EVENTS

MAY

Meeting on Health Technologies That Transform Care

San Francisco

MAY

Summit on States' Implementation of Health IT Initiatives

Baltimore

MAY

West Coast Summit on Using Health Data To Boost Care

San Francisco

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FROM THE FOUNDATION

Informing Choices, Improving Outcomes

The California Joint Replacement Registry collects data on device efficacy, surgical techniques, and patient outcomes for hip and knee replacements. A new report details how this CHCF-sponsored effort is faring.

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Report Finds Improvement in Warnings From CPOE Systems

A simulated test conducted by the Leapfrog Group finds that computerized provider order entry systems did not generate appropriate warnings for more than one-third of routine medication orders in 2011. The group previously found that CPOE systems did not generate appropriate alerts for about half of routine medication orders between 2008 and 2010. Modern Healthcare, FierceHealthIT.

Studies Tout Benefits of Electronic Prescribing, But Adoption Is Slow

Although studies have found that electronic prescribing helps reduce drug errors, adoption of the technology is growing slowly. According to a Surescripts report scheduled to be released in May, only 36% of all U.S. prescriptions were delivered electronically in 2011. New York Times.

Group Offers Suggestions on How To Respond to Utah Health Data Breach

After a large-scale data breach last month, the Utah Health Policy Project is teaming up with other groups to offer recommendations on how the state can restore public trust in the security of personal health information kept by state health programs. Salt Lake City Deseret News.

As EHR Adoption Rises, Experts Raise Concerns About Safety of Systems

Experts are raising concerns about the safety of electronic health record systems as the tools become more widespread. However, some stakeholders are hesitant to focus on EHR safety out of fear that doctors will be reluctant to adopt the systems. Boston Globe, Health Affairs.

Survey: Most Nurses Want Mobile Access to Medication Handbooks

A survey finds that 85% of nurses and nursing students say they would like to access prescription drug guides through their mobile phones. Seventy-one percent of nursing professionals said they use a smartphone for work. FierceMobileHealthcare, Wolters Kluwer Health release.

FDA Looking Into Use of Technology Tools To Help People Self-Diagnose, Obtain Medications

Marcie Bough of the American Pharmacists Association, Charles Daniels of the University of California-San Diego and Sandra Adamson Fryhofer, chair-elect of the American Medical Association's council on science and public health, spoke with iHealthBeat about how technology could expand the number of medications available without a prescription.

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DATA POINTS

Among Hospitals That Reported a Data Breach Last Year, How Many Breaches Did They Face?

In 2012, 69% of surveyed hospitals that reported a data breach in the past twelve months said that they had experienced more than one breach during that time frame, compared with 58% of surveyed hospitals in 2010, according to a HIMSS Analytics report commissioned by Kroll Advisory Solutions.

FEATURES

Driving Interoperable Health Data Exchange Under HITECH

by Helen Pfister, Jonah Frohlich and Susan Ingargiola, Manatt Health Solutions

Recent federal regulations -- including the Stage 2 meaningful use and 2014 electronic health record standards and certification proposed rules -- are advancing HITECH's vision for an interoperable, nationwide health information network that improves the quality and efficiency of health care.

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PERSPECTIVES

Moving Federal Health Care Targets Becoming a Way of Life

by Fred Bazzoli

Last month, CMS pushed back for the second time the enforcement date for the transition to HIPAA 5010 transaction sets. Observers say the delay -- as well the extension for ICD-10 implementation-- raises questions about the validity of future federal deadlines.