VCU Researchers Develop Cancer Health Literacy Tool
By Rajiv Leventhal, first posted on Healthcare Informatics, November 6, 2014 Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Massey Cancer Center researchers have developed a tool that they say can accurately...
View ArticlePatient Satisfaction Scores Increase with Electronic Access to Imaging Exams
By Gabriel Perna, first posted on Healthcare Informatics, December 2, 2014 Easy access to electronic imaging exams will improve patient satisfaction scores, according to a recent study presented at...
View ArticleLeapfrog 2014 Top Hospitals
By The Leapfrog Group, first posted The Leapfrog Group on December 2, 2014 Top Hospitals The Leapfrog Top Hospital award is given annually to the highest performing hospitals on the Leapfrog Hospital...
View ArticleHHS: Hospital errors, readmissions drop under ObamaCare
By Sarah Ferris first posted on The Hill, December 2, 2014 The number of patients who were injured or became ill during a hospital stay dropped 17 percent since the start of ObamaCare, saving about...
View ArticleWalgreens to Offer 24/7 Telehealth App for Consumers
By Gabriel Perna, first posted on Healthcare Informatics, December 8, 2014 Walgreens, the Deerfield, Ill.-based national pharmacy chain, is launching a direct-to-consumer telehealth mobile health...
View ArticleGeorge Washington University Cancer Institute to Launch Patient Engagement...
By Gabriel Perna first posted on Healthcare Informatics, December 18, 2014 The George Washington University Cancer Institute received $150,000 from a closing nonprofit to support and start up a...
View ArticleElectronic Health Record Association Underscores Support for Interoperability
By John DeGaspari first posted on Healthcare Informatics, December 19, 2014 The HIMSS EHR Association has reiterated its position that the federal government’s focus on interoperability is...
View ArticleStudy: Given the Chance, Half of Patients Withhold Critical Information in EMR
By Gabriel Perna, first posted on Healthcare Informatics, December 24, 2014 In a recent trial for a research study, nearly half of patients with access to and control over their electronic medical...
View ArticleAmid consumer-driven care, a lesson for health systems: ‘Don’t rely on your...
By Dan Verel, first posted on MEDCITY News , March 4,2015 Health systems had better get used to new entrants, particularly telemedicne companies and retail giants like Walmart and Walgreens, in the...
View ArticleThe Healing Power of Your Own Medical Records
First Posted by, Steve Lour of The New York Times on March 31st 2015 Steven Keating, a doctoral student at M.I.T.’s Media Lab, collected and researched his own patient data, which led to the discovery...
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