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Survey: Most hospitals with EHRs and HIEs plan cloud initiatives
Hospitals and healthcare systems are increasingly eyeing the use of cloud-based systems, according to a new survey by Harris Interactive for the Optum Institute. Nearly 60 percent of responding CIOs
Relief from physician shortage coming soon?
It's no secret that the current physician shortage has looming problems of lack of medical care for more insured patients, workload burdens for existing physicians, and difficulties with recruitment.
Poll: Americans still confused by new healthcare reform law
If you don't know much about the healthcare reform bill passed in March, you're not alone. When 2,100 adults were given a list of 18 reform items and asked to identify which were part of the law and
Harris poll shows patients are still confused about EMRs
A week ago in FierceEMR, we ran a story about Dr. David Blumenthal's belief that physician practices may lose value in the future if they don't adopt EMRs. The story has attracted more reader
SPOTLIGHT: Harris/Xerox survey finds consumers support EMRs, fear data theft
Patients seem ready to accept EMRs even if their physicians and other health providers aren't, according to a new Harris Interactive survey conducted on behalf of Xerox. Nearly half of the 2,180 U.S.
Poll: Patients most in need of mobile health are least interested
A week ago, we brought you the news, courtesy of sister publication FierceWireless , about a Harris Interactive poll that found that more than two-thirds of American consumers are intrigued by the
Study: Patients satisfied with retail clinics
If you're convinced that people won't settle for cut-rate retail clinic care, think again. Though some quality concerns remain, most U.S. residents who have visited a retail clinic are satisfied with the service they received, according to a new survey by The Wall Street Journal Online and Harris Interactive. The research, which surveyed 2,441 U.S. adults, found that five percent had visited a retail clinic. Nearly half (44 percent) visited for a vaccination, 33 percent …
Study: Many patients feel MDs are too aggressive
Physicians, more patients than you might think believe you're not sparing enough with prescriptions and treatments. A new study by the Wall Street Journal and Harris Interactive found that more than a quarter of patients have failed to fill a drug prescription because they felt that it was unnecessary, and that 20 percent have gotten a second opinion when they felt their doctor's recommendations were too aggressive for their taste. All told, 44 percent of people surveyed told …
SPOTLIGHT: Employer coverage not dead yet
While nobody's suggesting that employer-sponsored health coverage is perfect, employees haven't lost faith in it yet. According to a new survey released by The Wall Street Journal and polling firm Harris Interactive, most adults feel reasonably confident that their coverage will meet their needs next year, though more than a third expect to see their premiums go up. Few are opting for consumer-driven options, however. Release
ALSO NOTED: More regs for managed care, hospitals?; Wal-Mart generics program keeps expanding; and much more...
> According to a new study by Harris Interactive, many Americans feel that hospitals and managed companies should face more regulation. Of course, there are just a few regs in place already... Release
> The juggernaut keeps rolling . Wal-Mart is rolling …
