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Fee-for-service medicine on the way out? | HNF Stories | Health News Florida
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Fee-for-service medical practice is dying, even if the Supreme Court strikes down the entire federal health law, an increasing number of health-business analysts say.
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Unraveling the IT Productivity Paradox — Lessons for Health Care — NEJM
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There is ongoing debate about the wisdom of the $27 billion federal investment driving the adoption of health information technology (IT) under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009. Proponents expect IT to catalyze the transformation of health care delivery in the United States from a fragmented cottage industry plagued by poor quality and high costs to a highly organized, integrated system that delivers high-quality care efficiently. Skeptics suggest that the productivity benefits of health IT have been overstated, arguing that it may create safety problems and could even increase costs.
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Escaping the EHR Trap — The Future of Health IT — NEJM
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Perspective from The New England Journal of Medicine — Escaping the EHR Trap — It is a widely accepted myth that medicine requires complex, highly specialized information-technology (IT) systems. This myth continues to justify soaring IT costs, burdensome physician workloads, and stagnation in innovation — while doctors become increasingly bound to documentation and communication products that are functionally decades behind those they use in their “civilian” life.
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9 Best Practices For Hospital Data Security in a “Bring Your Own” Era | Healthcare Information Technology
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The mobility of patient data — made possible by new technologies and the proliferation of mobile devices in the workplace — is a leading factor in data breaches.
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Social Media Competing With Doctors For Healthcare Influence | Chronic Condition Management
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A recent report finds that many young adults are turning to social media for health-related matters, according to the Healthcare Intelligence Network.
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Social Media Takes a More Prominent Role in Care
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The use of social media to engage patients and their caregivers has become a top priority at St. Louis (Mo.) Children’s Hospital, which, according to marketing manager Kay Franks, has helped the organization track its referrals and increased the active participation of patients’ parents and caregivers.
Nearly all U.S. doctors are now on social media – amednews.com
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The number of physicians using sites such as Facebook and Twitter has grown so quickly that Gabriel Bosslet, MD, realized the moment his study on physician social media use appeared in June that it already was out of date.
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Use of patient centered medical home features not related to patients’ experience of care
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Providing patient care using key features of a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH), a model of health care delivery promoted by major physician groups, may not influence what patients think about the care they receive, reports a new study in Health Services Research.
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Center for Studying Health System Change
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After-hours care coordinated with a patient’s usual primary care provider is facilitated by consideration of patient demand, provider capacity, a shared electronic health record, systematic notification procedures and a broader practice approach to improving primary care access and continuity. Payer support is important to increasing patients’ access to after-hours care.
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The Use of Patient Pictures and Verification Screens to Reduce Computerized Provider Order Entry Errors
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The incorporation of patient pictures within a computerized order entry verification process is an effective strategy for reducing the risk that erroneous placement of orders in a patient’s EMR will result in unintended care being provided to an incorrect patient.
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