The Government EHR Mess – Coast Guard Publishes EHR RFI – VA Looking to Replace Vista
If you’re like me and enjoy a little inside baseball in the EHR world, then you have to watch what’s going on with EHR use in the government. In many ways, it’s like passing that car wreck on the freeway. There’s no way you can pass by without taking a look and seeing what’s gone on and what’s still going on. You want to know what’s happening.
A car wreck might be an apt comparison since we’re talking about the various government EHR situations. For those who haven’t followed this as closely, here’s a quick recap.
The DoD had the awful AHLTA EHR system. The VA had...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - May 1, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: EHR Electronic Health Record Electronic Medical Record EMR Healthcare Interoperability HealthCare IT Cerner Coast Guard EHR DoD EHR Epic VA VA EHR Vista Source Type: blogs
Weekly Australian Health IT Links – 1st May, 2017.
Here are a few I have come across the last week or so.Note: Each link is followed by a title and a few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment.General CommentA really quiet week with little actual apparent progress on any front I could see.A real worry comes with the violations of data security we are seeing. Not good at all!Reclaiming e-PIP cash will result in some annoyance I am sure!------https://www.australiandoctor.com.au/News/Latest-News/Practices-asked-to-give-back-e-PIP-cash-after-mi...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - May 1, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David More MB PhD FACHI Source Type: blogs
AusHealthIT Poll Number 368 – Results – 30th April, 2017.
Here are the results of the poll.What Are You Expecting For The ADHA In Federal The Budget On May 9, 2017?Big Increase 1% (2)
Small Increase 1% (2)
About The Same 71% (115)
Small Cut 17% (27)
Large Cut 3% (5)
I Have No Idea 6% (10)
Total votes: 161
We seem to think stability is the call, with a skew to a decrease rather than an increase.
A really great turnout of votes!
Again, many, many thanks to all those that voted!
David.
This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David. (Source: Australian Health Information Technology)
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - April 30, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David More MB PhD FACHI Source Type: blogs
Has The ADHA Lost Its Way Or Is It Just Resting? I Wish I Knew!
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Source: Australian Health Information Technology - April 30, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David More MB PhD FACHI Source Type: blogs
Weekly Overseas Health IT Links – 29th April, 2017.
Here are a few I came across last week. Note: Each link is followed by a title and few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment.-----http://www.cio.com/article/3190364/mobile/mobile-device-strategies-catch-on-among-hospitals.htmlMobile device strategies catch on among hospitalsA recent survey shows that more hospitals are developing mobile strategies, but there is still work to do on the implementation side.By Ken Terry CIO | Apr 19, 2017 5:00 AM PT Nearly two-thirds of hospitals now have for...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - April 29, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David More MB PhD FACHI Source Type: blogs
Intuitive Cleared in EU for Its New, More Budget Friendly da Vinci X Robotic Surgical System
Intuitive Surgical, makers of the famous da Vinci line of robotic-assisted surgical platforms, just announced receiving European regulatory approval to introduce its new da Vinci X surgical system. The system is designed for customers that can’t afford the hefty price tag of more expensive da Vinci robots while offering many of the same capabilities as those products. The console that the surgeon uses to manipulate the robot stays the same, as well as the display cart which nearby clinicians use to monitor the procedure.
Similar to the da Vinci Si system, the da Vinci X has its robotic arms mounted on a side cart, w...
Source: Medgadget - April 28, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Editors Tags: Ob/Gyn Surgery Thoracic Surgery Urology Source Type: blogs
Advance Directive Comic – Fun Friday
A reader recently emailed us that they were missing our Fun Friday comics. We try to do them as much as we can, but sometimes don’t have a great one to share. However, we aim to please, so we made an extra effort to make sure we had a Fun Friday post for you this week. Thanks for the inspiration and we hope others enjoy this humorous start to the weekend.
Dilbert is always a great place for us to go for great comics. Scott Adams is incredible at what he does. So, here’s one of his comics about advanced directives.
I thought this comic was poignant because I recently had a call with my mom where we started tal...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 28, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Healthcare HealthCare IT Advanced Directives Dilbert Fun Friday Source Type: blogs
A Really Long Saga That May Just Have A Happy Ending For Secure Messaging, Or Not.
This appeared a few days ago.Are Sonic and Primary sitting on digital health progress?The wonders of modern digital connectivity are there for the taking, but there are elephants in the e-waiting roomBy Jeremy Knibbs 21 April 2017This is one of those stories that as a GP you won ’t, on spec, be interested in. But only because you’ve never been told “what lies beneath” the story: the unnecessary, and potentially significant, retardation of better communication between the various important hubs of health information in this country, and therefore the slowing of deliv ery of much more efficient healthcare, via GPs, t...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - April 28, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David More MB PhD FACHI Source Type: blogs
Hill-Rom ’s New Monarch Battery Powered Airway Clearance System
A number of conditions can cause fluid and mucus to build up in the lungs, causing difficulty breathing and leading to serious complications. Patients with cystic fibrosis are particularly affected, and caretakers have been helping to perform chest physical therapy (CPT) techniques for decades to help dislodge the mucus plugs and excess of secretions from the lungs. These include drumming with palms around the sternum and vibrating the patient, something that can require a proper technique and that gets tiring after a few minutes.
Hill-Rom is releasing its new Monarch airway clearance system, a powered vest that delivers ...
Source: Medgadget - April 27, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Editors Tags: Medicine Rehab Source Type: blogs
Edwards HemoSphere Hemodynamic Monitoring System Cleared by FDA
Edwards Lifesciences won FDA clearance for its HemoSphere hemodynamics monitoring system. It works with the Swan-Ganz pulmonary artery catheters that can provide flow, pressure and global indicator of oxygen saturation (CCO, RVEF, RVEDV, SVO2), and the Edwards oximetry central venous catheter that in addition to those can continuously monitor central venous oxygen saturation (ScvO2).
A touchscreen monitor is used to control the device, which also displays all the readouts. There’s a bunch of choices available as to what to display, depending on the patient being taken care of. There’s live “cockpit styl...
Source: Medgadget - April 27, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiac Surgery Cardiology Critical Care Medicine Source Type: blogs
More Vendors, Providers Integrating Telemedicine Data With EHRs
One of the biggest problems providers face in rolling out telemedicine is how to integrate the data it generates. Must doctors make some kind of alternate set of notes appropriate to the medium, or do they belong in the EHR? Should healthcare organizations import the video and notate the general contents? And how should they connect the data with their EHR?
While we may not have definitive answers to such questions yet, it appears that the telehealth industry is moving in the right direction. According to a new survey by the American Telemedicine Association, respondents said that they’re seeing growth in interoperabilit...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 27, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: Anne Zieger Tags: Digital Health EHR Electronic Health Record Electronic Medical Record EMR Healthcare HealthCare IT Telemedicine American Well Avizia DoctoronDemand Modern Healthcare Telehealth Telehealth Data Integration Telehealth EHR Integra Source Type: blogs
Building Unity Farm Sanctuary - Fifth Week of April 2017
Several folks have contacted me, wondering why the pace of my blog posting has slowed a bit in April. Don ’t worry - all is well on the farm and sanctuary, it’s just spring planting, maintenance, and trail building time. The snow has melted, the weather is mild and the plants/animals need more attention that ever.Here ’s what we’ve been up to over the past two weeks. The adjacent landowner to Unity Farm and Sanctuary is the Sherborn Rural Land Foundation and they ’ve asked for our help maintaining their protected land. I ’ve expanded our trail system to cover 60 acres with over...
Source: Life as a Healthcare CIO - April 27, 2017 Category: Information Technology Source Type: blogs
The Macro View – Health, Financial And Political News Relevant To E-Health And The Health Sector In General.
April 27, 2017 Edition.Well it has been a lively few days with a visit from Vice-President Pence (who actually seems to be keeping the US Government running) and a threat to bomb poor old OZ. See here:http://www.smh.com.au/world/north-korea-warns-australia-of-nuclear-strike-over-julie-bishops-comments-20170422-gvqg5e.htmlNorth Korea warns Australia of nuclear strike over Julie Bishop's commentsKirsty Needham
Published: April 23, 2017 - 9:58AM Beijing: North Korea's foreign ministry has lashed out at Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and warned Australia was "coming within the range of the nuclear strike".The threats were repo...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - April 27, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David More MB PhD FACHI Source Type: blogs
That Old Paper Transfer Of Private Information Lets Us Down Again! Private Information Leaks Are Usually Caused By Human Error – Not Technology!
This appeared last week:Patient privacy breach: over 1600 medical letters found dumped in Sydney binKate Aubusson
Published: April 21, 2017 - 4:52PM More than 700 public patients have had their privacy breached and potential delays in their follow up care after more than 1600 medical letters were found dumped in a Sydney bin.NSW Health is investigating the incident involving a sub-contractor for a company tasked with transcribing medical letters sent from specialists to general practitioners.On Tuesday, April 11, a man found piles of follow-up letters containing patient details stuffed into a garbage bin at...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - April 27, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David More MB PhD FACHI Source Type: blogs
AXESS Sedation Mask Hopes to Improve Comfort, Delivery of Gases
Accutron, part of Crosstex International, itself part of Cantel Medical based in Hauppauge, NY, recently unveiled its new AXESS nitrous oxide/oxygen nasal sedation mask.
The device is designed to optimize comfort, minimize anxiety particularly in children, reduce opportunities for displacement, and allow for easy access to the mouth for dental and orthodontic procedures. It’s lightweight and stays out of the way of the eyes, as well as the nostrils as it doesn’t have any protruding nipples within its interior.
It works with a reusable scavenging circuit that sucks up unused gas and recycles it automatically wit...
Source: Medgadget - April 26, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Dentistry Pediatrics Source Type: blogs
