Cisco took its video-based medical communications system to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this month, signaling its long-range intention to market a version of the system, which many have seen Jack Bauer use on TV’s “24,” directly to the public.
Calling it “the world’s largest trial of remote monitoring of home-based, chronically-ill patients,” Philips has launched a research project in the United Kingdom. More than 400 patients in three England regions will be given home telehealth monitoring equipment and their frequency of hospital use and overall cost to Britain’s National Health Service will be tracked.
Two nurses have won recognition as emerging leaders in the field of nursing informatics, selected by the Alliance for Nursing Informatics (ANI) to participate in a jointly supported Nursing Informatics Emerging Leaders Program. ANI and its Nursing Informatics Emerging Leaders Program are jointly supported by the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).
The way most people store their signed and notarized Advance Directive (AD) documents makes it unlikely the documents will be at hand when needed. No one carries the document with them everywhere they go, nor is anyone standing near their home filing cabinet or bank safe deposit box when they come face to face with end of life decisions. On February 1, a new technology will be introduced to solve that problem.
VW is constantly on the lookout for news about home care and hospice technology companies. As good as its sources are, VW relies heavily on readers to help keep an eye out. Send vendor news to “vw@homecaretechreport.com.” This week, VW has learned:
University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center selects Thornberry’s NDoc, abandons paper system.
Fastrack partners with CPAP product distributor for direct-to-patient supply shipping.
CellTrak to resell its mobile telephony system throughout Canada via alliance with Canadian technology implementation services provider TELUS Health Solutions.
The research is nearly 10 years old but still valid. Shaving a day or two off the end of a hospital stay saves only about 5% of the cost of admission. This is because most of the costs are incurred at the beginning of an admission. Whether hospitalization occurs due to scheduled or emergency surgery, […]
Reminder: OASIS submission login system begins to change next month.
Free Remittance Advice training available online
Complete text of CMS/ONC “meaningful use” proposed rule.
According to research released late last month by Citrix, organizations are increasingly looking to Web conferencing technologies to cut costs and improve productivity. The study, “Web Conferencing Training Trends 2010: North America,” found that training is a major driver of this trend. The report is the result of a survey exploring the motivation of trainers in North America for their use of Web conferencing. The short online survey, conducted by 1080 Group, LLC on behalf of Citrix Online gathered 437 responses in September 2009.
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society has weighed in on the HHS meaningful use statement. On first read of the proposed regulations, HIMSS believes that there is much more to applaud than criticize. The organization also goes on to say it is important that the healthcare community offers suggestions, revisions and commentary during the next 60 days.
Baltimore, MD — December 30, 2009 — Today, CMS released a proposed rule defining “meaningful use” of electronic health records, the standard by which providers will be judged to qualify for bonus incentive payments as authorized under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). At the same time, the Office of the National Coordinator for […]
