Health Data Management articles from October 2005

Health Data Management archives from October 2005

Thank You, Bill Siwicki: Congratulations, Greg Gillespie.(Health Data Management )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Since 1994, Bill Siwicki has been an important part of the Health Data Management team. Bill initially joined us as associate editor, and rapidly earned a series of promotions, ultimately becoming Editorial Director. Under Bill's...

Survey: Regional I.T. Efforts Grow.(information technology)
October 1, 2005... A recent survey of 109 health information exchanges across the nation shows 65 of the initiatives report themselves as in advanced stages of development, with 25 "fully operational." The advocacy group eHealth Initiative conducted the...

Per-Se Reaches Out for New Markets.
October 1, 2005... Per-Se Technologies' proposed acquisition of most of NDCHealth Corp. will double the size of the Alpharetta, Ga.-based company and bring it into new markets. The move is not without danger, observers say. Per-Se is adding a large amount of debt...

Allina Learns as it Implements Electronic Records.(Allina Hospitals and Clinics)
October 1, 2005... Two years ago, Allina Hospitals & Clinics embarked on an ambitious plan to standardize clinical and administrative information systems across its 11-hospital, 65-clinic enterprise. The Minneapolis-based delivery system's initiative, called...

Newsline Digest.
October 1, 2005... HHS Formalizes Brailer's Office The Department of Health and Human Services has announced organizational changes that make official the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. The office has been operating for...

Mobile Health News.
October 1, 2005... Expanded Wi-Fi Part of Relief Effort Baton Rouge (La.) General has enhanced its Wi-Fi network to enable it to treat patients displaced by Hurricane Katrina. The 448-bed hospital is taking in many patients forced to evacuate New Orleans...

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

ROI Analysis Critical for Clinics.
October 1, 2005... A popular comedian from the 1950s named Joe E. Louis once used an ironic one-liner to illustrate his penchant for gambling: "I hope I break even today, I need the money." Physician leaders at clinics, particularly independently owned...

Clinics record good returns.
October 1, 2005... Return on investment analysis can help seal the deal when it comes to satisfying decision makers on information technology investments. Gauging whether those investments paid off depends on comparing front-end estimates with actual results. ...

Hospital-based groups also count on ROI.(Return on investment )
October 1, 2005... Return on investment analysis for I.T. projects is playing a bigger role in purchasing decisions for physician groups regardless of ownership. In the case of a hospitalist practice within Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, a 600-bed...

Keeping Tabs With RFID: Early adopters are finding myriad uses for the wireless technology, but many in the health care industry are taking a wait-and-see approach.
October 1, 2005... Is the health care industry ready for the next big thing? Vendors and advocates of radio frequency identification technology can't wait to find out. Every few years, there's an industry buzz about a technology that overenthusiastic...

RFID vs. Bar Codes.(radio frequency identification )
October 1, 2005... Jacobi Medical Center took a leap of faith to better identify patients for medication administration. Last year, the Bronx, N.Y.-based provider organization jumped from a manual process to using wristbands outfitted with radio frequency...

Patients Let RFID Get under Their Skin.
October 1, 2005... Most hospitals using radio frequency identification technology to manage patients simply hand out RFID-enabled wristbands. But a few patients are coming to their providers already equipped with the technology. These patients have made the...

Information Managers Have a Full Plate: Implementing electronic medical records and moving from paper head up health information managers' to-do lists.
October 1, 2005... Hospital health information managers have a plateful of concerns these days. Their side dishes might vary a bit, but the common ingredient is information technology and how it's transforming the way hospitals manage clinical and financial data....

AHIMA: Practical makes perfect.
October 1, 2005... Issues harrying health information managers range from implementing electronic medical records to managing the process of transitioning from paper to electronic documentation. The American Health Information Management Association, Chicago,...

Taking Another Look at HIPAA and I.T.: Providers and payers are taking steps to ensure they remain compliant with the HIPAA security rule.(Ellis Hospital)
October 1, 2005... Like many provider organizations, Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, N.Y., has instituted many policy and technology changes to comply with the HIPAA privacy and security rules. One change, which has been common among HIPAA covered entities, was to...

HIPAA's Self-imposed Obstacles.
October 1, 2005... Congress passed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and two presidential administrations put the privacy and security rules into effect. These actions, though, have placed some pretty large obstacles in the road toward...

A Market for Practicing Innovation: Practice management vendors are rapidly adding features and functions in an increasingly heated market.
October 1, 2005... Practice management technology has been the trusty old plow horse for group practices. The software hasn't moved too fast, and it's often cantankerous, but it keeps grinding away until the bills eventually get paid. But a host of...

Physicians Buy In, I.T. Pays Off: Electronic medical records improve physician efficiency and patient safety.
October 1, 2005... When executives at Columbia Basin Health Association decided to convert their five-clinic, rural health care organization to an electronic medical records system, they knew physicians, nurses and support staff would either make or break the...

I.T. Troubleshooting No Small Task: Smaller group practices use various strategies to manage their hardware, software and I.T. networks.(information technology)
October 1, 2005... Most hospitals and many large group practices have I.T. professionals in-house who are ready to implement and troubleshoot hardware and software. For smaller group practices, however, this is a "luxury" they cannot afford. Some of these...

Using I.T. to Find the Right Customer: A hospital uses software to enhance and expand its marketing to potential patients.(information technology)
October 1, 2005... Not long ago, Erin Stiles, customer relationship marketing manager at Inova Health System's Fairfax (Va.) Hospital, took a phone call from a woman upset by a marketing piece she'd received from the hospital. The direct mail piece asked...

Contracts Update.(contracts of health care information technology companies)
October 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:...

Readers' Perspectives.(health care information technology legislation )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... "Momentum on Capitol Hill is strong enough that health care information technology legislation will pass the House and Senate this year. Do you agree or disagree?" AGREE Martin Jenson Information Technology Analyst Healthcare...

Advertiser Index.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Advertiser Site Addresses Page # AGFA www.agfa.com/healthcare 47 Allscripts www.allscripts.com 57 American...