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Clinical Decision Support


Cincinnati, Detriot named final Beacon pilot communities

Top Stories | Thursday, September 02 2010
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Sept. 2 that Cincinnati and Detroit are the two final pilot communities selected under the new Beacon Community Program that is using health IT to help tackle leading health problems in communities across the U.S.
 

New HIMSS site covers quality improvement basics

Industry News | Wednesday, September 01 2010
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has launched Quality 101, an online resource for the basics and metrics of quality measurement and improvement.
 

PLoS: Health IT can improve cardiovascular risk management

Industry News | Thursday, August 26 2010
IT-based programs can improve cardiovascular disease management and patient empowerment, but must be accompanied by supportive social and political environments and active patient and clinician engagement, according to an article published online Aug. 24 in PLoS Medicine.
 

Analog Devices' tech powers Zoll's PocketCPR

New Products | Thursday, August 26 2010
Medical device company Zoll Medical has selected Analog Devices' iMEMS technology to enable PocketCPR, Zoll’s palm-sized CPR device, to measure the rate and depth of chest compressions administered by rescuers.
 

Feature: U.S. needs national strategy to curb imaging overutilization

Web Exclusives | Monday, August 23 2010
Written by Gina Narcisi
Medical imaging overutilization--a growing concern in the U.S.--exposes patients to unnecessary radiation, while also adding to rising healthcare costs, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in Radiology. In an interview, William R. Hendee, PhD, lead author, reviewed various methods by which medical imaging could be curtailed.
 

JACR: Professional guidelines not cut out for decision support

Top Stories | Tuesday, August 17 2010
Radiology professional society guidelines, in and of themselves, do not comprise effective decision support for reducing inappropriate use of medical imaging, opined Ramin Khorasani, MD, MPH, vice chair of radiology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, in the September issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
 

Philips invests in healthcare technology companies

Financial News | Tuesday, August 17 2010
Royal Philips Electronics will participate in a new venture capital fund, Gilde Healthcare III, which will focus on early- and growth-stage healthcare technology companies in Europe and the U.S.
 

Webinar: Stage 1 of meaningful use is for quality reporting acclimation

Web Exclusives | Wednesday, August 04 2010
Written by Mary Stevens
Stage 1 requirements for meaningful use incentives aim to strike a balance between the overall goal of EHR use and widespread adoption, while avoiding added work, said Jonathan Teich, MD, PhD, chief medical informatics officer at Elsevier Health Services, during a HIMSS webinar titled “Meaningful Use: Safety and Quality of Care.”
 

Minnesota system selects Lawson's practice management tech

Contracts & Installations | Monday, August 02 2010
Lakeview Health System in Stillwater, Minn., has selected multiple enterprise software technologies from Lawson Software, including Lawson Enterprise Financial Management, Supply Chain Management, Contract Management and Budgeting suites to replace systems for its business management.
 

CMIOs give meaningful use mixed reviews (Part Two in Two-Part Series)

Web Exclusives | Monday, July 19 2010
In Part 1 of our closer look at the final rules for meaningful use and EHR certification standards, CMIO’s Jeff Byers spoke with David Blumenthal, MD, chair of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT. In Part 2, CMIOs weigh in with mixed reviews.
 

AMDIS: ONC advisor says meaningful use final rule achieves balance

Conference News | Thursday, July 15 2010
Written by Mary Stevens
OJAI, Calif.–The goal was to make meaningful use ambitious, but achievable, said Farzad Mostashari, senior advisor for policy and programming at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), who clarified several points and answered many questions about meaningful use at the AMDIS Physician-Computer Connection Symposium Thursday.
 

Siemens' Soarian Clinicals expands West

Contracts & Installations | Wednesday, June 30 2010
BJC HealthCare has signed a $49 million, 12-year agreement to migrate 11 of its hospitals to Siemens’ Soarian Financials   enterprise web-based revenue cycle tool.
 

Spring Medical, TEKfleet to provide EHR support for practices

Partnerships & Alliances | Wednesday, June 09 2010
Health IT company Spring Medical Systems has entered into an agreement with TEKfleet, an organization of independent computer consultants, to offer support for EHR systems for small to midsize medical practices.
 

Iasis chooses Wolters' CDS for 16 sites

Contracts & Installations | Wednesday, June 09 2010
UpToDate, a part of health IT company Wolters Kluwer Health, has been selected by Iasis Healthcare to provide clinical decision support (CDS) in its 16 U.S. hospitals.
 

Siemens deploys Soarian AIM

Industry News | Wednesday, May 19 2010
Siemens Healthcare will begin deploying its new Soarian AIM [Agile Implementation Methodology], at all future Soarian Health Information System installations.
 

Christus Health enlists Wolters Kluwer order set software

Contracts & Installations | Monday, May 10 2010
Christus Health, a Dallas-based nonprofit health system comprised of almost 350 services in 60 cities, has selected health IT company Wolters Kluwer Health’s ProVation Order Sets, powered by UpToDate Decision Support, as its electronic order set software.
 

California facility goes live with ProVation Order Sets

Contracts & Installations | Monday, April 26 2010
Huntington Hospital in Pasadena, Calif., has selected health IT company Wolters Kluwer Health’s ProVation Order Sets to automate the creation, deployment and maintenance of evidence-based order sets.
 

ACP: EHRs critical to effective reporting of quality measures

Industry News | Monday, April 26 2010
Increasing the use of quality measurement as part of EHR systems is critical to achieving meaningful use of health IT and would allow for a more complete reflection of care processes and patient outcomes, the American College of Physicians (ACP) reported at its annual meeting in Toronto.
 

Wolters Kluwer nets ProVation install at Southwest medical center

Contracts & Installations | Tuesday, April 20 2010
Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center has selected Wolters Kluwer Health’s ProVation Order Sets, powered by UpToDate Decision Support, as its electronic order set application.
 

HealthAffairs: EHRs must evolve to integrate into medical home

Industry News | Monday, April 19 2010
More research is needed but the EHR will likely be a foundational element of the medical home, according to an article in the April edition of HealthAffairs.
 
Web Exclusives

Feature: U.S. needs national strategy to curb imaging overutilization

Medical imaging overutilization--a growing concern in the U.S.--exposes patients to unnecessary radiation, while also adding to rising healthcare costs, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in Radiology. In an interview, William R. Hendee, PhD, lead author, reviewed various methods by which medical imaging could be curtailed.

Radiology: Prelim study shows CE breast CT outperforms CT, mammo

Dedicated contrast-enhanced (CE) breast CT delivered significantly improved conspicuity of malignant breast lesions, including ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), compared with unenhanced breast CT and mammography, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology.

Radiology: Rad role may evolve as image-guided biopsies trend up

CT, ultrasound and MRI have helped shift biopsy techniques away from more invasive approaches toward image-guided percutaneous techniques, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology. The trend toward less-invasive approaches translates into enhanced safety and efficiency and could lead to more interaction between patients and radiologists.

CMS Webinar: Incentive payments to offset EHR adoption, not reimburse

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) EHR incentive payments are not considered reimbursement for money expended on EHR technology, but are intended to offset the cost associated with adoption and ongoing meaningful use, according to CMS during an Aug. 12 webinar.

CMS webinar: Eligible professionals can expect EHR incentives in 2011

Funding incentives for EHR use is the main goal of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) meaningful use initiative, and there are incentive programs for both hospitals and eligible professionals, according to Elizabeth Holland, health insurance specialist at the Department of Health and Human Services, who spoke during a CMS-sponsored webinar Aug. 8.

Webinar: Stage 1 of meaningful use is for quality reporting acclimation

Stage 1 requirements for meaningful use incentives aim to strike a balance between the overall goal of EHR use and widespread adoption, while avoiding added work, said Jonathan Teich, MD, PhD, chief medical informatics officer at Elsevier Health Services, during a HIMSS webinar titled “Meaningful Use: Safety and Quality of Care.”

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