Sentences with phrase «of health information systems»

The Congress addressed the opportunities and challenges presented by the rapid evolution of health information systems in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Public Law 104 - 191, which was enacted on August 21, 1996.

Congress called for steps to improve «the efficiency and effectiveness of the health care system by encouraging the development of a health information system through the establishment of standards and requirements for the electronic transmission of certain health information.»

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Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) officials tell Healthcare IT News that, while we can expect to see some major changes to health policy under President Trump (including rollbacks to the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare), health IT will continue to get «plenty of airtime in Congress» and could even become an important jobs priority for the incoming president.

• Mediware Information Systems, a TPG Capital portfolio company, acquired Kinnser Software, an Austin, Texas - based provider of software solutions for home health and hospice providers.

Jonathan Jackson, founder of Dimagi Dimagi is a technology company that helps organizations deliver health care to urban and rural communities around the world by designing health - information systems and mobile technologies.

«This is a whole new data source that we don't understand the integrity of yet,» said William Hanson, chief medical information officer at the University of Pennsylvania Health System.

When you're hired by a small company, your boss usually has to submit your personal information to a half dozen or more separate systems of record: payroll, health care, retirement, time - tracking, commuter benefits and on and on.

Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.

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Erin Fox, who tracks nationwide drug shortages and heads the University of Utah health system's drug information and support services, said saline supply issues remain.

For the rest of the year, Maxwell's mobile app is the one destination consumers can go to access benefits information, navigate the healthcare system, and manage their health and wealth.

September 21, 2018 1:15 PM — 1:55 PM Panel: «Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Personalized Care» Sam King, Industry Fellow and Chair, Digital Healthcare, UC Irvine Health Raymond Aller, MD, Department of Pathology, Keck Hospital of USC, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital Viraj Patwardhan, Director, Digital Consumer Experience, Information Systems and -LSB-...]

This grant will aid the FST project in analyzing the nutrient density of both organically and conventionally grown oats, measuring the nutrient density of the soil, analyzing the links between the soil health of the systems and crop nutrition, and disseminating information generated within this project to a broader audience.

The Health Star Rating system is designed to provide key information that allows consumers to make at - a-glance comparisons of products within the same category.

The Health Star Rating (HSR) is a front - of - pack labelling system which provides clear nutrition information on the front of packaged food and beverages to assist consumers to make informed food purchases and healthier eating choices.

This lineup is being supplemented with new, developing programs that include Good Food Is Good Medicine, which aims to take the collective knowledge of FamilyFarmed, medical experts, nutritionists, chefs, farmers and others about the powerful connections between food and health, and make that information more readily available to members of the general public; and the Organic Grain Promotion Initiative, which seeks to advance the fast - growing interest in better, more sustainably produced, heirloom grains among retailers, consumers, bakers, distilleries, breweries and others while providing farmers with high - value - crop alternatives to the commodity farming system.

This is achieved through the application of management information systems, animal health programmes, improved grassland management practices and specialist nutrition services.

The International Code imposes strict guidelines that prohibit the promotion of infant formula to the public, the promotion of infant formula through health care systems, direct contact between formula companies and mothers, and ensure proper labels on all products describing the benefits of breastfeeding and the dangers of bottlefeeding (see the International Code page on this website for more information).

«We know that as dads put [ting] this information in the hands [of moms] is a critical thing we need to do,» said Gerard Gioia, PhD, Division Chief of Neuropsychology and the Director of the Safe Concussion Outcome, Recovery & Education (SCORE) Program at Children's National Health System.

Psychological research on the characteristics of healthy families has given us new and valuable information about what contributes to psychological health in a family system.

As well as protecting the right of the mother / child dyad to breastfeed and ensuring mothers who use formula have accurate independent information, it is necessary to ensure mothers have support from health care systems, health workers and mother - support groups, who are not compromised by conflicts of interest.

The information you'll find here on boosting the immune system is a result of SafBaby Health Expert Dr. Murray Clarke's 25 years of successfully helping children live healthier lives.

Virtually all mothers can breastfeed, provided they have accurate information, and the support of their family, the health care system and society at large.

The study data were taken from the St Mary's Maternity Information System (SMMIS), a computerised records system which was used by most of the hospitals within the former North West Thames Regional Health Authority (RHA) area during the study pSystem (SMMIS), a computerised records system which was used by most of the hospitals within the former North West Thames Regional Health Authority (RHA) area during the study psystem which was used by most of the hospitals within the former North West Thames Regional Health Authority (RHA) area during the study period.

Midwives have the knowledge, training and experience to support physiologic birth and have developed care models and practices around providing information, reducing stress, building confidence, allowing nature to take its time, and promoting healthy biologic processes and innate hormonal systems that this report shows are essential elements in the health and well - being of mothers and babies and families.

The information you'll find here on boosting the immune system is a result of SafBaby Health Expert Dr. Murray Clarke's 25 years of successfully helping children live healthier -LSB-...]

In reality, WHO says: «Virtually all mothers can breastfeed, provided they have accurate information, and the support of their family, the health care system and society at large.»

«Virtually all mothers can breastfeed one or more infants, provided that they have correct information and the support of their family, the health care system, and society at large.»

On top of these football helmet sensors that measure concussions, the data that the Head Case System gathers will be made available on its very own website, thus acting as a comprehensive resource center that will provide information and news on the head health of athletes and give them, along with their coaches, parents, and doctors, personalized records of the trauma they've sustained.

The Department of Health will install filtration systems at schools and other community gathering spaces and develop a state telephone hotline for health information, state Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker said at the confeHealth will install filtration systems at schools and other community gathering spaces and develop a state telephone hotline for health information, state Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker said at the confehealth information, state Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker said at the confeHealth Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker said at the conference.

The partnership will establish a collaborative relationship where Le Moyne's Madden School of Business students have access to SU in the areas of data science and information security management, while SU students gain access to Le Moyne's health information systems and enterprise systems resources.

One of the most persistent complaints with the health home program — as well as the Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment program, the State Health Information Network and others — is a lack of timely and reliable information about the pathealth home program — as well as the Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment program, the State Health Information Network and others — is a lack of timely and reliable information about the patHealth Information Network and others — is a lack of timely and reliable information about thInformation Network and others — is a lack of timely and reliable information about thinformation about the patients.

In celebration, the Dutchess County Departments of Health and Planning & Development have launched a brand new webpage on the County's website dutchessny.gov to connect residents and visitors with information about the nearly 70 trail systems in Dutchess County with the newHealthy Communities Trail Map Series.

Health Clinic Immunization Program Cited The Oneida County Health Department's Clinic Immunization Program was recently recognized for excellence in implementing the New York State Immunization Information System, Director of Clinic Services, Patrice Bogan announced today.

Mulgrew testified with three other city labor leaders, representing classroom aides, firefighters and health workers, who took the Bloomberg administration to task for spending billions of dollars on the corruption - plagued payroll system City Time and the problem - plagued Special Education Student Information System (SESIS) while failing to give needed raises to city wosystem City Time and the problem - plagued Special Education Student Information System (SESIS) while failing to give needed raises to city woSystem (SESIS) while failing to give needed raises to city workers.

The Erie County Department of Health (ECDOH) has partnered with the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System to offer free information and resources for the public on various health related tHealth (ECDOH) has partnered with the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System to offer free information and resources for the public on various health related thealth related topics.

Says Christine Binder - Fritz: «These barriers include language difficulties, a lack of information about the healthcare system, low socio - economic status, migrants» own interpretations of their health problems or culture - specific preconceptions about causes of illness.»

Liora Alschuler is a developer of XML - based standards for electronic health care information and a consultant in their application for providers and system vendors.

Using data from the Pediatric Health Information System database, a large, regionally diverse system, the researchers examined racial disparities in the treatment and outcomes of hospitalized white and black pediatric patients with moderate to severe Crohn's diSystem database, a large, regionally diverse system, the researchers examined racial disparities in the treatment and outcomes of hospitalized white and black pediatric patients with moderate to severe Crohn's disystem, the researchers examined racial disparities in the treatment and outcomes of hospitalized white and black pediatric patients with moderate to severe Crohn's disease.

Finally, an estimate of the burden of alcohol - attributable breast cancer incidence and mortality by means of a Population - Attributable Fraction methodology (using data on alcohol consumption from the Global Information System on Alcohol and Health, and data on cancer incidence and mortality from the GLOBOCAN database) showed that an estimated 144,000 breast - cancer cases and 38,000 breast - cancer deaths globally in 2012 were attributable to alcohol, with 18.8 % of these cases and 17.5 % of these deaths affecting women who were light drinkers.

«Hatha yoga and mindfulness meditation both focus the brain's conscious processing power on a limited number of targets like breathing and posing, and also reduce processing of nonessential information,» said Peter Hall, associate professor in the School of Public Health & Health Systems.

Combined, these models give public health and governmental officials vital climate information needed to create early warning systems — systems that can alert the public to the risk for disease and allow public health officials to mobilize resources and enact mosquito control programs and surveillance ahead of peak season.

Image courtesy of iStockphoto / LeventKonuk Four years ago the Obama administration offered up $ 19 billion in stimulus funds to help get health care IT (including electronic health records, or EHRs) in the pink — or at least in the black.Better information technology throughout the health care system would save money, improve care and bring the health care industry into the 21st century, proponents argued.But, as is obvious by the continuance of paper records, isolated institutional networks and clunky interfaces, health care IT is still in critical condition.A new report, assembled by the RAND Corporation, a non-profit, non-partisan research group, suggests that health care IT is not a hopeless case, however.

In a Perspective piece published in the May 8 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, the Penn authors — David Asch, MD, MBA, professor of Medicine and executive director of the Penn Medicine Center for Health Care Innovation; Christian Terwiesch, PhD, professor of Operations and Information Management at Wharton; Kevin B. Mahoney, chief administrative officer of the University of Pennsylvania Health System; and Roy Rosin, chief innovation officer for Penn Medicine — argue that too often organizations look to external consultants to create health care cHealth Care Innovation; Christian Terwiesch, PhD, professor of Operations and Information Management at Wharton; Kevin B. Mahoney, chief administrative officer of the University of Pennsylvania Health System; and Roy Rosin, chief innovation officer for Penn Medicine — argue that too often organizations look to external consultants to create health care cHealth System; and Roy Rosin, chief innovation officer for Penn Medicine — argue that too often organizations look to external consultants to create health care chealth care change.

According to Dr Chatterji, also from the Department of Health Statistics and Information Systems at WHO, «Collectively, we need to look beyond the costs commonly associated with aging to think about the benefits that an older, healthier, happier, and more productive older population can bring to society as a whole.»

«Locomotors, more than assessors, benefited from the app, as the relationship between locomotion and performance over time was a bit stronger,» says one of the researchers, Michelle Dugas, a social psychologist and post-doctoral researcher at UMD's Center for Health Information & Decision Systems (CHIDS).

A widely used database of chemical safety, the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS), would get the bulk of a 14.7 % increase to the Human Health Risk Assessment program.

These systems were developed by Epharmix, a health care information technology startup company founded by students from Washington University School of Medicine.

In her current role as vice president of clinical development, Hooker's job involves studying «the genetic testing market and how it changes, and thinking about ways that we can learn from that information to better integrate genetic testing into the health care system,» she says.

Bee management specialists and veterinarians need to support bee keepers with information, tools, and resources to adapt to a swiftly growing production system,» said Dr. Kristine Smith, Wildlife Veterinarian and Associate Director of Health and Policy at EcoHealth Alliance.