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If these Epic records could talk…doctors wouldn't be 'faxing all day long'

Mon, 06 Oct 2014 08:50:30 MST

Re-posted from http://www.advisory.com/ October 02, 2014 Epic Systems is "feeling political heat" as questions about whether its records can...
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'People make mistakes.' Why a patient with Ebola was sent home

Mon, 06 Oct 2014 08:48:17 MST

Re-posted from http://www.advisory.com/ October 02, 2014 New details have emerged about the first patient diagnosed with Ebola in the United...
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Be the Belle of the Ball for Hospitals Facing MU2

Mon, 22 Sep 2014 08:23:10 MST

By Tom Bang, CEO Originally posted on Healthcare Executive Insight While long-term and post-acute care (LTPAC) providers may not be eligible for...
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Rehab settings in flux

Tue, 19 Aug 2014 09:33:54 MST

This article is copied from the August 2014 Issue of McKnight's Long Term Care News Although there are distinct lines drawn between what...
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Grane Rx Sets the PACE for Pharmacy Solutions for Elderly

Mon, 17 Mar 2014 12:40:16 MST

This article originally appeared in Issue #2 of Western Pennsylvania Healthcare News By Zane Schott In building the information technology (IT)...
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Merger of BlueStep Systems and BridgeGate Health Creates Nation’s First LTPAC Clinical Care Exchange

Wed, 05 Feb 2014 09:10:44 MST

New company to serve LTPAC, senior living and behavioral health organizations with EHR platform and efficient, vendor-agnostic open integration ...
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MHIN Adopts KeyHIE Transform Solution to Bring New Service Qualities to Northern Indiana Region

Mon, 23 Sep 2013 13:16:53 MST

SOUTH BEND, Indiana and JACKSONVILLE, Florida (September 23, 2013) - Michiana Health Information Network (MHIN) is using KeyHIE Transform™,...
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KeyHIE Transform Webinar

Wed, 11 Sep 2013 09:23:31 MST

Dear Colleagues, As you may know, this past Spring the Keystone Beacon Community , one of 17 Beacon Communities ONC has funded across the...
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Americans enjoy longer lives

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 09:58:39 MST

9:14 PM, Mar. 21, 2011 Written by DOROTHY SCHNEIDER dschneider@jconline.com [longer_lives.jpg]Rosemary Puetz and Ed Zufall dance at the Center @...
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Launch of Apple's iPad 2 Could Drive Advances in Mobile Health Market

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 09:47:37 MST

[ipad2.jpg]The launch of Apple's iPad 2 has the potential to promote further mobile health advancements at hospitals and other health care...
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Making Sense Of All That Data

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:49:59 MST

As health information technology (HIT) has become more prevalent in long term care settings across the country, adminis- trators and clinicians...
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Why Federal $$ for Nursing-Care IT Would Be a Good Investment

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 21:35:43 MST

By Ken Terry | January 7, 2011 [Federal Money]Long-term care is the stepchild of the healthcare industry. So it’s not surprising that none of the...
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Japan Company Developing Sensors For Seniors

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 22:07:10 MST

by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS [Sensors]In this Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011 photo, Nippon Telegraph and Telegram Corp. Communications Science Laboratories...
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Following a national trend, N.J. nursing homes see growing number of younger residents

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 22:07:11 MST

Published: Tuesday, March 01, 2011, 7:00 AM Updated: Tuesday, March 01, 2011, 7:10 PM By Eunice Lee/The Star-Ledger [Younger Residents]NEWARK —...
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5 steps to a proactive compliance program

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 22:07:12 MST

Posted on: 3.1.2011 2:44:43 PM Posted by Patricia Sheehan, Editor-in-Chief With passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,...
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