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Brookings Event on Mobile Technology, Health Innovation

Washington, D.C.

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Workshop on Best Practices for EHR Usability

Gaithersburg, Md.

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HealthTech's Annual Exhibition, Conference

San Francisco

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FROM THE FOUNDATION

Patient Health Data, Understood

Most patient health records today are hard for consumers to understand. CHCF asked high-end designers what a "human-centered" approach might look like.

The Health Datapalooza

Register now for the June 5-6 HDI Forum III in Washington, DC, on health innovation that will include renowned speakers, breakout sessions, and an apps expo replete with demos, developers, and designers.

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DHS: Mobile Technology Poses Security Risks to Health Data

A report from the Department of Homeland Security's National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center finds that the health care industry's adoption of mobile technology poses certain security risks to patient data. The report offers recommendations to bolster organizations' data security, such as operating well-maintained firewalls. Government Computer News et al.

Not-for-Profit Hospitals Cite Health IT as Top Spending Priority

A Fitch Ratings survey finds that not-for-profit hospitals ranked health IT investment as their top priority for capital spending. The survey notes that hospitals see health IT as a way to manage costs, increase care quality and adapt to new reimbursement models. Modern Healthcare.

Hospital Group Voices Cautious Support for Delayed ICD-10 Deadline

The Federation of American Hospitals said the proposed delay to the ICD-10 compliance deadline is appropriate. The Medical Group Management Association-American College of Medical Practice Executives also offered input on the delay. Modern Healthcare, Modern Physician.

FDA, Stakeholders Discuss Creation of Rx Drug Tracking System

Yesterday, FDA and industry stakeholders discussed a proposal to create a national prescription drug tracking system to combat counterfeit drugs. The provision could be added to a bill to reauthorize FDA's prescription drug and medical device user-fee programs. Politico et al.

Health IT Business News Roundup for the Week of May 18, 2012

Managed services organization SynerMed has partnered with IEHIE, a provider of health data exchange services, to help California health care providers access patient data. Arizona will deploy Mosaica Partners' consulting and advisory services for its health data exchange.

University of California Spearheading New Initiative To Mine 'Big Data' in Health Care

NIH Director Francis Collins, Atul Butte of the Stanford School of Medicine, David Patterson of the University of California-Berkeley and Taylor Sittler of UC-San Francisco discussed new efforts to mine "big data" for health care and scientific research.

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DATA POINTS

What Percentage of Physicians From Various U.S. Regions Have Adopted an EHR System?

Rates of electronic health record adoption among physicians in the Northeast U.S. grew from 19.9% in 2002 to 52.1% in 2011, while EHR adoption rates among physicians in the Western U.S. grew from 19.5% in 2002 to 60.8% in 2011, according to a recent Health Affairs study.

PERSPECTIVES

A Look at Social Media in Health Care -- Two Years Later

by John Sharp

When I wrote an iHealthBeat Perspective two years ago, social media in health care was just getting started. Many of my predictions came true, while other trends -- like pharma's big leap into the social media realm and the explosion of mobile applications -- weren't yet on my radar.

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FEATURES

Business Partners: A New Risk to Health Data Security?

by John Moore, iHealthBeat Contributing Reporter

Third-party business associates were involved in many of the largest health data breaches that occurred last year. Experts say that business associate agreements help to ensure the security of patient data, but the agreements might not go far enough.