Patient Outcomes

Chronic Disease Management Draws IT Grants

Five research teams will receive $2.4 million in grants to study how patient-recorded observations of daily life can be used to treat chronic conditions. According to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the projects involve mobile phone applications, remote patient monitoring tools and personal health record systems.

Interoperability Boosts Safety at Pennsylvania Hospital

Lancaster General Health in Lancaster, Pa., has released new data on the benefits of auto-programming and interoperability of infusion pumps, bar-code medication administration and EHRs that reveals improved safety and better workflow.

Watchdog Group Names 45 Best U.S. Hospitals

Thirty-four urban, eight children's and three rural hospitals have been named 2009 Leapfrog Top Hospitals, based on results from The Leapfrog Hospital Survey. Information technology is a key component to reaching Leapfrog's top 45 best hospitals for quality, a list the watchdog organization released Thursday.

Web-based PHRs Improve Care for Diabetics

Hundreds of diabetics in the Washington, D.C., area have adopted an online personal health record to communicate with their doctors and to manage their disease, according to Howard University Hospital. The hospital's Diabetes Treatment Center is one of the first healthcare providers in the region to integrate the hospital's electronic medical record with a patient-focused PHR to manage diabetes treatment online.

National Health IT Week

Date: 
09/25/2009

Sept. 21-25, 2009
Washington, D.C.

National Health IT Week is a collaborative forum now in its fourth year of assembling key healthcare constituents—vendors, provider organizations, payers, pharmaceutical/biotech companies, government agencies, industry/professional associations, research foundations, and consumer protection groups—working together to elevate national attention to the necessity of advancing health IT.
 

More information: http://www.healthitweek.org/

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  • September 8, 2009

National Health IT Week

Date: 
09/24/2009

Sept. 21-25, 2009
Washington, D.C.

National Health IT Week is a collaborative forum now in its fourth year of assembling key healthcare constituents—vendors, provider organizations, payers, pharmaceutical/biotech companies, government agencies, industry/professional associations, research foundations, and consumer protection groups—working together to elevate national attention to the necessity of advancing health IT.
 

More information: http://www.healthitweek.org/

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  • By Intel Corporation
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  • September 8, 2009

National Health IT Week

Date: 
09/23/2009

 

Sept. 21-25, 2009
Washington, D.C.

National Health IT Week is a collaborative forum now in its fourth year of assembling key healthcare constituents—vendors, provider organizations, payers, pharmaceutical/biotech companies, government agencies, industry/professional associations, research foundations, and consumer protection groups—working together to elevate national attention to the necessity of advancing health IT. 
 

National Health IT Week

Date: 
09/22/2009

 

Sept. 21-25, 2009
Washington, D.C.

National Health IT Week is a collaborative forum now in its fourth year of assembling key healthcare constituents—vendors, provider organizations, payers, pharmaceutical/biotech companies, government agencies, industry/professional associations, research foundations, and consumer protection groups—working together to elevate national attention to the necessity of advancing health IT.

National Health IT Week

Date: 
09/21/2009

Sept. 21-25, 2009
Washington, D.C.

National Health IT Week is a collaborative forum now in its fourth year of assembling key healthcare constituents—vendors, provider organizations, payers, pharmaceutical/biotech companies, government agencies, industry/professional associations, research foundations, and consumer protection groups—working together to elevate national attention to the necessity of advancing health IT.
 

More information: http://www.healthitweek.org/

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  • By Intel Corporation
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  • September 7, 2009

EHRs Factor into Comparative Effectiveness Study

Under a five-year collaboration with Aspect Medical Systems, the Cleveland Clinic will examine the electronic health records of more than 85,000 surgical patients to identify anesthetic management practices associated with better patient outcomes.

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