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Since the Government Direct Program has gone live, there’s a lot of talk and ways to go with being able to finally securely communicate. Back in October of last year, SureScripts announced their offering for this service too, an alternative but also secure avenue to communicate for doctors. ...
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Tue, Feb 15 2011
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Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, healthcare, Email, EHR, Health IT, PHR, Patient, doctor, Surescripts, American Academy of Family Physicians, subscription
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Occasionally I like to include some time saving updates with Outlook Add Ins or other software that others may find useful. I live in Outlook and so do many others out there so if you are tired of typing the same things over and over, or having to search for a prior email to copy and paste, this...
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Sat, Feb 12 2011
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Filed under: Technology, Other Items of Interest, Microsoft/Windows News, microsoft, Outlook, Email, Templates, Outlook add on, Text Lightning, inbox
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I am just going to address here how you as a a consumer get set up through HealthVault. As Sean has mentioned on the blog, there will be more information coming out for providers to get set up from their end. Now he says it’s simple, well simple for him to say…you can read through...
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Sat, Feb 12 2011
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Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Microsoft/Windows News, microsoft, Medical Records, Email, PHR, Personal Health Records, HealthVault, HHS, HIMMS, encryption, Gateway, ONC, Direct Project, NIHN
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Something we have all been waiting for today is finally open for business, the “Direct Project” from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT. You can read the official press release from the ONC Office here. I have covered a bit of the progress here to a certain point as a preview...
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Wed, Feb 2 2011
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Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Microsoft/Windows News, microsoft, Medical Records, Email, PHR, Personal Health Records, HealthVault, HHS, HIMMS, encryption, Quest Diagnostics, ONC, Direct Project, NIHN
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No real technology needed to break in this time when employees hand out their email addresses and log on information. If the hacker said he was within the hospital system working in IT, then he would have known this information or would have worked with someone in the department who had access...
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Sun, Jan 16 2011
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Filed under: Medically Related, Other Items of Interest, Hospital, healthcare, Email, HIPAA, Heatlh IT, Doctors, Security Breach, Patients, St. Vincent, Indianapolis
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If you have an Ipad and use Outlook and are not doing this yet, you may want to read up. You need to launch ITunes to do this so make you have the program on your PC and then go to Mobile Me, the synch program for Apple devices. If you have Microsoft Exchange it will be a little different...
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How hot is marketing in healthcare, hot enough to where folks are poaching for email addresses and the usual attempts for identify theft. Walgreens said no personal information as far as passwords or account numbers were hacked so it’s just the email addresses according to this report so watch...
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Fri, Dec 10 2010
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If you are a healthcare IT person, then you know what this is but for those who are not aware of the NIHN, read up here as help is on the way to allow an exchange of records using NHIN Direct standards, in other words things like email and sending documents and images in between practices, public and...
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Mon, Nov 8 2010
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Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Other Items of Interest, Medical Records, Email, EHR, Health IT, Hospitals, Doctors, Standards, Pilots, services, ONC, exchanges, connectivity, NHIN Direct
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I like to keep the far right hand side open for both advertisers and resources to be used by healthcare individuals as well as consumers. Today I did an update with both the graphics and added a new PHR to the list, Patient Ally. Patient Ally is also a “free” PHR that is offered and stored on...
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Fri, Aug 27 2010
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Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, healthcare, privacy, Medical Records, Email, PHR, Google Health, Patient, Personal Health Records, HealthVault, doctor, AMA, Blue Shield, network, Patient Ally, Office AllyCalifornia
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I have been using Google Voice and I can see why a desktop application would be popular as there are mobile phone applications for the I Phone and Blackberry so why not the desktop. You can configure your phone number different ways. I have mine configured as a place to leave messages right...
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Tue, Jul 6 2010
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Filed under: Technology, Other Items of Interest, Windows Mobile, Email, Google, cell phones, VOIP, Phone calls, Doctors, Patients, Texting, transcription, messages, Google Voice, voice mail
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The CardioMessenger ® functions like a cell phone and you keep it with you. Below are a couple of links from prior articles. The cellular connection here is what we need to be aware of and how it functions. Biotronik Home Monitoring – Wireless Cardio Implant that Connects To Sends Email,...
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Thu, May 13 2010
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Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Hospital, healthcare, Email, Medical Devices, Cardiology, FDA, clinical trials, Implants, Home Monitoring, wireless, SMS, Biotronik, Remote, cardiomessenger
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I just received this in my email today and for the last month or so, I am getting weekly door hanger advertisements as well, similar to the image below. With all the recent price increases coming out and talks in Washington, it appears they are on the move to find all the consumers with any ability...
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Wed, Mar 10 2010
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Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, Email, health insurance, Marketing, Blue Cross, Advertising, healthcare reform, mail, Anthem
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No doubt you have probably heard about Michelle Obama’s new program, “Let’s Move” which is designed to draw attention to obesity problems with children and how it is our responsibility to dive in here, as we are creating some of the methodologies that are leading to this problem as adults. As Mrs...
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Thu, Feb 18 2010
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Filed under: Medically Related, Physician, healthcare, Email, PHR, Personal Health Records, Kaiser Permanente, Online, obsesity, interview, pediatrician, kp.org, growth charts, test results
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For those who prefer old technology and can’t get with the current day programs, here’s an answer for you. You can hug and hang on to that old fax machine and enter the 21st century through the back door, but it’s not free and you need to subscribe for a monthly fee. This is a nice service...
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Patients who use the pilot program will have no co-pays the article states. The e-visits consist of emailing the doctors and patients need to be members insured by Blue Cross/Blue Shield. The program can also be used to schedule appointments with doctors, request prescription refills and...
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Sun, Nov 29 2009
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Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, healthcare, Email, Health IT, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, pilot program, co-pay, Maine, e-vsits