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In This Issue
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6 Critical Tips Regarding Hospital Smartphone Integration
Intelligent Medicine by Design
Clinical System Adoption in the Community Hospital: Ten Training Keys for Success
Not All ICD-10 Codes are Created Equal
Redefining Value and Success in Healthcare: Charting the Path to the Future Webcast
An Optimized Healthcare IT Network — Silver Cross Hospital as Case Study
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Featured Article: Security
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Password resetting goes the self-service route
Easy-to-use software solutions streamline the process for hospital and healthcare IT departments.
By Dean Wiech, Tools4ever
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New device could allow your heartbeat to power pacemaker
An experimental device converted energy from a beating heart to provide enough electricity to power a pacemaker, in a study presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2012.
Read the ScienceDaily article. >
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Lessons from Storm Sandy: When hospital generators fail
In the wake of “superstorm” Sandy, much of lower Manhattan was plunged into darkness. What happened to the patients?
Read the Time article. >
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Sandy exposes gaps in wireless system during emergency
The leap toward wireless and digital phone service may be setting Americans behind during times of emergency, some experts say.
Read the Washington Post article. >
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AHIMA disaster planning and recovery resources
AHIMA has compiled a short list of practical resources that may be helpful during disaster planning or disaster recovery.
Learn more about the AHIMA resources. >
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Physicians excited about lab coat pocket-ability of Apple's iPad mini
Last week's launch of the iPad mini has been eagerly awaited by physicians who are particularly excited that the device easily can fit inside a lab coat.
Read the Apple Insider article. >
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Biggest obstacles to Stage 2 EHR bonuses revealed
CMS data show that physicians who received meaningful-use incentives in Stage 1 left the toughest work for the next stage of the federal program.
Read the AMA article. >
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Coding compliance policy a must have
In a new white paper, AHIMA explains why a coding compliance policy, updated at least once a year, is essential to an organization’s overall compliance program. The paper is titled, “Defining the Core Designated Clinical Documentation Set for Coding Compliance.”
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One Stanford doctor wants to focus on real patients, not iPatients
According to one healthcare professional, electronic medical records don’t always reflect what really happens during an examination. Physicians are so busy checking off boxes and keying in vital signs that sometimes they spend more time with the virtual patient than the real one.
Read the WSJ article. >
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Man climbs Chicago skyscraper using bionic leg
The metal on Zac Vawter's bionic leg gleamed as he climbed the 103 floors of Chicago's iconic Willis Tower, becoming the first person ever to complete the task wearing a mind-controlled prosthetic limb.
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Healthcare law delivers higher payments to primary care physicians
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Nov. 1 the final rule implementing the part of the healthcare law that delivers higher payments to primary care physicians serving Medicaid beneficiaries. The new rule raises rates to ensure doctors are paid the same for treating Medicare and Medicaid patients and does not raise costs for states.
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OB/GYNs and ER docs excluded from health law’s Medicaid pay hike
Obstetricians, gynecologists and emergency room physicians won’t be eligible for higher Medicaid pay rates for primary care doctors that start in January under the Affordable Care Act, the Obama administration ruled late Thursday.
Read the KHN article. >
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Most popular last issue: Hospitals
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Should hospitals eliminate waiting rooms?
Over the past decade as Seattle’s Virginia Mason Medical Center has re-designed its medical clinics, waiting rooms are being eliminated and there's no more 45-minute wait time to see the physician.
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 Hot Clips: Disaster Recovery
Click on the highlighted links below to read the top HMT archival properties concerning disaster recovery, a topic that is at the forefront of healthcare discussions.
- Best practices in healthcare disaster recovery planning
- Don’t roll the dice on data loss
- Get help planning a data center
- A look inside the Vault
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