A total of $36 billion has been allocated to the Department of Health and Human Services for the meaningful-use initiative. This investment is expected to improve patient outcomes and...Sammuel V. Anderegg, Pharm.D.Karl F. Gumpper, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS...
Measuring meaningful use: the healthcare industry is abuzz with questions about what it means to demonstrate "meaningful use" of electronic health record (EHR) technology to be eligible for federal stimulus incentives.(INSIDE IT)(Office of the National Coordinator)...
By Jeff Fountaine, director of healthcare, Honeywell Scanning & Mobility Automating medication administration processes continues to be a key factor in achieving Meaningful Use Stage 2. The core measure requires more than 10 percent of all medication orders be tracked using the eMAR, or electroni...
As payment for health care services becomes quality-based, institutions and ambulatory practices will search for health care models to achieve benchmarks for increased reimbursement. Pharmacists must be involved in this process. Multidisciplinary, collaborative practice models must be embraced in all care...
LifeexpectancyintheUnitedStateshasbeen indeclineforthefirsttimeindecades,andpublic healthofficialshaveidentifiedaseriesofpotential causes,includinginaccessiblehealthcare,rising drugaddictionandratesofmentalhealthdisorders,andsocio-economicfactors.Now,astudyled bytheYaleSchoolofMedicinehasattemptedto findouttherelativeim...
That all sounds great, of course, but is on the abstract, hand-wavy side of things. So let’s take a look at some practical use cases and examples where AI/ML is being used to transform industries today. Healthcare AI/ML is being used in healthcareapplications to increase clinical effic...
In healthcare circles, adhering to HIPAA Title II is what most people mean when they refer toHIPAA compliance. Also known as the Administrative Simplification provisions, Title II includes the following HIPAA compliance requirements: National Provider Identifier Standard.Each healthcare entity, including...
However, it is important to note that telehealth and telemedicine also come with challenges. The lack of physical examination in remote consultations may limit the ability to diagnose certain conditions accurately. Additionally, not all healthcare services can be provided remotely, and there is still...
Healthcare organizations often have a wide range of users. To meet the diverse expectations of those users, the Health Bot service simplifies the process of creating a health bot. The service also simplifies the integration of the bot with existing systems in the organization that patients, nurses...
The term “interoperability” has become so commonplace in healthcare and technology circles that everyone seems to recognize its importance, but defining what it is and where the problems lie can be confusing. If you’ve ever heard the term in seemingly unrelated scenarios and scratched your ...