First Databank, or FDB), owned by Hearst Health, announced in March at HIMSS22 the launch of the country’s second e‑prescribing network, FDB Vela. For more than 15 years, the country has been served by only one e‑prescribing network, Surescripts, which this week appointed Frank Harvey as its new chief executive following the retirement of CEO Tom …
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Care management is fed by information, much of it electronic. Clinicians rely on electronic health records and other healthcare information systems to give them the data they need to make informed decisions to optimally manage care. But what if optimal could become more optimal? What if clinicians could have access to real-time patient information in …
Ascension Illinois uses real-time patient data with programmatic data to improve care Read More »
The American Hospital Association wrote to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services earlier this week, calling on the agency to offer further guidance about – and postpone enforcement of – a key piece of the No Surprises Act. In a letter to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, AHA Executive Vice President Stacey Hughes expressed concerns …
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When it comes to private healthcare providers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Medcare is a brand that continuously ranks highly in its category. The premium medical care company – part of parent group Aster DM Healthcare – reportedly treats over 1.2 million patients across 35 specialties every year. These patients come through the doors …
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The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust expands Hyland Healthcare suite The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust has selected Hyland’s PACSgear image capture solution to integrate with its existing OnBase content services platform and new Epic electronic patient record (EPR) system. The new digital health record (DHR) falls under the hospital’s digital transformation programme and began in August last …
On November 13, 2018, a group of nearly 200 activists gathered outside Representative Nancy Pelosi’s office, just south of the Capitol Building, and knocked on the door. Without waiting for an answer, they entered and began chanting and singing protest songs. The crowd was made up of representatives of the roughly year-old Sunrise Movement, and …
Even if you forget what “PFAS” stands for, it may be an environmental issue that’s close to your heart. That’s according to a new study that’s linked higher concentrations of the so-called “forever chemicals” to cardiovascular risks in middle-aged women. Polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, are a group of chemicals that are used in many industrial activities …
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A series of unprecedented floods surged through the region around Yellowstone National Park this week, cutting off several small communities in Montana and Wyoming and forcing officials to close the country’s oldest and most iconic national park. As rescue workers began to survey the damage, several people were marooned in the park and in mountain …
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On Friday, video footage emerged of Indigenous Maasai people running and scrambling for cover from gunfire in the United Republic of Tanzania. The videos reveal chaos as the Maasai try to escape state security forces, and photos released in the aftermath of the incident show bloody injuries and bullet wounds. In Loliondo, in northern Tanzania, …
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Summer is not something to look forward to in Phoenix, Arizona. For many in the hottest city in America, summer is something to survive. Masavi Perea, 47, knows this well. A former construction worker, he’s now the organizing director of Chispa Arizona, a grassroots group that fights for clean air and water, healthy neighborhoods, and …
As a heat wave grips the US, lessons from the hottest city in America Read More »