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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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Small, Rural Health Providers Lag in EHR Adoption, Studies Find

Small, rural physician groups and hospitals have been slower to adopt electronic health record systems than their larger, urban counterparts, according to two new Health Affairs studies. To address such issues, researchers called for policymakers to provide more support and incentives to health care providers lagging in EHR adoption. Modern Healthcare, Health Affairs' "Health Affairs Blog."

CMS Releases Final Rule on National Provider Identification Number

CMS has released a final rule requiring health care providers and suppliers to use a National Provider Identifier number when submitting claims or enrollment applications for Medicaid and Medicare. The NPI aims to curb fraud in the programs. Health Data Management et al.

'Tiger Team' Reviews Input on Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposals

In its draft comments on the proposed rules for Stage 2 of the meaningful use program, the Health IT Policy Committee's privacy and security "Tiger Team" identified certain Policy Committee recommendations that did not make it into the proposed rules. Modern Healthcare.

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?

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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.

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