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Medical Economics InfoTech Bulletin
September 03, 2010
TOP SEARCHES: Meaningful Use // EHR // iPad
In this issue
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 Certification maintenance
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 Web research
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 Telemonitoring
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 Broadband access
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 Online activities
Key Topic Updates

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'Meaningful use' to be part of MOC program
The American Board of Medical Specialties plans to incorporate the "meaningful use" of health information technology into its maintenance of certification program. More...
Web searches, patient-doctor conversations often linked
Fifty-three percent of those going online for health information report that they have discussed information they found online with their doctors, and 51% say they have searched for information on the Web based on discussions with their doctors, according to a new Harris Poll. More...
Telemonitoring helps patients with chronic heart failure
Support and monitoring via the telephone for patients who have chronic heart failure helps reduce the risk of mortality from all causes and hospitalizations related to the chronic heart failure, according to a study recently published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. More...
No consensus on broadband access and healthcare information
Americans are divided about whether broadband Internet access is an advantage when it comes to obtaining health information, according to the results a national phone survey by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. More...
Social networking, games, email top online activities
What are you and your patients doing when you're online? According to new research by the Nielsen Company, Americans spend 40% of their time online participating in social networking activities, playing games, or emailing. Almost 25% of the time online is spent with social networking sites and blogs, up from 15.8%. More...
Key Topic Updates
Modern Medicine Blog
EHR data sharing—no Manhattan Transfer
Computer assisted auscultation and sports exams
Recession responses
Join the conversation at memag.com/blogs

Electronic Health Records
EHR certification important, but needs clarification
World Health Organization launches global EHR standards program
‘Meaningful use’ rules draw mixed response
AAFP cautiously supports EHR rules

Smartphones/PDAs
FCC, FDA to promote broadband, wireless use in healthcare
Advanced features of e-prescribing often overlooked by physicians
94% of physicians now using smartphones
Physician use of EHRs, smartphones increases

Telemedicine
Electronic media offer new channels for savvy derms to connect with patients
Expanding medicine beyond physicians office walls
Studies examine online patient communication in healthcare
Telephone coaching benefits parents of children with asthma
 

 
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