Monthly Archives: August 2012

Laser Developed to Detect a Person’s Vegetable Intake — #HITsm Chat Discovery

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Katie

This is the continuation of the #HITsm Tweet Chat Highlights series. Veggie-detecting laser helps doctors track your diet, cut through little, white lies wapo.st/NB1ZHT via WaPo #Health #HITsm — Elin Silveous (@ElinSilveous) August 24, 2012 This article brings up a subject that most everyone can … Continue reading →

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Hospitals Adjusting to Meaningful Use Stage 2 Rules

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Anne Zieger

We knew the final draft of Meaningful Use Stage 2 was going to come with as many complaints against it as Stage 1. Given the scope of the new rules, and the importance of following them, hospitals don’t seem to … Continue reading →

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Robotic Glove That Diagnoses Illnesses: Coming To A Doctor’s Office Near You — #HITsm Chat Discovery

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Katie

This is the continuation of the #HITsm Tweet Chat Highlights series.  Have you read about the “the hand” – you examine yourself with glove – wireless to doc for dx? ow.ly/dd6is #hitsm — CIPROMS, Inc. (@CIPROMS) August 24, 2012 Here’s a video about … Continue reading →

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Noninvasive Total Cholesterol Tested By Digital Camera — #HITsm Chat Discovery

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Katie

For those familiar with the EMR and HIPAA and EMR and EHR blogs in the HealthCare Scene network, you might have seen some posts recently highlighting the weekly HL7 Standards weekly #HITsm Chats. Four questions are posed, and there is … Continue reading →

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$100k Investment for Every Rock Health Company

Posted on August 28, 2012 by John

It’s been a busy week for the people at Rock Health. First, they had the Rock Health Boston Demo Day. Yesterday and today they’re doing the Health Innovation Summit in San Francisco. And now Rock Health is announcing that Kleiner … Continue reading →

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CPOE, Clinical Decision Support Help Order Set Usability

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Anne Zieger

CPOE is coming into its own as a technology, after lagging far behind in adoption for many years. And new evidence suggests that this may be a good thing. A new study has concluded that when paired with clinical decision … Continue reading →

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ICD-10 Delay Finalized with New Unique Plan Identifier

Posted on August 24, 2012 by John

Another big week for healthcare IT and HHS. First, we got the meaningful use stage 2 final rule and now we have the official ICD-10 delay (See our previous post about the proposed ICD-10 delay). Here’s a quote from the … Continue reading →

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Practice Fusion EMR Meaningful Use Dashboard Demo Video

Posted on August 24, 2012 by David

The Meaningful Use Dashboard helps you stay on track by calculating your progress towards completing each criterion, which will help you when you are ready to attest. The Patient Gap Report goes the next step by identifying patients who are … Continue reading →

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Practice Fusion Passes 50 Million Patients, Outlines Company Growth

Posted on August 24, 2012 by David

Practice Fusion issued an infographic today in celebration of surpassing the 50 million patient milestone for their free, web-based Electronic Health Record (EHR). The free platform has already helped doctors attest for more than $35 million in Meaningful Use incentives. … Continue reading →

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Talus Foot Surgeons Selects ClearDATA for HIPAA-Compliant Cloud Hosting of BioMedix TRAKnet Practice Management Software

Posted on August 24, 2012 by David

Phoenix, AZ, August 22, 2012 – – ClearDATA Networks, Inc., the leading healthcare cloud computing platform and service provider, today announced that Talus Foot Surgeons, LLC., a Scottsdale-based provider of podiatric medicine and surgery, is hosting its BioMedix TRAKnet™ PM … Continue reading →

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