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Site Rates Long Term Care in California

CHCF has unveiled a new Web site rating thousands of the state’s long term care providers on a wide range of quality of care measures – a resource designed to help consumers make better choices and focus providers on improving quality.

Tools to Transform Health Care

In 2007, $1.7 trillion went to care for patients with chronic conditions. This report focuses on the development of applications that can help individuals remotely manage their illnesses.

Dental Services, EHRs, and the Stimulus Bill

The recently enacted economic stimulus legislation includes funding to help oral health providers adopt EHRs, as well as improve patients' access to care. This new fact sheet details stimulus programs related to oral health.

Chronic Disease Care

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Microsoft Teams Up With University on Diabetes Initiative

On Wednesday, Microsoft and the University of Miami announced that they are partnering to conduct a new study to determine if software and increased primary care can help improve the health care of patients with diabetes, the Miami Herald reports.

Robert Schwartz, chair of the UM's Family Medicine and Community Health, said, "We're testing ... what will happen if all the patients are able to interact with doctors and nurses through a portal. Will that lead to more prevention? More wellness?"

The study will involve 25 patients with diabetes in Overtown, Fla., most of whom are Medicaid beneficiaries.

Participating patients will use Microsoft's HealthVault online personal health record tool. In addition, patients will communicate with UM physicians and nurses using Microsoft's Office SharePoint Server, Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Office Communications Server, as well as Resolution Solutions' e-learning services.

Microsoft is donating the software platforms, while other grants will be used to provide participants with computers (Dorschner, Miami Herald, 6/10).



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