Poll: Cerner gets big VA contract, are you surprised?

05. June 2017 Health 0
After weeks of speculation about where the agency will land, The U.S Department of Veterans Affairs has chosen Cerner to replace its ailing VistA electronic health record. For many, including Black Book, the news wasn’t a surprise. Many expected them to choose Cerner since the vendor is already working on modernizing the health record for the U.S. ...

Improving Patient Privacy, Workflow with HIPAA Compliant Forms – HealthITSecurity.com

05. June 2017 EHR, EMR, HIPAA 0
HealthITSecurity.com Improving Patient Privacy, Workflow with HIPAA Compliant FormsHealthITSecurity.comIndiana Health Group (IHG) recently implemented HIPAA compliant forms through Formstack, which lets patients manage forms across multiple touchpoints. It is a cloud-based data capture tool, and is a much more efficient way to collect and store … Powered by WPeMatico

Babies may sleep longer in their own rooms, study says – CNN

05. June 2017 Health, HIPAA 0
CNN Babies may sleep longer in their own rooms, study saysCNN(CNN) The sooner babies get their own rooms, the longer they’ll sleep on average, according to a new study that breaks with the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Analyzing surveys from 230 first-time mothers at Penn State, Dr. Ian … and more » Powered by ...

Opioid crisis: The letter that started it all – BBC News

02. June 2017 Health, HIPAA 0
BBC News Opioid crisis: The letter that started it allBBC NewsCanadian researchers have traced the origins of the opioid crisis to one letter published almost 40 years ago. The letter, which said opioids were not addictive, was published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) in 1980. Dr David Juurlink …How a short letter ...