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Big Business, Little Data

A growing number of Californians are being sent to ambulatory surgery centers for a wide variety of procedures, yet little is known about the care they deliver because reporting is not required.

Keeping Track of Asthma

CHCF has made a second investment in Asthmapolis, a device that tracks asthma inhaler use and reports data through mobile phones to patients and doctors to better manage the disease.

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BCBS of Tennessee To Pay $1.5M Over 2009 Health Data Breach

Yesterday, HHS' Office for Civil Rights announced that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee has agreed to pay $1.5 million to federal regulators and follow a corrective action plan in response to a 2009 data breach that could have affected more than one million people. The corrective action is the first resulting from the HITECH Act's breach notification rule. Health Data Management et al.

Health Organizations Offer Brochures Aiming To Boost Usage of PHRs

Eight health care organizations have developed informational brochures to encourage the use of personal health records among health care providers and patients. The brochures describe the benefits of PHRs and also provide user testimonials. Modern Healthcare et al.

Privacy Laws Hindering Researchers' Access to Historical Health Data

Health data privacy regulations are preventing researchers from accessing historical patient records dating back as far as the 1700s. HHS has proposed changes to ease access to historical medical data but has not released a final rule on the changes. Philadelphia Inquirer.

Report Predicts Global Telehealth Market Will Double Over Five Years

A BCC Research report estimates that the global telehealth market will more than double over the next five years, from $11.6 billion in 2011 to $27.3 billion in 2016. The report also looks at the technology and services segments of the telehealth market. Healthcare IT News.

Specialists in Internal Medicine Report Most Satisfaction With EHRs

A KLAS report finds that internal medicine physicians report the highest levels of satisfaction with their electronic health record systems compared with other specialists. Ophthalmology specialists reported the lowest levels of satisfaction with their EHR systems. CMIO.

New California Law Seeks To Expand Telehealth Services for Medicaid Beneficiaries

April Armstrong and Thomas Nesbitt of the University of California-Davis Health System, Mario Gutierrez of the Center for Connected Health Policy, Jen Lang-Ree, a nurse practitioner in California, and Jonathan Lopez, a dermatology patient, spoke with iHealthBeat about a new state law that expands and streamlines telehealth services in the state.

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DATA POINTS

Do Hospital CIOs Plan To Invest in Cloud-Based EHR or Health Data Exchange Technology?

Among CIOs of hospitals with electronic health record systems and health information exchange tools, 59% said their hospital plans to invest in cloud-based technology for EHR systems, HIE tools or both, while 41% said their hospital has no plans to invest in cloud-based systems for either EHR or HIE tools, according to an Optum Institute for Sustainable Health survey conducted by Harris Interactive.

FEATURES

Security Risk Assessments Gaining Traction in Health Care

by John Moore, iHealthBeat Contributing Reporter

The health care industry has been slower than other fields to embrace security risk assessments. However, several factors -- including a growing number of data breaches, increased government oversight and the meaningful use program -- are starting to change that.

PERSPECTIVES

Private-Sector Insurers Tap Health IT To Support Accountable Care

by Brian Ahier

Health plans have embraced the concept of value-based payment models. As part of that push, insurers such as Aetna and UnitedHealth Group have made substantial investments in health IT to support these new payment designs.