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Mobile technology could save billions of dollars on health care costs
“Mobile devices could save the medical industry and consumers billions of dollars a year. Mobile health technology provides patients with greater opportunities to manage their diseases and communicate with providers. On stage today at HealthBeat 2013, Ivor Horn of the National Children’s Medical Center (above, center) and Asthmapolis president Mark Gehring (above, right) spoke about the [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - May 21, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Benefits Chronic Diseases Costs mHealth Source Type: news

Personal Health Record Use by Adolescents
“In response to many questions about PHR use by adolescents, I asked Fabienne Bourgeois, the expert at Children’s Hospital Boston, to write this guest blog post - As more and more practices and hospitals are making patient portals available to their patients, providers of adolescent patients are encountering a major hurdle: how to handle confidential adolescent [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - May 16, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News RA News Record Access Adolescents phr Portal Source Type: news

Don’t Forget: Electronic Health Records Are Benefiting Patients
“Since its passage three years ago, some in Congress have sought every opportunity to reduce funding related to the Affordable Care Act. It’s no surprise that the recent round of sequester cuts have targeted elements of health care technology infrastructure, including the health insurance marketplaces that are meant to be online later this year. Congress needs [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - May 16, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Benefits Patient Source Type: news

Consumer Preferences Could Pressure Docs Toward EHR Adoption: Deloitte
“Along with federal mandates and pressure from insurers, consumers’ views that doctors are not modern could be the push they need to implement health IT. Government and consumer demand for more modern physician practices could help spur the adoption of health IT such as electronic health records, according to a new paper from the Deloitte Center [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - May 16, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Adoption Broadband Consumer Source Type: news

On EHR data integrity: A patient’s perspective
“Now that portions of patient EHRs and visit summaries are available via portals and meaningful use requirements, not only will the organizations’ internal users be complaining about system flaws, poor configurations or outstanding training issues — but so will the external users, the patients and recipients of the health information. It’s time our industry professionals address [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - May 15, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Decision Support integrity Patient Source Type: news

Computer scientist publishes new algorithm cluster to data mine health records
“The time may be fast approaching for researchers to take better advantage of the vast amount of valuable patient information available from U.S. electronic health records. Lian Duan, an NJIT computer scientist with an expertise in data mining, has done just that with the recent publication of “Adverse Drug Effect Detection,” IEEE Journal of Biomedical [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - May 15, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Adverse Drug Reactions Algorithms Data Mining Source Type: news

Big data could mean big health cost savings and better outcomes
“Picture a scenario where, by collecting the right data and using today’s sophisticated analytics, our health system could predict when a patient with chronic conditions might get very ill and require hospitalisation, and intervene before that happens, thus saving the health system millions, and improving the outcomes for patients. A pipe dream? No, it is [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - May 15, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Benefits Big Data Costs Elderly Source Type: news

AMA: Skipping ICD-10 for ICD-11 is “not recommended”
“The American Medical Association (AMA) has released a report clarifying its position on the idea of skipping ICD-10 altogether and moving straight to ICD-11 when it becomes available in an unknown number of years. While the AMA has been protesting the implementation of ICD-10 for some time, and continues to do so, the report [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - May 14, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News ICD-10 ICD-11 Source Type: news

Telemedicine on track for a mainstream breakthrough
“All signs point to telemedicine entering the mainstream healthcare industry. Maybe it’s fresh on my mind because the American Telemedicine Association’s annual conference–which took place in Austin, Texas this year–just ended, but there’s more to it than that. Since the beginning of the year, telemedicine has been a hot topic. More and more states are pushing [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - May 14, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Telemedicine Source Type: news

Father of telemedicine: Take the exam room to patients
“Telehealth holds enormous potential for transforming healthcare, but, to telemedicine pioneer Dr. Jay Sanders, the primary barrier is not financial. Instead, physician and patient attitudes about healthcare and health itself must change, said Sanders, who often has been called the father of telemedicine. “The critical issue is really not telemedicine,” Sanders said in an interview with [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - May 14, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Decision Making Monitoring Telehealth Telemedicine Wearable Source Type: news

MU for mHealth? Why telemedicine should get better faster
“You’re not done once you’ve implemented your EHR. Whether you’re interested in joining a health information exchange or you’re shifting into accountable care, the EHR is simply the first piece in a complex web of information technology systems that will help your patients take charge of their own wellness, keeping your quality measures high [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - May 14, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Engagement Meaningful Use mHealth Patient Telemedicine Source Type: news

Will ‘Direct’ Exchange Doom HIEs?
“Will the use of the Direct Project secure messaging protocol for the exchange of health data end up killing off some struggling health information exchange organizations once HITECH Act funding for HIEs ends during 2014? That’s a question some observers are asking. The Direct protocol offers a way to meet the secure data exchange requirements for [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - May 13, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Data Exchange Health Information Exchange Source Type: news

EHR Adoption in a Critical Access Hospital: Lessons Learned
“At the Becker’s Hospital Review 4th Annual Meeting in Chicago on May 11, Devin Carpenter, RN, assistant director of nursing at Parmer Medical Center in Friona, Texas, shared tips to follow for a successful electronic health record implementation. Parmer Medical Center is a critical access hospital about 70 miles outside of Amarillo, Texas; and, prior to [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - May 13, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Adoption Hospitals Source Type: news

The Rise Of mHealth And EHR Use, And The World Of Telehealth – Around Healthcare Scene
“mHealth is on the rise, and it looks like usage of smart phones among physicians is following that same trend. A recent study shows that usage rose about nine percent in 2012, which shows that it is becoming more accepted in the medical world. It will be interesting to see if it increases even more [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - May 13, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Adoption mHealth Telehealth Telemedicine Source Type: news

10 Most read 2013 articles week 5 May 2013
Wanted in Healthcare: More Wireless Devices for In-Home Patients Electronic health records improve care, but don’t save money The Disparity Information and Communication Technology for Developing Countries has in the Delivery of Healthcare Information Government Should Slow Down Race To Implement Electronic Health Records DoD yanked from health records project Electronic Health Records Lead to Challenges AHIMA: EHRs can lead to [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - May 13, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Overview Source Type: news