Health Data Management articles from September 2005

Health Data Management archives from September 2005

The 'Glue' Is Important.(I.T. "glue)
September 1, 2005... Back around 1990 or so, a new type of health care organization emerged: the integrated delivery system. These umbrella organizations tied together hospitals, clinics, nursing homes and other care-giving sites within a market. Managed care...

England Debates Access vs. Privacy.
September 1, 2005... Physician and nurse leaders of England's Connecting for Health electronic medical records initiative are recommending that patients be given significant authority over who can access their data. Connecting for Health is the National Health...

Solo Physician Finds it Pays to Go Electronic.(electronic medical records)
September 1, 2005... Many physicians in small practices believe implementation of electronic medical records is cost-prohibitive. They simply can't afford the technology. Gregory Oliver, M.D., a solo family physician who implemented electronic records two...

Newsline Digest.(medical data security)
September 1, 2005... CONGRESS OKS PATIENT SAFETY BILL The House and Senate have approved legislation to create a nonpunitive system enabling providers to voluntarily report medical errors and protect the confidentiality of reported data. President Bush on July...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
September 1, 2005... In the August Health Data Management story "Medical Devices Meet Electronic Records": Edward Hospital & Health Services uses wireless middleware software from Emergin Inc., Boca Raton, Fla. (c) 2005 Health Data Management and SourceMedia,...

Mobile Health News.
September 1, 2005... AETNA GIVES N.J. DOCS PDAs, E-RX APP Aetna Inc. plans to give 1,000 New Jersey primary care physicians PDAs embedded with electronic prescribing software from Dallas-based Zix Corp. The Hartford, Conn.-based payer organization will offer...

Stock Chart.
September 1, 2005... (part 1 of 3) Health care software companies Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Amicas Cerner Corp. CPSI Eclipsys Corp. Emageon Inc. Health Management Systems IDX Systems Corp. IMS HEALTH ...

Integrating Integrated Delivery Systems.(Parkview Home Health Services)
September 1, 2005... Aligning people, process and technology" was the mantra for Parkview Health when the Fort Wayne, Ind.-based integrated delivery system committed to improving its information technology infrastructure to unite an expanding family of care...

Clinicians hold key to success.(information technology in health care)
September 1, 2005... Persuading integrated delivery systems' governing boards to make multi-million dollar information technology investments isn't the toughest sell when it comes to enterprisewide I.T. projects. The delicate part these days is convincing clinician...

Narrowing to core vendors.
September 1, 2005... When provider organizations come together to form integrated delivery systems, they bring a range of health care skills to the party. They also can bring a dizzying array of information systems and applications. One of the thornier bits of...

Take the Quick Poll...
September 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. www.healthdatamanagement.com (c) 2005 Health Data Management...

Finding the Right Security Tools: Providers say picking the right software to protect sensitive patient information can be a challenge.(data security)
September 1, 2005... Many provider organizations may not consider single-sign-on software as a data security tool. But the technology does have a place in helping provider organizations secure protected health information, says Diane Gammon, director of information...

What Doesn't Work.
September 1, 2005... Some security technologies may provide excellent data protection, but don't work well in a health care environment. One such technology, some experts say, is public key infrastructure, which requires trading partners to have compatible...

Finding a Happy Balance.
September 1, 2005... One of the largest barriers in getting health care organizations to accept information technology has been the effect I.T. has on workflow. Information security applications certainly affect workflow in health care-and every other industry,...

Physicians Get The Message-Slowly: Though more doctors are communicating with patients via e-mail, online consultations have yet to become routine.
September 1, 2005... When health care organizations train physicians on a new information system, they generally demonstrate its many capabilities. During training on a new patient portal last year, however, Evanston (Ill.) Northwestern Healthcare also ensured...

Experts: E-mail Generates Few Revenue Opportunities.
September 1, 2005... Santa Ana, Calif.-based Bristol Park Medical Group is able to bill one of its payer organizations when a patient requests an online consultation. The 11-location group practice is one of the few lucky ones that have been able to turn e-mail...

It's Palm Over Windows, Within Limits: Most PDA users prefer the Palm OS, but some say the mobile hardware is not ideal for clinical apps.
September 1, 2005... PDA users in health care lean toward the Palm operating system compared with Windows Mobile. But their information technology experience level-and how they use the hand-held computers-factor into their choices. Clinical and non-clinical...

PDA Software Keeps Plugging Along: 'Simple' hand-held applications are adding functions to meet market demand.
September 1, 2005... For clinicians and PDA-based "plug and play" applications, it was love at first sight. The initial spread of PDAs across the clinician landscape was spurred in large part by the availability of software that could be bought on Monday and...

Taking the Electronic Records Plunge: A solo practitioner details her journey to clinical records automation.(Jane Farley)
September 1, 2005... Jane Farley, M.D., was ready and willing to adopt electronic medical records software when she opened her solo practice in March 2002. Simply put, she found herself drowning in paper right out of the starting gate. "I tried writing my...

Contracts Update.(contracts of health care information technology services)
September 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.(Illustration)
September 1, 2005... Advertiser Site Addresses Page # Accenture www.accenture.com/goodnews 11 AGFA www.agfa.com/healthcare 15 AHIMA ...

"An adequate number of vendors sell comprehensive, affordable electronic medical records systems for smaller physicians practices. Do you agree or disagree?".
September 1, 2005... AGREE Marie Bias Information Technology Manager Toledo Surgical Specialists Inc. "There are companies offering electronic medical records through the application service provider model. For a lease payment per month, the...