Health Data Management articles from January 2004

Health Data Management archives from January 2004

Keeping You Up to Date and Ahead of the Pack.(health care)(Editorial)
January 1, 2004... Here at Health Data Management, we're always on the lookout for a good story from the health care information technology trenches. Additionally, we do our very best to stay ahead of the game, bringing you in-depth, objective articles on the...

IOM Report Says I.T. Critical for Safety.
January 1, 2004... Provider organizations that ignore a new report from the Institute of Medicine do so at their peril. That's because the Nov. 20 report is a clarion call to the industry that electronic medical records-using standard data elements-are a critical...

Physicians Group Pushes Electronic Records.
January 1, 2004... Provider associations often endorse specific software products, typically offering members a lower price than they could get on their own. Additionally, members may see such endorsements as a helpful "seal of approval" from their...

HIMSS Hopes to Break Attendance Record.(Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society )
January 1, 2004... Certain conference venues-like Orlando, Fla.- are good for an extra 5% to 7% in total attendance at the Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society's annual Conference & Exhibition, says H. Stephen Lieber, president and CEO of the...

Doc: Electronic Records Provide Huge Return.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Moving to electronic medical records is easier for small physician practices than larger ones, contends Jeffrey Cooper, M.D., founder of Cooper Pediatrics in Duluth, Ga. "There are fewer personalities to deal with." Cooper should know, as...

Session Explores the Terror Threat.(health care )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... The nation's health care system remains very vulnerable to terrorist attacks on its physical and information infrastructure, says Tim Zoph, vice president of information systems and CIO of Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. "All of us...

Speaker Promises a Good Time for All.(health care)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... At last year's Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's Annual Conference & Exhibition, consultant David Garets and Partners HealthCare System CIO John Glaser held an educational session with a twist. They conducted a fake radio...

Getting Docs to Understand HIPAA Security.(Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... The HIPAA security rule isn't particularly easy to figure out. Consequently, one goal of the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange's Strategic National Implementation Project is to get enough people together to figure out what HIPAA rules...

BT, IDX Among England I.T. Winners.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... The National Health Service of England on Dec. 8 awarded three of the six major contracts for its national clinical information system project. The agency planned to award the remaining three major contracts by the end of 2003. British...

I.T. Figures into Medicare Bill.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... The Medicare reform bill recently signed into law includes provisions of interest to the health care information technology industry. Several provisions, for instance, encourage the use of electronic prescribing technology. These include...

AHA: Amend Privacy Rule Disclosures.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Routine disclosure of protected health information to public health agencies should be exempt from the HIPAA privacy rule's accounting of disclosures, the American Hospital Association says. The rule requires hospitals to track disclosures of...

NCVHS Makes.(recommendations)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Term Recommendations The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics has recommended the Department of Health and Human Services adopt five medical terminologies as national standards. In a letter to HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson, the...

AHRQ Seeks I.T. Grant Applicants.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... The federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is seeking applicants for approximately 100 matching grants totaling $41 million to plan, implement and demonstrate the value of information technology in improving the quality and safety...

Payer Funds PDA-based Rx.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... ConnectiCare Inc., a Farmington, Conn.-based managed care organization, is offering PDAs and electronic prescription software to the largest independent multi-specialty group practice in the state. In a one-year pilot program, the payer will...

Service Assists with Integrating Formularies.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... San Mateo, Calif.-based ePocrates Inc. is offering a new service to help health care organizations integrate their formulary information with the company's clinical and drug reference applications. The new service is designed to enable...

Smart Pen Helps Automate Medical Forms.(Workflow Connect 200 software)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Palo Alto, Calif.-based Hewlett-Packard Co. has released mobile technology designed to help automate medical forms. The Forms Automation System consists of a digital pen, software and paper. The Workflow Connect 200 software can store and print...

Computer Reads Vital Signs.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Harvard University researchers have developed a computer that can measure and transmit patient data to a hospital or centralized location. The Vital Dust computer measures heart rate and the percentage of oxygen saturation in a patient's blood....

Vendor Lets Wireless Technology 'Flo'.(Flo Healthcare Solutions LLC)(FHS LLC )
January 1, 2004... Flo Healthcare Solutions LLC has purchased the health care division of EMS Wireless, a division of EMS Technologies Inc. Both vendors have headquarters in Norcross, Ga. The combined company has been renamed FHS LLC and will continue to operate...

Mass. Docs Get Rx on the Go.(Rcopia)(Electronic prescription services)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... The Massachusetts Medical Society, Waltham, will offer discounts on electronic prescription services that its physician members can use on mobile hardware. The group has selected the Rcopia electronic prescription service from Rockville,...

Stock Chart.(Illustration)
January 1, 2004... (part 1 of 3) Price Price as on a % of 52 Health care software companies 12/8/03 Wk High Allscripts...

Working Together: I.T. and Evidence-based Medicine.
January 1, 2004... Until very recently, the most reliable source clinicians had for current best practices was the medical textbook, in which publishers distilled information from medical research and case studies published in medical journals or presented at...

Growth in the Offing, But How Far Off?
January 1, 2004... Many health care organization executives extol the virtues of evidence-based medicine, but few expect a provider stampede any time soon. Many agree that much of evidence-based medicine's future is shackled by the lack of order entry and...

Evidence on the Go.
January 1, 2004... Physicians who are practicing evidence-based medicine are finding mobile technology is improving their access to information. Like other mobile applications, the technology's beauty is in the hand of the beholder. For Beth Potter, M.D.,...

Consolidation: The Year that Wasn't: A slow acquisition environment got even slower in 2003, but an economic recovery could change everything.
January 1, 2004... For health care information technology, the "Golden Age" of acquisitions was 1998 through 2000, when blockbuster deals-fueled with overvalued stock prices-fundamentally changed the competitive landscape. Since those heady days, however,...

Grading the Buys of 2003.
January 1, 2004... John Ryan, CEO of Zix Corp. of Dallas, Texas, believes the value of an acquisition cannot be judged until after its first year. Duly noted, but it often is tempting to pronounce judgment long before that time. So with a note of caution,...

Various Technologies at Work on the Chain Gang: Use of the Internet, hand-helds and more sophisticated tracking systems are emerging trends in supply chain management.
January 1, 2004... This may come as a surprise to some health care workers, but jolly, hardworking, little elves are not responsible for sponges, syringes and stents magically appearing on supply room shelves. That job is the domain of materials management...

Some Suppliers Still on the Internet Sidelines.
January 1, 2004... The Ohio State University Health System was an early adopter of Internet-based supply chain services from Neoforma Inc., San Jose, Calif. The delivery system communicates with 22 of its suppliers online and orders more than 50% of its...

Provider is Patient With Mobility: Partners HealthCare, recognized as an I.T. trailblazer, isn't rushing its wireless initiatives.
January 1, 2004... Partners HealthCare Systems Inc. has long been considered a leader in clinical automation. Its reputation has led many health care information technology vendors to its doorstep, beseeching the Boston-based delivery system to pilot their latest...

Shopping for Health Care Online: A California health plan offers small business employees online shopping for health plans and providers.(CaliforniaChoice)
January 1, 2004... U.S. consumers know how to comparison-shop for all kinds of goods and services. Americans, however, are less adept at shopping for health insurance and health care. For many small business employees, getting health care benefits-let alone...

Contracts Update.(Public Notice)
January 1, 2004... The Contracts Update Department features announcements of recent contracts that health care information technology companies have signed with provider and payer organizations. Please send contract announcement news releases via e-mail to Senior...

Advertiser Index.(Brief Article)(Directory)
January 1, 2004... Advertiser Site Addresses Page # Artromick www.artromick.com 47 Avega www.avega.com 59 Citrix www.citrix.com/info/hdm 7 Dell Computer Corp. www.dell.com/healthcare/upgrades 29 Dictaphone...

Q. "By 2010 biometric security technology will be commonly used to protect patient information. Do you agree or disagree?".
January 1, 2004... AGREE Kenneth Altee Director, Information Systems and Technology Eagleville (Pa.) Hospital "Eagleville Hospital already has implemented biometric security technology. We are using iris recognition as a cost-effective...