E-health

HHS revises Medicare fee-for-service error rates
HealthImaging.com | 1 day 14 hours 54 minutes ago
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have significantly revised its calculations of Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) error rates in 2009.

APhA endorses MTM provision in Senate health-reform proposal
Drug Store News | 1 day 16 hours 15 minutes ago
By Jim FrederickWASHINGTON (Nov. 20) Community pharmacy leaders are endorsing some elements of the massive health-reform package unveiled this week by Senate majority leader Harry Reid of Nevada.

Study Casts Doubt on I.T. Benefits
Health Data Management | 1 day 20 hours 32 minutes ago
A new study of cost data for 4,000 hospitals contends there is no evidence that computerization has lowered costs or streamlined administration. The study, published Nov. 20 and based on data from 2003 to 2007, also claims there is no strong evidence that increased computerization leads to increased quality.

Save Flexible Sending Plans lobbying FSA reform
Drug Store News | 1 day 21 hours 5 minutes ago
By Michael JohnsenWASHINGTON (Nov. 20) A lobbying group representing employers and insurance companies on Thursday issued a statement criticizing the Senate healthcare reform bill for including a provision that would discontinue coverage of over-the-counter medicines through flexible spending accounts.

Physicians network uses wireless IT to improve home-based care
Healthcare IT News | 1 day 22 hours 25 minutes ago
HOLLYWOOD, FL ? The Wound Technology Network, a Hollywood, Fla.-based network of physicians, is using wireless services and mobile devices to provide better care to chronic wound patients in south Florida and southern California.

H. D. Smith launches new Web site
Drug Store News | 1 day 22 hours 45 minutes ago
By Allison CerraSPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Nov. 20) H. D. Smith, a customer-focused national supplier of healthcare products, services and business solutions, announced Friday the launch of their new company Web site, www.HDSmith.com.

The Hospital of the Future
Los Angeles Times | 1 day 22 hours 53 minutes ago
Technology is transforming the way the medical systems work.

ACL Labs chose Accenx EMR
HealthImaging.com | 1 day 22 hours 56 minutes ago
The West Allis, Wisc.-based ACL Laboratories, which provides clinical and industrial laboratory testing, has chosen health information exchange (HIE) company Accenx Exchange EMR.

Remote Monitoring Yields Healthier Patients
InformationWeek | 1 day 23 hours 22 minutes ago
Nursing service uses wireless devices to monitor homebound patients and get data to doctors faster, reducing hospitalizations by more than 50%.