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“Three years ago, our Department kicked off the Health Data Initiative with 45 people gathered in a conference room. Our theory was that if we unlocked the vast stores of public data our Department collects on everything from provider quality to clinical trials, entrepreneurs would use it to create new tools that would lead to [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - June 4, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Adoption Data Innovation Source Type: news
Few Physicians Meet Meaningful Use Criteria for EHR
“By early 2012, few physicians had met meaningful use criteria for electronic health records (EHRs), according to a survey study by Catherine M. DesRoches, DrPH, from Mathematica Policy Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and colleagues, published online June 3 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Furthermore, those who did meet criteria had difficulty using computerized systems for [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - June 4, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Meaningful Use Source Type: news
Meeting Meaningful Use Criteria and Managing Patient Populations: A National Survey of Practicing Physicians
Background:
Meaningful use, as defined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, will require the aggregation of patient data to enable population assessment. Little is known about the proportion of physicians who are able to meet meaningful use criteria or their use of electronic health records (EHRs) to manage patient populations.
Objective:
To evaluate physicians’ reports of [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - June 4, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: Bibliography Journal Article Science Data Aggregation Meaningful Use Source Type: news
Securing a Super-Portal for Records
“New York state residents soon will be able to use a health information exchange’s portal to securely access all their records, rather than having to gain access from providers one-by-one, explains HIE leader David Whitlinger.
The portal “will give patients access to their records just like all the clinicians have access,” says Whitlinger, executive director at [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - June 3, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News RA News Record Access Authentication Health Information Exchange Patient Portal Source Type: news
Electronic record keeping a change that has some doctors cringing
“For more than 40 years, paper records have worked just fine for Dr. Bob Proffitt and his patients.
Proffitt, a primary-care doctor in Maryville, has never seen a need to switch to electronic patient records, and he worries about their security, mentioning “social things relevant in the care of patient,” for example, that he wants to [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - June 3, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Paper Conversion Source Type: news
Why Texting Patients Works: The Health Belief Model
“With the rise of cell phone usage, smart and otherwise, many health care providers, researchers and entrepreneurs alike have assumed that this ubiquitous technology can be used to improve health and wellbeing. Entrepreneurs have led the charge and so the common catch phrase “there’s an app for that” underscores the fact that nearly 17, 000 [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - June 3, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News bene mHealth Patient SMS Source Type: news
Do smartphone apps have a role to play in healthcare?
“Smartphones and tablet computers are transforming millions of people’s lives for one major reason – the astonishing growth in cheap, often free, software applications, or apps as they have come to be known.
At the beginning of 2013, Apple announced that its customers have downloaded more than 40billion apps, with more than 20bn in 2012 alone. [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - May 28, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Applications Developing Countries mHealth smartphone tablet PC Wellness Source Type: news
Les premiers usages de la e-santé : une situation inédite
“Les technologies de l’information et de la communication en santé peuvent contribuer à apporter une réponse aux problématiques les plus urgentes qui concernent notre système de santé. Coordonner le suivi médical tout au long du parcours de soins des patients, pallier efficacement les conséquences du vieillissement de la population et de la dépendance, garantir l’accès [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - May 28, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News e-Health Source Type: news
E-referrals to be open source
“Two suppliers have been shortlisted to develop an open source ‘NHS e-referrals service’ that will be officially launched next month.
Beverley Bryant, NHS England’s director of strategic systems and technology, told EHI that plans for a new e-referrals service had been given the “green light”.”
Article
Rebecca Todd, EHealth Insider, 28 May 2013 (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - May 28, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News e-Referral Open Source Source Type: news
Defending Against Insider Threats
“Healthcare organizations need to more closely monitor how staff members access patient information to minimize “insider threats” that could compromise privacy or lead to fraud, says security consultant Mac McMillan.
Insider threats to healthcare organizations fall into three categories, McMillan explains: viewing or sharing information without authorization; committing medical identity theft or fraud; and conducting acts [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - May 28, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Information Sharing Monitoring Security Source Type: news
Zorgverzekeraars stappen in laboratoria op een chip
“Zorgverzekeraars Achmea en De Friesland Zorgverzekeraar gaan participeren in het Twentse bedrijf Ostendum, dat lab-on-a-chip toepassingen ontwikkelt. Dat zijn minuscule laboratoria, waarmee een arts binnen enkele minuten onder meer monsters kan onderzoeken om vervolgens een diagnose te stellen.
Op 24 mei hebben Achmea, De Friesland Zorgverzekeraar en Ostendum op de campus van de Universiteit Twente de [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - May 28, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Chip Insurer lab lab-on-a-chip Source Type: news
Standaardisatieorganisaties slaan handen ineen
“HL7 Nederland, IHE Nederland, NEN, Nictiz en het National Release Center IHTSDO gaan nauwere samenwerking met elkaar aan
Dit blijkt uit een op 27 mei 2013 door de partijen ondertekend convenant. Samen voelen deze organisaties zich verantwoordelijk voor een efficiënte en effectieve inzet van ICT in de zorg in Nederland, waarvoor een consistente toepassing van standaarden [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - May 28, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News HL7 SNOMED Standards Source Type: news
In Case Of Tornado, EHRs Can Be Just The Prescription
“Everyone expects a hospital to be ready to jump into action when disaster strikes. But what about when the disaster devastates the hospital itself?
Turns out, it helps a lot to have an electronic medical record system in place.
At least that was the case at Moore Medical Center in Oklahoma, a small hospital right in the [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - May 26, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Disaster Source Type: news
Success In mHealth: Shifting Focus From The ‘m’ To The ‘Health’
“Poor maternal, infant, and child health as well as inadequate coverage of family planning remain significant global health problems facing low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) today. Despite a 47% reduction since 1990, nearly 300,000 women still die annually from causes directly related to pregnancy. The majority of these deaths are attributed to preventable obstetric complications [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - May 26, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Developing Countries Innovation mHealth Source Type: news
Mapping mHealth Research: A Decade of Evolution
BACKGROUND:
For the last decade, mHealth has constantly expanded as a part of eHealth. Mobile applications for health have the potential to target heterogeneous audiences and address specific needs in different situations, with diverse outcomes, and to complement highly developed health care technologies. The market is rapidly evolving, making countless new mobile technologies potentially available to [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - May 24, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: Bibliography Journal Article Science literature mHealth Source Type: news
