EMR News 04-16-2012Mercy get Indigo Identityware, EMR with GCREC, Insurance Claim revolution, EMR with Yelp, OpenTable & Skype, Voice recognition growth, Danger in Medical Referrals, EHR & over-ordering of tests

EMR

Mercy Memorial Hospital System Implements Indigo Identityware for Password-Free Access to Citrix XenApp� and Allscripts� EHR - PR.com

EMR Partnership with GCREC | Electronic Medical Resources

Electronic Medical Records and Affordable Medical Billing Software and Services Revolutionizes the Way Insurance Claims Are Paid | Virtual-Strategy Magazine

The electronic medical record as Yelp, OpenTable and Skype

More hospitals try voice recognition to improve health records – USATODAY.com

 

TEDMED

How I fell in love at TEDMED | HealthWorks Collective

Philips Prompts Discussion at TEDMED

Comment

David Shaywitz: The Real Danger of Medical Referrals: Physician Overconfidence + Lack of Quality Assessment - Forbes

Marisa Torrieri: Does EHR Use Prompt Over-Ordering of Tests?

Doug Smith, MD: From retail clinics to virtual care, a natural evolution in the patient access to care crisis | PhysBizTech

Gordon Francis: Wouldn't That Change Everything? - MD DataBank

Terry Ketchersid: Acumen nEHR™ | The Only EHR Designed Specifically For Nephrology » PQRS: Looking Back

JKulie Hemker: A Day in the Life with Sacral Agenesis | The Doctor Weighs In

Salli Camphouse: What to say to a newly diagnosed cancer patient

Joan Justice: Mobile Health Around the Globe: mHealth and Social Networking in Rural Tanzania | HealthWorks Collective

Apps

Researcher queries safety of mobile apps for clinical use

News

VatorNews - FCC fines Google $25,000 for its Street View project

Critics Say Proposed Rule Would Make Millions Ineligible For Health Insurance Subsidies - Kaiser Health News

Malpractice premium rates lowered by two California insurers | PhysBizTech

International

Who will take responsibility for rolling out 'telecare'? | Healthcare Network | Guardian Professional

Australian Health Information Technology: NEHTA Is Really Being Called On Its Efforts In Patient Safety. Even From Their Clinical Lead!

Medical

SynCardia Total Artificial Heart Receives FDA Humanitarian Use Device Designation for Destination Therapy

Gold nanoparticles paint a precise picture of brain tumors before and during surgery

“Nanobubbles” advance use of chemotherapy delivery to cancer cells

Meaningful Use

Meaningful Use Healthcare Reform | Meaningful Use Healthcare Reform Video | EMR/EHR: An Overview of the Meaningful Use Criteria | FIXUSHEALTH.COM

The EHR Report Podcast: Meaningful Use, Part 2 : Internal Medicine News

HIPAA

Report: Healthcare industry prioritizing HIPAA compliance over security

Group To Collect Input, Track Issues Related to HIPAA 5010 Upgrade - iHealthBeat

Baked Goods, HIPAA at Issue in Termination Suit

HIMSS: Increased HIPAA Compliance Has Yet to Increase Data Security | Healthcare Information Technology

Tech

Microsoft reportedly pushing Windows 8 ultrabook vendors for touch-enabled hardware | The Verge

Nuance launches ‘PDF Converter for Mac’ version 3 for $99 with cloud integration | 9to5Mac | Apple Intelligence

Xtex's My Tablet gets you 7 inches of tasty ICS for just 150 bones (update) -- Engadget

Mobile

Samsung To Unveil Galaxy S III on May 3rd

Quote

“Children: You spend the first 2 years of their life teaching them to walk and talk. Then you spend the next 16 years telling them to sit down and shut-up.” - unknown