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Why All Payer Claims Databases are "all the rage"
A Health IT Exchange community expert examines what All Payer Claims Databases (APCDs) are and what types of reporting and data sharing efforts they make possible.BLOG
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Applying data analytics software to the hospital supply chain
Analytics software can be used for more than clinical data. Hospitals crunching supply chain numbers for order fulfillment timeliness and accuracy can see bottom line improvements.News | 02 May 2011
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Gates envisions next generation of health care technology
Former Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates spoke at the 2010 mHealth Summit about technology's role in improving global health. Find out what he said here.News | 10 Nov 2010
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Program offers health IT certification for individuals
The health IT certification program helps to train individuals for the complex world of health information technology.BLOG
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Motorola unveils its first health care EDA
The wireless device maker's enterprise digital assistant for health care represents its next-generation attempt to help nurses ditch pagers, phones and scanners.Blog
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New health care data management solution available
BridgeHead Software and Dell have joined forces to offer a new health care data management solution.BLOG
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Hospital supply chain management systems getting hooked into EHRs
Hospital supply chain management systems can help facilities keep an accurate inventory and save money on supplies. Learn how to buy software and improve workflow in the process.Tip
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Podcast: New program helps physicians assess meaningful use
Learn about the American Board of Medical Specialties' new focus on meaningful use and health IT.Podcast
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Three-part series: Tips for managing a hospital wireless network
Based on interviews with three health care leaders, this three-part series offers tips for implementing and managing a hospital wireless network.Tip
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After EHR system implementation, maintenance, service questions remain
Once an EHR system is installed, attention turns to maintenance, service and support. Using an IT service provider for such tasks may be the best bet for small practices.News | 12 Aug 2010
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Exclusive video: Telemedicine highlights from ATA 2012
In this video from the American Telemedicine Association's ATA 2012 meeting, physician executive Joseph Kim, M.D. and reporter Don Fluckinger highlight key issues.Video
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Health care professionals can go online for ICD-10 coding resources
The American Health Information Management Association has launched an online learning program to help coders and other professionals get a jump start on ICD-10 coding.Podcast
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ICD-11
The International Classification of Disease, Eleventh Revision (ICD-11) is a system of medical coding created by the World Health Organization (WHO) for documenting diseases, signs and symptoms, diagnoses and social circumstances.Definition
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Current Procedural Terminology (CPT)
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) is a code set that is used to report medical procedures and services to entities such as physicians, health insurance companies and accreditation organizations. CPT is used in conjunction with ICD-9-CM or ICD-10-CM numerical diagnostic coding during the electronic medical billing process.Definition
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Improving revenue cycle management in health care
A revenue cycle management system can help hospitals streamline administrative and clinical tasks. This tutorial explains how RCM software is affected by EHR use and ICD-10.Tutorial
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HIPAA 5010 goes online: CIO's troubleshooting list
Health care CIOs played an integral part in HIPAA 5010 implementation. Now that it's online, they're helping finance monitor transactions and keep revenue streaming in.News | 04 Jan 2012
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To get meaningful use payments, urologists must address workflow
Urologists planning to attest for meaningful use must adapt to an electronic workflow. Choosing the right EHR system, and considering radiology, can make this transition seamless.Tip
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Physician assistants look to expand EHR incentive eligibility
Despite their insight on clinical workflow, EHR use and implementation, physician assistants are on the outside looking in for the EHR incentive programs. Some want to change that.News | 15 Dec 2011
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The role of ICD-10 codes in health IT
All corners of ICD-10 are covered in this guide including, but not limited to: ICD-10 implementation, transition to new codes, the impact on the U.S. health care industry and in-depth coverage from AHIMA 2011.guide
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AMA opposes implementing ICD-10; industry leaders react
The American Medical Association opposes ICD-10 and aims to seek an 'appropriate replacement,' but those who have invested millions in the switch say they won't change their plans.News | 18 Nov 2011
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Mobile business intelligence applications provide analytics on the go
Mobile BI tools let users make informed decisions on the go, but feature sets vary greatly. Some apps lack key functionality; others may not work for health care professionals.FAQ
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Meaningful use compliance in 2012: More analytics
In this podcast, IDC Health Data Insights' Judy Hanover breaks down the coming year in meaningful use compliance for the health care sector.Podcast
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Improving health information management
This Guide introduces health IT professionals to the technologies that can enable the benefits of improved health information management.guide
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Radiologists highlight adverse events disclosure at RSNA 2011
As RSNA 2011 broadens its focus to see how specialists integrate with fellow health care providers, radiologists take on a greater role in adverse events disclosures.News | 29 Nov 2011
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Common health care data analysis methods
Data gleaned from business intelligence systems is useless if it's not easy to read. This tip describes four common methods of data analysis for clinical and financial data.Tip
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Health care business intelligence in a clinical setting
This tip discusses clinical uses of business intelligence systems including quality reporting, claims analysis, evidence-based medicine and patient registry analysis.Tip
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How BI enhances evidence-based decision making in health care
By providing key data about performance, efficiency, financial and customer service, business intelligence systems let health care organizations make better decisions.Tip
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How BI reporting helps address meaningful use
Quality reporting is a key component of meaningful use. In addition to providing consistent data, BI systems and data warehouses can track patient outcomes and business processes.Tip
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BI implementation must meet needs of organization, its infrastructure
Health care organizations need to make sure business intelligence projects maintain data quality and consistency while meeting HIPAA requirements. Data integration matters, too.Tip
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Business intelligence planning for health care: Know where to start
Before BI implementation can begin, several key questions must be answered. Chief among them: what information will be needed and what business processes will be addressed.Tip
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Consider real-time location systems for enhanced analytics potential
Real-time location systems offer health care organizations more than the ability to keep track of all their moving parts. RTLS play a role in analytics as well.Tip
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medical transcription software (MTS)
Medical transcription software (MTS) is a specialized speech recognition program that includes a database of medical terminology.Definition
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Tap IT resources for patient care quality improvement initiatives
IT tools to improve patient care quality start with analyzing phone traffic and using CPOE to make arguments for appropriate testing.Tip
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Alarm hazards, dose errors remain atop ECRI hazards list
The ECRI Institute released its top 10 health care technology hazards for 2012. Health care organizations, take note -- some hazards can be controlled or prevented altogether.Tip
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computer assisted coding system (CACS)
A computer assisted coding system (CACS) is a computer software application that analyzes health care documents and produces appropriate medical codes for specific phrases and terms within the document.Definition
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Distributed computing environment complicates radiology QA
Demands for patient throughput, remote readings of radiology digital images make quality-assurance thorny. IT leaders can assist radiologists in building better processes.News | 30 Nov 2011
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problem list
In health IT, a problem list is a designated section of a patient's medical chart that details the most important medical information.Definition
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Improving security in health care with identity and access management
As health care records move from paper to electronic, the rules for identity and access management must change. This podcast explains the basics of IAM in health care.Podcast
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Using health care data analytics to improve information management
Hospitals are a treasure trove of information. Much of it goes unused. This tutorial shows how data analytics tools can improve preventive care, reduce costs and manage risks.FAQ
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Tips for smoothing the rough edges in your hybrid paper-digital EHR workflow
Bar codes are key to enabling digital EHR workflows to assimilate lingering paper forms, reports and other scraps floating around the hospital environment.Tip
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Mostashari's meaningful use stage 2 vision for patient data access
Meaningful use stage 2 commences the creation of "building blocks" to enable patient portals, "blue button" style downloads, or even patient data access through HIE.Tip
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Key to patient engagement may be portals, not PHRs, experts say
Health leaders at a recent conference agree that portals, not personal health records, could be the game-changer that spurs patient engagement and meaningful use compliance.News | 16 Feb 2012
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Five health IT trends not to watch in 2012
Not all health IT trends will survive in 2012. Read about the EMR, the RHIO, the HIS and other health information technology doomed for extinction in the new year.News | 29 Dec 2011
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Just the HITs: Top 10 health IT trends of 2011
Which is the most important health IT story of 2011? There's no shortage of topics. Find out what our features writer thinks after a year of gumshoe reporting.News | 27 Dec 2011
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ONC targets patient engagement at mHealth Summit town hall
The Office of the National Coordinator has lofty goals for getting patients more involved in their own care. However, each goal brings numerous technical and cultural challenges.News | 07 Dec 2011
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RxNorm
RxNorm is a catalog of the standard names given to clinical drugs and drug delivery devices in the United States to enable interoperability and clear communication between electronic systems, regardless of software and hardware compatibility.Definition
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Google Health shutting down at end of year
Google Health will be retired at the beginning of 2012. The PHR service never achieved the adoption rate the search engine giant wanted. Was its business model to blame?BLOG
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Gov. Patrick on personal health information management
PHI management is a matter of each individual patient's personal choice, said the Massachusetts governor at a recent conference, recounting the story of his own hip replacement.Video
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Personal health records not dead yet, experts say
Are patients not using personal health records because they don't need them, or because they don't trust vendors with their privacy? Physician encouragement may be the key.News | 24 May 2011
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FAQ: Why aren't patients using PHR services?
Personal health records could help patients track medical history, prescriptions and more. Yet most patients have never heard of them, let alone use them. Find out why in this FAQ.Tutorial
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Quiz: Business intelligence for mobile health care
Test your knowledge of health care business intelligence applications, mobile platforms and data analytics functions in this quiz.Quiz
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Consider real-time location systems for enhanced analytics potential
Real-time location systems offer health care organizations more than the ability to keep track of all their moving parts. RTLS play a role in analytics as well.Tip
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Pharmas show future of meaningful use, clinical data analytics
What on earth will we do with all the bits and bytes collected via meaningful use criteria? Clinical data analytics, that's what. Pharmas already are launching pilot projects.News | 30 Apr 2012
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How the team approach to health care impacts clinical data governance
Health care reform and the ACO model promote a team approach to care delivery. This means tackling the tough tasks of first harmonizing data and then making it readily available.Tip
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Do small providers need enterprise data warehouses to join ACOs?
It's looking more as though small clinics and hospitals will have to set up enterprise data warehouses to participate in ACOs and other quality-based reimbursement programs.News | 02 Apr 2012
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CIOs tell health IT vendors they need interop, iPad EHR, HIPAA help
Health care CIOs give vendors a laundry list of what they'll buy now, including HIPAA compliance and security help, iPad EHR interfaces and tools to improve interoperability.News | 26 Mar 2012
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What big data means for health data analytics, in practical terms
An Intel executive explains what big data means for health care, as well as what the chip vendor is doing to improve quality and clinical research through health data analytics.News | 14 Mar 2012
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Governance key to creating effective health data warehouse
Many people want a health data warehouse to do many things, often at a moment's notice. That's why a governance committee should oversee its use, HIMSS 2012 attendees learned.News | 23 Feb 2012
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Health care informatics, privacy remain top 2012 issues
Health IT will stay in the spotlight in 2012. Health care informatics, privacy concerns remain among the industry's top issues, PricewaterhouseCoopers says.News | 28 Dec 2011
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Quiz: Business intelligence for mobile health care
Test your knowledge of health care business intelligence applications, mobile platforms and data analytics functions in this quiz.Quiz
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Do small providers need enterprise data warehouses to join ACOs?
It's looking more as though small clinics and hospitals will have to set up enterprise data warehouses to participate in ACOs and other quality-based reimbursement programs.News | 02 Apr 2012
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Business intelligence use cases for health care organizations
In health care as in other verticals, BI software is increasingly being used to address financial issues. Organizations are finding ways to apply BI to patient care as well.Tip
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Mobile business intelligence applications provide analytics on the go
Mobile BI tools let users make informed decisions on the go, but feature sets vary greatly. Some apps lack key functionality; others may not work for health care professionals.FAQ
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Governance key to creating effective health data warehouse
Many people want a health data warehouse to do many things, often at a moment's notice. That's why a governance committee should oversee its use, HIMSS 2012 attendees learned.News | 23 Feb 2012
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Health care firm drives progress with SharePoint 2010 implementation
A comprehensive enterprise SharePoint 2010 implementation is expected to help one health care consultancy more effectively advise clients and deliver new drugs and medical tools to the market.News | 22 Feb 2012
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Common health care data analysis methods
Data gleaned from business intelligence systems is useless if it's not easy to read. This tip describes four common methods of data analysis for clinical and financial data.Tip
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Health care business intelligence in a clinical setting
This tip discusses clinical uses of business intelligence systems including quality reporting, claims analysis, evidence-based medicine and patient registry analysis.Tip
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How BI enhances evidence-based decision making in health care
By providing key data about performance, efficiency, financial and customer service, business intelligence systems let health care organizations make better decisions.Tip
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How BI reporting helps address meaningful use
Quality reporting is a key component of meaningful use. In addition to providing consistent data, BI systems and data warehouses can track patient outcomes and business processes.Tip
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Nationwide, HIE connectivity happening slowly, surely
While the dream of nationwide health information exchange driven by state HIE implementation stays stuck in the planning stage, specialists are sharing patient data on their own.Tip
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Cloud holds promise for radiology image sharing
Health care's skepticism about cloud adoption has not hit radiology, where sharing images in the cloud sure beats film and CD-based alternatives. But compliance remains a concern.Tip
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Not all providers will reap cloud image storage savings
While small health care providers may save money by using a cloud storage provider, larger facilities may be better off managing their own data centers. One CIO explains why here.News | 14 Feb 2012
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Fog surrounding health care cloud begins to clear
Health care's reluctance to embrace cloud computing is waning, in part because it helps meet HIPAA disaster recovery rules, but cost and bandwidth make it a poor fit for some.News | 01 Feb 2012
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Negotiating maximum cloud uptime from service providers
Uptime issues with health care cloud services can lead to HIPAA compliance issues, not to mention lawsuits. To avoid problems, be firm when negotiating service agreements.Tip
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A quick look at iPad EHR systems
As iPad adoption among medical professionals climbs, EHR vendors are developing versions of their software for the iPad. Here's a look at key features of 11 such systems.Tip
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Experts debate merits of virtualized vs native iPad EHR implementation
While native apps and virtualization both have their tradeoffs for iPad EHR implementation, health IT leaders agree: The tablet is here to stay in hospitals.News | 09 Aug 2011
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For cloud EHR users, meaningful use, data exchange low priorities
Health care providers adopting cloud-based EHR systems are doing so not to achieve meaningful use but, they say, because it makes clinical workflow and data management easier.News | 21 Jul 2011
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Behavioral health agency sees benefits to online word processing
One agency looks to online word processing as a method to port data into the cloud, and security measures are developing to enhance safety and compliance.News | 20 Jul 2011
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Health care cloud adoption grows, albeit slowly, thanks to EHR systems
While many physicians and CIOs remain hesitant to embark on cloud adoption, it's becoming clearer that cloud services offer economic and security advantages for some providers.News | 19 Jul 2011
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