Recently the Department of Health and Human Services announced an interim final rule that effectively increases the monetary penalties that are levied against providers violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Personal health records are becoming more prevalent as patients take control of their medical records. One of the reason patients like PHRs is their portability and accessibility. Physicians are now familiar with patients sending their personal health records from web sites such as Google Health and Microsoft’s Health vault and it is no longer strange to ask for the patient’s medical history and receive a USB drive.
MedTech Journal talks with Fujitsu’s Imaging Products Group about the challenges practices face when implementing document management and how to ease into the process from the floor of the 2009 MGMA Conference in Denver.
Much-ado over the definition of “meaningful use” of EHRs continues. Upon these two words depend both the type of products that will be implemented in physician offices, and the type of standards necessary to qualify for stimulus dollars. For example, if meaningful use is defined as e-prescribing, then, of course, an e-prescribing feature will be a necessary part of a complete EHR.
The question is not, “Who is jumping into the EHR pool?” but “who isn’t?” The latest player in the health IT game, announced just last week, is Texas-based computer maker Dell, which at one point was the largest seller of PCs and servers in the nation.
Earlier this week the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ) announced its plans for a massive two-year survey. The survey will poll doctors, pharmacists and other health care providers from 110 organizations to find how many have e-prescribing systems.
Being able to dictate patient encounters into the PDA of their choice can save doctors a whole lot of time and increase their overall productivity. With mobile dictation, doctors can record the results of the patient encounter immediately. This means instead of having a giant pile of dictation files to complete at the end of the day the doctor can use that time to focus on other tasks. It also means that doctors no longer have to spend half their day hunting for a dictation station.
Google is, of course, a leader in innovation. And it’s been doing some major jockeying in the healthcare race, including the beta site, Google Health, the start of what the Seattle-based company hopes is a next-generation health system, empowering consumers to create their own personal health records (PHR).
Earlier this month Google Health unveiled its new telehealth service. Google’s telehealth service works along the same lines as other telehealth programs. The patient consults with a doctor remotely via the phone, email or video conference. What makes Google Health’s program unique is that it employs the MDLiveCare platform.
Kurt Martin is a Founder and Group Publisher of The Progressive Media Group (PMG) and the Publisher of MedTech Journal. During his 4 years as Publisher of The NonProfit Times, he grew the imprint from a single newspaper to a community of websites, online job boards, email newsletters and digital editions. Prior to taking the role of Publisher he was the East Coast Sales Manager for Broad Daylight, Inc. a knowledgebase company. He also held management roles in advertising and ciruclation sales at American Banker/Bond Buyer (Thomson), Faulkner & Grey (Thomson) and SourceMedia (Investcorp.) Kurt graduated from Montclair State University with a B.A. in Political Science and Public Administration.
Recently the Department of Health and Human Services announced an interim final rule that effectively increases the monetary penalties that are levied against providers violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Much-ado over the definition of “meaningful use” of EHRs continues. Upon these two words depend both the type of products that will be implemented in physician offices, and the type of standards necessary to qualify for stimulus dollars. For example, if meaningful use is defined as e-prescribing, then, of course, an e-prescribing feature will be a necessary part of a complete EHR.
Earlier this week the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ) announced its plans for a massive two-year survey. The survey will poll doctors, pharmacists and other health care providers from 110 organizations to find how many have e-prescribing systems.
Earlier this month Google Health unveiled its new telehealth service. Google’s telehealth service works along the same lines as other telehealth programs. The patient consults with a doctor remotely via the phone, email or video conference. What makes Google Health’s program unique is that it employs the MDLiveCare platform.
