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AHRQ Study Shows Using Bar-Code Technology with eMAR Reduces Medication Administration and Transcription Errors
05/05/2010 - Using bar-code technology with an electronic medication administration record (eMAR) substantially reduces transcription and medication administration errors, as well as potential drug-related adverse events, says a new study funded by the Department of Health & Human Services' (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The study is published in the May 6 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Panel proposes reducing meaningful use measures
02/15/2010 - Members of a federal health IT advisory group last week proposed to relax the number of measures that will be required for healthcare providers to demonstrate “meaningful use” of electronic health record systems.
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'Meaningful use' no mystery, experts contend
05/11/2009 - Mark Leavitt, MD, president and CEO of the Certification Commission for Health Information and TechnologyNORWOOD, MA � If providers delay their acquisition of an EHR until the federal government issues a definition of "meaningful use," they're wasting valuable time.
That's the consensus of healthcare IT experts who regularly take the pulse of the Washington D.C. bureaucracy.
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"HITECH Act" proposes millions of dollars for health information technology.
01/29/2009 - On Wednesday, January 29, the US House of Representatives passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 which includes the "HITECH Act". The HITECH Act will provide $20 billion to accelerate adoption of Health Information Technology systems, specifically certified EHR systems. The bill also mentions significant financial incentives through Medicare and Medicaid for doctors and hospitals that adopt EHRs. It is estimated that if this bill receives final approval it could mean that nearly 90 percent of doctors and 70 percent of hospitals will be using EHRs within the next 10 years. Government assistance for the adoption of EHRs will be provided through grants as well as loans as part of the proposal. The Senate is positioned to pass the bill as early as next week. HMS will continue to monitor this legislation and provide further information as it becomes available. To review a summary of the bill you can go to the link below.
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Computers reduce odd of in-hospital deaths: study
01/26/2009 - When computers replace paper, patient mortality rates drop 15% during hospitalization, among other metrics, according to a study of 41 Texas hospitals by Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins School of Medicine researchers published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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Health Care Council Announces Board Appointments
07/21/2008 - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 21, 2008) -- The Nashville Health Care Council has announced the 2008-2009 Board of Directors and newly appointed Chairman Thomas G. Cigarran, chairman of Healthways.
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Partnerships: Does One Size Fit All?
05/14/2008 - Hospital partnerships can reduce duplication of services, allow facilities to share physicians who are in short supply, or simply save money. Unfortunately, these types of relationships present plenty of headaches, as well--not the least of which is finding the right partner and ensuring that the arrangement benefits both parties.
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Nurses Link IT to Improved Care
11/29/2006 - CDW Healthcare, a provider of technology products and services to health care organizations, has announced the results of Nurses Talk Tech, a survey of more than 550 nursing professionals from across the United States. The study reveals that nurses overwhelmingly validate the potential of IT to improve patient care, but cite significant challenges to realizing its full potential.
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Advisory Committee Advocates Adoption of IT in Health Care
01/16/2006 - The health care industry is striving to improve patient care and efficiency of service by working information technology into more of its practices.
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Global goal: Reduce medical errors
08/23/2005 - The World Health Organization announced Tuesday that an American group will coordinate an international effort to combat medical errors, which seriously harm 1 in 10 hospitalized patients.
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Government provides boost for nation's healthcare IT leader
08/19/2005 - The government will formalize the role of the nation's top healthcare information technology leader and create five sub-offices within the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, according to an HHS blueprint for healthcare IT activities.
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Hospitals Are Buying IT
07/28/2005 - The healthcare industry will drive software spending growth through 2009.
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Behavioral Healthcare Warming to IT - Healthcare IT NEWS (May 2005)
05/31/2005 - It's estimated that as many as 51 million Americans suffer episodes of mental illness each year, and the $273 billion industry continues to grow. Healthcare IT News editor Jack Beaudoin asked Healthcare Management Systems, Inc. COO Tom Stephenson to talk about the behavioral healthcare IT market.
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Defining the Value of IT (Hospitals & Health Networks)
09/01/2004 - It's impossible to put a price tag on improved patient care, but health care organizations can quantify the benefits associated with their technology investments.
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Thompson Launches "Decade of Health Information Technology" (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
07/21/2004 - Strategic Report Outlines Steps to Implement Widespread Adoption of Electronic Health Records and New Nationwide Interoperable Health Information Network
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Health Care's Paper Trail is Costly Route (USA Today)
07/19/2004 - Technology has cut costs and increased productivity in industry after industry. But health care, a $1.6 trillion beast that wallops business and consumer pocket books more and more, still largely runs on paper.
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Leapfrog Compendium (The Leapfrog Group)
07/01/2004 - The Leapfrog Group, with funding from The Commonwealth Fund and additional support from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has developed a public Web-based compendium of incentive and reward programs aimed at improving health care.
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