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In this issue:
Navigate the Change in Healthcare
Chart a course to profitability: Unprecedented changes in health care are underway, and arguably no group will be more impacted than the independent primary care provider. Practice profitability is an increasing concern. Without direction and a clear set of objectives and goals, it is simply impossible for any providers to navigate, let alone survive, changes in health care.
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Feature Article: Mobile Computing
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Protecting physicians and patients through mobile device management
IT professionals must take the need for precaution seriously when it comes to protecting an organization from the loss or theft of employee smartphones and tablets.
By Custie Crampton
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Navigate the Change in Healthcare
Clinical System Adoption in the Community Hospital: Five Strategies for Success
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
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HHS Health IT Safety Plan open for public comment
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the Health IT Patient Safety Action and Surveillance Plan on Dec. 21. The plan aims to eliminate medical errors, improve the quality of care, protect patients and make the healthcare system more efficient.
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House passes ‘fiscal cliff’ bill
The House late Tuesday gave final approval to a Senate-backed bill that will let taxes rise for the richest Americans, shield the middle class from tax hikes and extend emergency unemployment benefits, ending Washington’s long drama over the “fiscal cliff.”
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Medicare discloses hospitals' bonuses, penalties based on quality
Medicare recently disclosed bonuses and penalties for nearly 3,000 hospitals as it ties almost $1 billion in payments to the quality of care provided to patients. The revised payments, which will begin this January, mark the federal government’s most extensive effort yet to hold hospitals financially accountable for what happens to patients.
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Survival of 'Obamacare' tops list of biggest health news in 2012
Find out what other big issues made news in 2012.
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The best of Medgadget 2012
Take a look at some of the most interesting and promising techniques and devices covered this year on Medgadget.
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When the doctor works for the insurance company
Some insurance companies are taking a page out of their own history books: running their own doctors' offices and clinics. Though the strategy previously had mixed results, insurers think that by providing primary care for patients, they might reduce costly diseases and hospital stays in the long run.
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Employers must offer family care, affordable or not
In a long-awaited interpretation of the new healthcare law, the Obama administration said Monday that employers must offer health insurance to employees and their children, but will not be subject to any penalties if family coverage is unaffordable to workers.
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Demand rises for CME linked to physician quality improvement
Performance Improvement Continuing Medical Education allows doctors to meet increasing quality reporting requirements from multiple agencies in one fell swoop.
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Mount Sinai Medical Center selected as 2012 Enterprise HIMSS Davies Award Winner
HIMSS is proud to honor the Mount Sinai Medical Center as the winner of the 2012 Enterprise HIMSS Davies Award of Excellence. Since 1994, the Nicholas E. Davies Award recognizes excellence in health information technology, specifically excellence in use of the EHR to successfully improve quality of care and patient safety.
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Vomiting Larry battles ‘Ferrari of the virus world’
Larry is a "humanoid simulated vomiting system" designed to help scientists analyze contagion. And like millions around the world right now, he's struggling with norovirus – a disease one British expert describes as "the Ferrari of the virus world."
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Space travel may be harmful to the brain, study suggests
As if space travel was not already filled with enough dangers, a new study out Dec. 31, 2012, shows that cosmic radiation – which would bombard astronauts on deep space missions to places like Mars – could accelerate the onset of Alzheimer's disease.
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Losing weight is like playing the piano, says bariatrics expert
Losing weight and saving money are the top New Year’s resolutions made every year by many Americans. But both require behavioral changes and a certain amount of discipline.
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Most popular last issue: KLAS Awards
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Best in KLAS Awards Software & Services 2012
Just released, this highly anticipated annual report from KLAS reflects feedback from nearly 20,000 healthcare providers this year about more than 900 software solutions and services. Who’s numero uno? Hint: Epic sweeps eight Best in KLAS award categories.
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 Hot Clips: Health Information Exchanges (HIEs)
Click on the highlighted links below to read the top HMT archival properties concerning Health Information Exchanges (HIEs), a topic that is at the forefront of healthcare discussions.
- 5 lessons learned: How to build a successful and sustainable HIE
- Hometown heroes: Small-town Doylestown Hospital earns distinction for implementing a successful HIE
- Why your lab needs an HIE
- HIEs: Beyond controversy
- What private organizations should know when building HIEs
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