Health info expert: Time for long-term care providers to raise their hands for inclusion
By
McKnight's Staff
Aug 08, 2012
Long-term care providers must collaborate and create partnerships with their acute care counterparts in order to make efficient use of new technology, a health information management expert told listeners...
Information technology only works if staff is adequately trained
By
Julie Williamson
Apr 01, 2008
Developing a technologically savvy workforce is the secret to a facility’s success when it comes to upgrading systems
Researchers say: IT systems are an ‘unfulfilled promise’
By
John Andrews
Mar 02, 2013
The healthcare industry’s deployment of information technology systems has fallen short of the expectations projected by the RAND Corporation in 2005.
Accountable care organizations in focus as Health IT Summit opens Wednesday
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McKnight's Staff
Aug 16, 2012
The Seattle IHT2 Health IT Summit, now in its seventh year, will focus on defining meaningful use as participants convene on Wednesday, Aug. 22. The opening keynote will be on the “State of the Health...
Report: Medication mismanagement leading to nursing home stays
Mar 11, 2008
Up to half of all seniors will mismanage at least one of their medications, which can account for “about 23 percent of nursing home admissions,” according to a new analysis in the Baltimore...
IT project aims to reduce hospital readmissions
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Liza Berger
Dec 08, 2010
As the government strives to limit rehospitalizations, one nursing home and a couple of hospitals in New York City are staying ahead of the pack.
Malpractice caps, required EHRs part of Bush Medicare proposal
Feb 20, 2008
Forced by a mandate in the 2003 Medicare law, the Bush administration has proposed caps for noneconomic damages in medical malpractice lawsuits and a mandate for providers to use electronic health records.
Healthcare information technology has not saved hospitals money, report says
Nov 23, 2009
Despite claims of significant cost savings, so far implementation of healthcare information technology in hospitals “hasn’t saved a dime,” according to a new report from researchers at...
Leaders say full e-prescribing could be around the corner
Mar 10, 2008
The full implementation of e-prescribing technology could come within three years, according to one of its foremost proponents. Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich declared that possibility last...
No time like the present to grab mouse by the horns
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 01, 2008
It’s April. Do you know where your year has gone? That’s not entirely a rhetorical question because even if your fiscal year isn’t nearing an end, you could have reason to be feeling...