerging health technologies – including reliable ...
The Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) of the Department of Health and Human Services has released the overdue, and much anticipated, omnibus final rule modifying the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Breach and Enforcement Rules. "Much has changed in healthcare since HIPAA was enacted over 15 years ago," HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in a statement. "The new rule will help protect ...
The second annual conference, “Health Matters: Activating Wellness in Every Generation,” was held Tuesday, January 15. In addition to President Bill Clinton and his daughter, Chelsea, participants included Barbara Streisand, Noel Bairey Merz, M.D., Deepak Chopra, M.D., Humana Chairman of the Board Mike McCallister, PGA TOUR Commissioner Tim Finchem, Dr. David Satcher, former U.S. ...
If you do nothing else today, be sure to listen to this...Ross Martin, MD President Founder and Fellow of the American College of Medical Informatimusicology (formerly of Deloitte) expressed this heartfelt word piece at the ONC Annual Symposium on December 11th, 2012. The words are posted HERE on Ross's personal blo ...
Folks are beginning to gear up for the HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition of 2013 to be held in New Orleans from March 3rd through the 7th. I will be there and plan to prime the pump with some posts before the event and also provide analysis from the keynotes, educational sessions and the exhibit hall. One cool thing for me this year is particpating in the H.I.T. ...
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have voted by 257-167, with 172 Democratic votes and only 85 Republicans voting in favor, to approve the previously Senate-passed bill that will avert the so-called "fiscal cliff" of automatic tax increases and mandated spending cuts. Under the plan, taxes will increase for individuals making more than $400,000 a year and couples earning ...
Health care providers and hospitals are being offered up to $27 billion in federal financial incentives to use electronic health records (EHRs) in ways that demonstrably improve the quality of care. The incentives are based, in part, on the ability to electronically report clinical quality measures. By 2014, providers nationwide will be expected to document and report care electronically, and by 2015, they will face ...
