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December 21, 2012

Michigan PCMH networks link to state HIE
A multi-payer patient-centered medical home demonstration in Michigan has started integrating with the state HIE, with case managers and physicians able to coordinate care for at-risk patients.
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December 19, 2012

ONC, NASHP, 'trailblazer' states aim to align health IT, delivery reform
The two groups are working initially with Massachusetts, Oregon, Minnesota, and Arkansas to develop a quality reporting, improvement and feedback infrastructure that could collect data for multiple programs.
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December 07, 2012

5 steps to protect patient privacy

Rick Kam of ID Experts and Ponemon Institute chairman Larry Ponemon share tactics gleaned from the field research that produced this year’s report on Patient Privacy and Data Security. Consider them starting points.
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December 05, 2012

Indiana HIE launches clinical quality assessment reporting website
The Indiana Health Information Exchange has launched a public reporting website for clinical quality assessments of 170 physician practices across the state.
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December 03, 2012

Michigan HIEs and RHIOs getting PHI consent management software
The Michigan Health Information Network is partnering with software firm HIPAAT to bring HIEs and RHIOs throughout the state personal health information consent management programs, as more Michiganders enter EHR systems.
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November 29, 2012

Q&A: Smaller practices reap cost savings from the cloud
PhysBizTech Editor Frank Irving discusses the benefits and challenges of cloud computing for small physician practices with CDW's Jon Karl.
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November 19, 2012

Mark Owen, An Eighteen Year Health Industry Veteran, Joins Health Care Service Corporation As President, Government Programs
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) today announced that Mark Owen will join the company in a newly created role as president of government programs. In this new role, Owen will be responsible for strategy, development, market management and operations related to Medicaid, Medicare and all future government programs.
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November 15, 2012

Michigan Business And Professional Association Encourages State House To Move Quickly To Approve Funding For Michigan-Based Health Insurance Exchange
With the national election over and the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) continuing to take effect, The Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA) and its sister organization the Michigan Food and Beverage Association (MFBA) are calling on the State House of Representatives to both pass Senate Bill 693, which establishes a state-based exchange, and appropriate the $9.8 million federal planning grant that is critical to laying the groundwork for a health care exchange under the Act. The deadline for the insurance exchange application was extended to Dec. 14, but lawmakers must take action by Friday, Nov. 16 to inform the federal government of the state's intention to have a state exchange.
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November 09, 2012

The evolution of bioinformatics and fusing molecular biology and clinical data
A conversation about biomedical informatics research with Brian Athey, from the University of Michigan Medical School’s National Center for Integrative Bio Informatics, which is merging into the international bioinformatics warehouse tranSMART.
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November 09, 2012

NIH showcases informatics researchers as new open source ventures launch
The NIH's Common Fund was showcasing the National Centers for Biomedical Informatics in early November, as several open source code sets and software tools created by the projects merge into an international public-private consortium called tranSMART.
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October 22, 2012

Breakdown of how revised Medicare penalties hit states hard
Kaiser Health News found that of eligible hospitals, 17 percent are receiving fines for readmissions, particularly for patients with heart attacks, heart failure, or pneumonia. And it's happening in 5 states more than elsewhere.
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October 18, 2012

Top 5 ways cloud computing is making health IT inroads
There's more to the cloud than Google Apps and Amazon storage services. Here are some of the way cloud computing promises to transform healthcare.
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October 16, 2012

Republican Medicare plan could raise premiums, study finds
So-called voucher plan would result in 59 percent of Medicare recipients paying $100 more each month in some parts of the country, $200 more in Florida.
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October 15, 2012

CDC girding to open its cloud to public health
The story of a how a tiny sandbox became an agency-wide cloud that CDC is now preparing to make available for state and local health departments across the country.
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October 02, 2012

Verizon cloud services for healthcare about 'removing the pain'
The telecom provider unwrapped a portfolio of cloud services, including co-location, enterprise and private cloud editions, tailored specifically for healthcare, one of the last industries to embrace the cloud but also one poised to reap the most benefits from the model.
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October 01, 2012

Checklist for health orgs facing the cloud imperative
Microsoft's chief health strategy offices outlines the 5 things to look for in a cloud provider, and recommends questions to ask about each.
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September 28, 2012

Editor's Desk: T.W.I.G. Notes
Surprising poll findings, Kerry's MITCH and integrated care, proposed mobile office at FDA, HIE disaster planning, Obama and Romney face off in NEJM, and a hole in the ACO model.
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September 26, 2012

Michigan HIE to span one-third of state
The Upper Peninsula Health Information Exchange intends to facilitate the sharing of records among 900 medical and ancillary providers spanning the largely rural population.
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September 20, 2012

Editor's Desk: T.W.I.G. Notes
EHR, the horror flick, an HIE in the Midwest disbands, while momentum across the country continues with potential for big data analysis services, the MITECH Act, and what the latest polls tell us about healthcare.
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September 19, 2012

Kansas HIE board to dissolve and cede regulatory authority to state
Citing cost as a major problem, the public-private Kansas Health Information Exchange, Inc. has voted to transfer operations to the state's health department. What happens to the remainder of KHIE's federal grant remains to be seen.
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