More post-acute care providers are embracing the use of electronic health records in their facilities, according to a new survey by Black Book Market Research firm.
GAO: More planning needed to increase info exchange
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Amy Novotney
Apr 05, 2017
When patients leave the hospital and move to post-acute care settings such as skilled nursing facilities, electronic health records and the electronic exchange of patient health information can help better...
FDA publishes cybersecurity advice for medical devices
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Amy Novotney
Feb 05, 2017
Thanks to significant technological advances in patient care over the past decade, many medical devices are now being designed to connect to a hospital or long-term care facility’s network, or even...
Older adults are ready for tablet-based consent: Study
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Amy Novotney
Apr 04, 2019
Using tablet-based informed consent is convenient, eliminates the risk of lost paperwork and often can help expedite care. However, healthcare experts still believe that older adults prefer a paper-based...
CMS supports collection of sex orientation, gender data
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Amy Novotney
Apr 04, 2016
Researchers believe collecting sexual orientation and gender identity data will improve care for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents.
Senate IT legislation targets red tape and interoperability
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Amy Novotney
Mar 04, 2016
Interoperability improvements for electronic health records and reducing documentation burdens are among the proposals of a draft bill released in January by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions...
Price wants more tech and less government meddling
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Amy Novotney
Jun 05, 2017
Physicians need to be more patient-facing, not computer-facing, according to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price, M.D.
Long-term care data is often unable to share, survey finds
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Amy Novotney
Dec 05, 2018
Interoperability is improving in healthcare, but many providers are still struggling to connect with skilled nursing facilities, according to a survey released in late October.
HHS releases rules focused on interoperability, access
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Amy Novotney
Apr 01, 2020
Last month, in support of the administration’s MyHealthEData initiative, the Department of Health and Human Services disclosed two new rules focused on promoting interoperability and giving patients...
Data security concerns still haunt Medicare contractors
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Amy Novotney
Jun 05, 2015
Information security at nine selected Medicare administrative contractors, at least as of two years ago, was improving, but deficiencies remain, according to a report from the Department of Health & Human...