Upgrade medicals devices to shut the backdoor on ransomware attacks
The same MRI machines that reveal the inner workings of the human body can also expose healthcare professionals to lethal attacks by hackers who use medical devices to infect computer systems with...
View ArticleSurvey: Most Americans not comparing prices for healthcare
For healthcare consumerism to work, patients need to research and compare healthcare costs. The idea is that Americans shopping for the most cost-effective care will lower costs. Out-of-pocket...
View ArticleCould you benefit from an integrated telemedicine EHR?
Telemedicine allows healthcare providers to offer remotely to patients who do not have immediate access to a doctor, usually via telephone or video. The Center for Connected Health Policy defines...
View ArticleCMS to overhaul Medicare fraud audit process
The CMS has unveiled a major overhaul for how it seeks out Medicare fraud and improper payment cases. The agency plans to implement a new audit strategy where Medicare Administrative Contractors, or...
View Article3 Ways EHR Use, Access Boost Care Coordination Across Settings
Care coordination between healthcare settings can have a significant impact on patient care. Strong care coordination is particularly necessary for providers delivering care to high-risk patients....
View ArticleGovernment Activity Heating Up on Health-Data Exchange
The seamless electronic exchange of health-care records has long been a goal of the federal government, and several upcoming initiatives may help reach that goal. For example, two stakeholder forums...
View ArticleUsing machine learning to improve patient care
New CSAIL research employs many types of medical data, including electronic health records, to predict outcomes in hospitals. Doctors are often deluged by signals from charts, test results, and other...
View ArticleAn ‘old wives’ tale’ drives calls for tetanus shots amid Houston flooding
People caught up in the tragedy of Hurricane Harvey face uncertainty and stress. But one thing most of them don’t have to worry about right now is whether they need a tetanus shot. Scattered social...
View ArticleMedicare shared-savings ACOs cut $1 billion in costs over three years
(Story updated at 4:33 p.m. ET) Accountable care organizations participating in the CMS’ Medicare shared-savings program reduced spending by about $1 billion in three years, HHS’ Office of Inspector...
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ePatientFinder is Matching Donations for Hurricane Harvey Relief
ePatientFinder and it’s employees believe in helping local and has made it their duty to lend a hand (whether financially or time wise)to our fellow Texans. Effective immediately, all donations...
View ArticleWhat’s next for health information exchanges?
Health information exchanges have for years been plagued by the looming question: Is HIE as a business model actually sustainable? And while few argue that they have faced challenges to basic...
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Hot Dogs and ACOs
2008. A younger Barack Obama is watching Joey Chestnut eat 59 hot dogs in 10 minutes to defeat Takeru Kobayashi in the Nathans’ National Hot Dog Eating Competition, showing that America leads all other...
View Article7 Ways 3D Printing is Revolutionizing Healthcare
It’s hard to believe but 3D-printing has been around since the mid-80s. Since that time, we’ve seen all manner of things printed “out of thin air” like pens, shoes, jewelry, and even cars. But perhaps...
View ArticleWhy Are We So Stupid About Picking Overused Passwords?
Password security guidance: Do block users from picking commonly used passwords. But when creating password blacklists, don’t block users from picking any password that’s ever been seen in a data...
View Article3 Best Practices for Balancing EHR Use and Patient Engagement
Healthcare professionals have been challenged with balancing EHR use and patient engagement during the clinical encounter as technology has evolved over the past 20 years. Providers face significant...
View ArticleWho Will Build the Health-Care Blockchain? – MIT Technology Review
There are 26 different electronic medical records systems used in the city of Boston, each with its own language for representing and sharing data. Critical information is often scattered across...
View ArticleDuplicate health records reach epidemic proportions
Take a look through the contacts in your cell phone. Do you have more than one entry for the same person? Or, do you have one listing for your cousin Maggie’s old cell phone, one for her new cell...
View Article6 Practical Applications of Virtual Reality in Healthcare
Virtual reality, or just VR as everyone refers to it, is not just another gadget used only by the entertainment industry. It has a myriad of applications in industries such as tourism, education,...
View ArticleThe Past, Present and Future Of Texting Clinical Information | Health Law...
Nobody is immune to the magnetic draw of text messaging as an immediate and efficient means of communication. Providers in healthcare settings are no exception – anything that can streamline the...
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Delivering a seamless patient experience doesn’t have to break the bank
Two weeks ago, I went to get my annual physical at NYU Langone Health. I booked the appointment using an app on my phone, checked into the clinic using a biometric palm scanner, and filled out all the...
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