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DSS, Inc., Announces Open Source Version of vxVistA EHR Framework, Joins Open Health Tools Foundation
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“DSS, Inc. (www.dssinc.com) the leading developer of enhancements to VistA, the VA’s award winning electronic health record, announced it will open source the code for its vxVistA® an enhanced version of VistA designed for the commercial market. In this major development, DSS, Inc. has effectively removed the greatest obstacle to collaboration in the VistA community […]
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US sets out privacy principals for EHRs
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“The US Department of Health and Human Services has published new privacy guidelines for electronic health records (EHRs), based on providing citizens with the ability to choose how far they want to share information.
The new guidelines set out eight principals, desigend to facilitate the adoption of electronic health records by providing a consistent approach to […]
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Phones against infections
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“Advanced imaging technology has been installed in a mobile telephone that can be used in blood tests for infectious diseases.”
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Paul Chinnock, TropIKA, 6 January 2009
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Who owns electronic health records? (Part II)
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“Town Hall panelists continue the conversation about the ownership of health information.”
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Healthcare Town Hall, 6 January 2009
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Personal Health Records in Primary Care
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“Personal health records are important in improving the quality and patient-centeredness of care and, are an essential step to create an effective medical home. However, the informatics need of the primary care setting creates challenges to integrate a PHR into daily practice and also generate new opportunities.”
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Stephen J. Morgan, EMR Services of Canada Blog, 6 […]
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Wipro Launches Pay-Per-Use “EMR Lite” Software
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“I have posted a number of blog notes about Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). My own belief is that “renting” software and the necessary associated data storage on the web eliminates many of the problems associated with PC-based applications such as PC failure, data backup, and the necessary periodic software upgrades. I interact with web-based applications for more […]
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Let’s Reboot America’s Health IT Conversation Part 2: Beyond EHRs
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“Yesterday we tried to put EHRs into perspective. They’re important, and we can’t effectively move health care forward without them. But they’re only one of many important health IT functions. EHRs and health IT alone won’t fix health care. So developing a comprehensive but effective national health IT plan is a huge undertaking that requires […]
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New York Times Examines How EHRs Could Improve Evidence-Based Medicine
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“The New York Times last week examined how “widespread adoption of electronic health records might … greatly increase evidence-based medicine,” among other benefits. The article is part of an occasional Times series called “The Evidence Gap.” According to the Times, “Each patient’s records adds to a real-time, ever-growing database of evidence showing what works and […]
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Colorado to expand health data network
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“Over the past month, Colorado has successfully demonstrated its ability to share patient data securely among four health and hospital systems across the state.
Within two years, the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization, or CORHIO, plans to connect additional regional and enterprise systems by expanding its clinical messaging capability to those systems, said executive director Phyllis […]
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Federal healthcare spending report shows e-Rx can save money
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“National health spending in 2007 was at its lowest rate of overall growth since 1998, according to a new report from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
CMS researchers said slower prescription drug spending contributed to the slowed healthcare spending.”
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Diana Manos, Healtcare IT News, 6 January 2009
