Health Data Management articles from March 2007

Health Data Management archives from March 2007

What Can Docs Take Away from I.T. Giveaways?
March 1, 2007... The two lead stories in this month's Newsline section, opening on page 10, report on the growing trend of health care technology giveaways. A group comprising health care I.T. vendors, payer and provider organizations, large employers and...

Industry Initiative Plans to Give E-Rx to All Physicians.
March 1, 2007... Several health care industry stakeholders have banded together to offer free electronic prescribing software to every physician in the United States in a broad effort to help reduce medication errors through widespread adoption of the...

WebMD Hopes Revamped Site, Free PHRs Boost Traffic.
March 1, 2007... The Internet portal of WebMD Health Corp. has long been a major online site of medical and wellness information for consumers and clinicians alike. The New York-based vendor recently unveiled substantial enhancements to the site and is...

Taking an Aggressive Approach to Technology Development: "These investment funds are designed to capitalize on the creation and innovation of I.T. in the areas where these companies excel.".
March 1, 2007... Over the past two years, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has signed more than $800 million worth of partnership deals with various I.T. companies and consulting firms. The delivery system has collaborated with IBM Corp., Intel...

Newsline Digest.(GE Healthcare to acquire Abbott Laboratories' primary in vitro diagnostics businesses)(Object Management Group proposes service oriented architecture standards)(Tom Skelton resigns as CEO of Misys Healthcare Systems)
March 1, 2007... LEAVITT ACCEPTS I.T. STANDARDS Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt has officially accepted 30 consensus standards to support an interoperable national health information network. Leavitt's action is significant because...

Stock Chart.
March 1, 2007... Price as Price a % One Six One Mkt. on of 52 month month Year YTD Cap. Health care software cos. 1/31/06 Wk High Change Change Change Change ($mil) Allscripts LLC MDRX $30.60...

The No. 1 CIO Challenge.
March 1, 2007... Being a health care CIO or information technology leader is challenging on multiple fronts. Implementing cranky software on a shoestring budget is a challenge numerous CIOs have had to face during their careers. Dealing with staffing issues and...

CIOs focus on data access, reducing errors.
March 1, 2007... Health care CIOs and other I.T. leaders plan to sink more money into applications that increase clinician data access and help reduce medical errors, according to the 2007 Health Data Management CIO Survey. Of those respondents who expect...

Moving ahead on a shoestring.(Mark Moran finding it hard to finance information systems at Alameda Hospital)
March 1, 2007... While many CIOs are finding it easier to get funding for I.T. initiatives, some I.T. leaders still have to find creative ways to stretch their dollars. Mark Moran, director of information systems at Alameda (Calif.) Hospital, doesn't have...

I.T. Putting Together the Revenue Pieces: Enhanced tools are bringing a quick return on investment.
March 1, 2007... Hoping to get better results in collecting bills from self-pay patients, Orlando Regional Healthcare last July went live with software that uses data analytics to separate patient accounts into those at low, medium or high risk of defaulting....

Capacity management = more revenue.(Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown)
March 1, 2007... Multi-campus Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, Pa., used to have an average delay of 74 minutes from the time a patient was discharged until housekeepers and other staff were notified. Then it took an average of 210 minutes to turn over the...

The rules of contract management.
March 1, 2007... Some provider organizations using contract management software to check for underpaid claims see a change in behavior of insurers once it's clear the providers are monitoring payment rules. Use of the software has a "policing" effect, notes...

Who's Ready For Provider IDs?: Payers and providers might not be ready to comply with the NPI rule by the May deadline.
March 1, 2007... Payer and provider organizations just now starting efforts to comply with the National Provider Identifier rule likely won't be ready by the May 23 deadline, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services. CMS estimates it takes an...

Bringing Home the Desktop: Remote access app enables users to emulate their office PCs from anywhere.
March 1, 2007... People expect to be able to work from anywhere with an Internet connection. And Mississippi Baptist Health Systems has found that one of the easiest ways to give employees remote access to their e-mail accounts, online files, and work-related...

Contracts Update.
March 1, 2007... 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 e-mail to:...

Readers' Perspectives.
March 1, 2007... "Disaster recovery planning needs to be a higher I.T. priority for the health care industry. Do you agree or disagree?" Source: Health Data Management Web site, www.healthdatamanagement.com, January 2007 survey results, 527 responses. ...

Advertiser Index.
March 1, 2007... Advertiser Site Addresses Page # ABBYY www.abbyyusa.com/hdm 37 Ambir www.ambir.com/hdm 20 Artromick ...