Conflict questions. Advisory board members say conflicts avoidable.
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Administrative Personnel↗
Biomedical subjects
Joseph Conn
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Hospitals' dirty secret. New reports on hospital patient safety and infections reveal pattern of deadly and expensive, yet preventable, medical errors.
They "will be met with skepticism by some, shock by others and incredulity by the remainder", says David Nash, left, editor of the American Journal of Medical Quality, about three new reports published in the journal that question patient safety in the nation's hospitals. The reports use different methods but all come to same conclusion: Poor practices at hospitals lead to deadly, costly infections.
Catheterization, Central Venous↗
Parsing McKesson's plans. Per-Se software clients left wondering after deal.
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Ambulatory Care Information Systems↗
For their eyes only. HHS keeping privacy meetings under wraps.
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Access to Information↗
In for the long haul. PHRs, computer-assisted coding touted at AHIMA.
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Forms and Records Control↗
Controversial move. Leavitt seeks to tie genetic info to e-health records.
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Computer Security↗
IT bill no longer on the radar. Legislation takes back seat during Foley frenzy.
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Advisory Committees↗
A real steal. Patients, providers face big liabilities as medical identity theft continues to rise, and in many cases it's an inside job.
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Computer Security↗
GAO blasts HHS on IT, privacy. But exec argues before there can be 'detailed plans', ONCHIT needs a leader.
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Computer Security↗
U.S. News & World retort. JCAHO study questions magazine's ranking system.
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Accreditation↗
A data quagmire? Privacy concerns raised about Blues database launch.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance Plans↗
Embedded trouble. Link in software inherited through acquisition left patient data vulnerable.
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Ambulatory Care Information Systems↗
HIPPA, 10 years after.
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Attitude of Health Personnel↗
House passes IT bill. Deadline set for ICD-10 implementation.
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Confidentiality↗
CIA backs health IT developer. Agency's venture capital arm invests in software firm.
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Capital Financing↗
Doing a number on providers. Next looming deadline under HIPAA: a national provider identifier.
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Confidentiality↗
McKesson deal gives docs new PHR purveyor. Even with acquisition, RelayHealth exec vows vendor neutrality; others dubious.
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Health Care Sector↗
Docs use more tech... But many of them lack sophisticated systems.
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Ambulatory Care Information Systems↗