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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: EHR Interoperability
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Turning CIOs into chief interoperability officers
New survey stresses the need for health IT collaboration.
By Tee Green, Greenway Medical Technologies
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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
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In second look, few savings from digital health records
The conversion to electronic health records has failed so far to produce the hoped-for savings in healthcare costs and has had mixed results, at best, in improving efficiency and patient care, according to a new analysis by the influential RAND Corporation.
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Wal-Mart plans to offer primary care in 5-7 years
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to offer “full primary care services” in five to seven years, a company vice president said Jan. 11 at a health conference in Orlando.
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Hospitals crack down on workers refusing flu shots
Patients can refuse a flu shot. Should doctors and nurses have that right, too? That is the thorny question surfacing as U.S. hospitals increasingly crack down on employees who won't get flu shots, with some workers losing their jobs over their refusal.
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FCC chairman announces up to $400 million Healthcare Connect fund
Beginning in 2013, the FCC’s new Healthcare Connect Fund aims to spur the development of broadband networks to support modern telemedicine, which will link urban medical centers to rural clinics or provide instant access to health records.
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One size does not fit all: AMA comments on meaningful-use Stage 3 EHR program
On Jan. 14, the American Medical Association (AMA) outlined its top five concerns and recommendations to the ONC on the Health IT Policy Committee’s proposal for Stage 3 of the Medicare/Medicaid meaningful-use electronic health record (EHR) program requirements.
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More than 100 doctors, hospitals partner to coordinate care for people with Medicare
Doctors and healthcare providers have formed 106 new accountable care organizations (ACOs) in Medicare, ensuring as many as 4 million Medicare beneficiaries now have access to high-quality, coordinated care across the United States.
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FDA gives green light to remote monitoring in clinical trial
The Federal Drug Administration has approved a clinical drug trial that is unique for two reasons. It used crowdsourcing, including physicians, for the design of the trial. And it’s using telemonitoring to track patient data.
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Not too early to plan for health taxes, H&R Block says
Even if you owe Affordable Care Act taxes, you probably won’t have to start paying them until next year. But H&R Block wants you to come in and talk about them now.
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For nursing jobs, new grads need not apply
Since the recession, healthcare has been the single biggest sector for job growth, but that doesn't mean it's easy to get hired.
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New autism-related gene variants discovered
Genetics researchers have identified 25 additional copy number variations (CNVs) – missing or duplicated stretches of DNA – that occur in some patients with autism. These CNVs are "high impact": although individually rare, each has a strong effect in raising an individual's risk for autism.
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Twitter may help those trying to lose weight
A six-month study of 96 overweight and obese people found that their use of the popular online social networking service as part of a weight-loss program improved their chances of shedding excess pounds.
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Bargain over fiscal cliff brings changes to healthcare
The bill that prevented the nation from plunging over the fiscal cliff did more than just stop income tax increases and delay across-the-board spending cuts. It also included several provisions that tweaked Medicare and brought bigger changes to other healthcare programs.
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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.
- HIEs: Beyond controversy
- What private organizations should know when building HIEs
- 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
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