Disease Prevention news from FierceEMR
NewsIOM: Disease surveillance needs to include EHRs, social media
The Institute of Medicine has proposed that the federal government take the lead in organizing a national surveillance system to track trends in chronic health conditions, focusing primarily on Read more...
Deloitte: EMRs pricey, but necessary for patient-centered medical home
Though it may be pricey and encounter cultural resistance, an EMR and related health IT is a necessary investment for organizations wishing to follow the patient-centered medical home model, suggests Read more...
HHS awards final Beacon Community grants
HHS officials today awarded $30 million in grants to organizations in the Detroit and Cincinnati areas by naming the final two pilot communities in the $250 million Beacon Community Program. HHS Read more...
UK Study: EMR mining for heart risk as effective as universal screening
Foes of big government rejoice--though this news does come from England's National Health Service. Mining of primary care EMRs to find patients at high risk for cardiovascular disease is just as Read more...
Study: EHRs could prevent 25 percent of hip fractures
If healthcare organizations nationwide did a better job managing patients at risk for osteoporosis, they could cut the rate of hip fractures in the U.S. by 25 percent, and the best way to do so is to Read more...
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