Health Data Management articles from August 2005

Health Data Management archives from August 2005

The Economics of Electronic Records.
August 1, 2005... "Adopting health care information technology is not a technical feat; it's a feat of economics." That was the heart of the message from David J. Brailer, M.D., at the Healthcare Financial Management Association's Annual National Institute in...

Health I.T. Bills Pile Up in Congress.(health care information technology)
August 1, 2005... In the first six months of 2005, members of Congress introduced nine pieces of legislation to promote health care information technology. That level of activity, Washington observers say, bodes well for some sort of health I.T. legislation...

Justice Dept. Muddies the Privacy Enforcement Waters.(violation of privacy)
August 1, 2005... Press reports, particularly from the New York Times, characterized a recent Department of Justice opinion as cutting back on enforcement of the HIPAA privacy rule. But that characterization is incorrect, contends Mark Lutes, an attorney...

Health Care I.T. Stocks Have Nowhere to Go But Up.(Health care information technology stocks)
August 1, 2005... Health care information technology stocks continued their slight slide in the second quarter, but have nowhere to go but up in the second half of the year, predicts Andrew Weinberger, vice president for health care equity research at Bear...

Newsline Digest.(Medicare)(Kaiser)
August 1, 2005... NATIONAL PROVIDER ID TIMETABLE SET Medicare fee-for-service claims must comply with the HIPAA national provider identifier beginning May 23, 2007, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced. The centers also released a...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
August 1, 2005... In the June Health Data Management story titled "Putting Everything in One Place," Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield is using case management software from MEDecision Inc., Wayne, Pa. Newsline Digest presents highlights of the latest health...

Mobile Health News.(wireless network technology)
August 1, 2005... ANOTHER PAYER GIVES DOCS FREE E-RX TOOLS Newark, N.J.-based Horizon Healthcare Services will spend $5 million to outfit physicians with mobile hardware, wireless network equipment and electronic prescription software. The Horizon Health...

Stock Chart.(Illustration)
August 1, 2005... (part 1 of 3) Health care software companies 1 Allscripts Healthcare Solutions MDRX 2 Amicas AMCS 3 Cerner Corp. CERN...

Decision Support Software Matures.
August 1, 2005... Decision support technology at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago helps trigger bug/drug alerts. No, it's not a warning about pill-popping mosquitoes. It's an electronic caution generated by a decision support system in the 725-bed...

Payers Look to Administrative Decision Support.(Payer organizations)
August 1, 2005... Payer organizations have been ahead of their provider counterparts in implementing administrative decision support technology. But their interest in applications supporting business decisions has spiked in the last two years. Part of their...

Decision Support Components.(definitions)
August 1, 2005... "Decision support" systems go by many names and comprise multiple information systems. Following is a list of definitions for decision support applications. The definitions were developed by HIMSS Analytics, the research and analysis subsidiary...

Take the Quick Poll...
August 1, 2005... Visit the Health Data Management Web site and express your opinion on one of health care I.T.'s hot topics. Your comments may appear in a future Readers' Perspectives department. (c) 2005 Health Data Management and SourceMedia, Inc. All...

Lessons to Learn from Automation Abroad: International provider organizations share I.T. strategies and initiatives that their U.S. counterparts can put to good use.(medical imaging)
August 1, 2005... Health care organizations in the United States and their international counterparts often face vastly different challenges when it comes to purchasing and implementing information technology. The United States has a largely privatized...

Will the U.S. follow England's lead?(national clinical information system)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... England's National Health Service initiative to implement a national clinical information system may have given the U.S. government some ideas. In early June, the Department of Health and Human Services published four requests for...

Medical Devices Meet Electronic Records: Some provider organizations are starting to explore integration's new frontier.(electronic medical records)
August 1, 2005... Two years ago, Riverdale Family Practice went live with electronic medical records software from Amicore Inc., Andover, Mass. Early this year, the six-physician practice integrated the application with a portable electrocardiograph-a medical...

Making a Wireless Connection.(infusion pumps)(wireless communication device used with medical device)
August 1, 2005... As wireless technology matures, provider organizations are coming up with new ways to use the platform to link medical devices and clinical software. Sharp HealthCare, for instance, has implemented "smart," or programmable, infusion pumps...

A Better Way to Manage Clinical Trials: Interactive voice response technology provides answers for a complex, international effort.
August 1, 2005... It was a complicated assignment. A clinical trial of a hypertension drug would encompass dozens of patients and investigators in 18 countries and multiple time zones. The trial also would require ongoing randomization of patients and...

Mobile Tech Pays Off for Early Adopters: Group practices that got in the mobile game early say that clinical and financial benefits keep adding up.
August 1, 2005... Neurosurgeons at Lahey Clinic Medical Center consider themselves conversant with clinical information technology. But it wasn't until the 500-physician multispecialty group practice started using mobile technology that they understood how...

Contracts Update.
August 1, 2005... The Contracts Update section includes announcements of contracts that health care information technology companies have signed with customers in recent weeks. Contract news can be sent to Health Data Management by electronic mail to:...

Advertiser Index.
August 1, 2005... Advertiser Site Addresses Page # Accenture www.accenture.com/goodnews 5 AGFA www.agfa.com/healthcare 7 AHIMA...

"My organization is or wants to be an early participant in a regional health information organization. Do you agree or disagree?".
August 1, 2005... AGREE Larry Bruni, M.D. Albany, N.Y. "I attempted to create a national community research initiative for doctors treating HIV in 1988. This involved creating, distributing (gratis) and maintaining an electronic medical record. The...