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November 4, 2009 Sign up Forward Archive Job Listings Advertise Read more at SmartBrief News for professionals interested in health care information technology       Top Story  CMS pushes EHRs for quality, e-prescribing reporting The CMS has announced that starting next year, medical providers may use electronic health records to report data on quality and electronic prescribing measures for some of the government's pay-for-performance initiatives. The changes are aimed at encouraging EHR adoption, as well as giving the CMS and qualified professionals experience in EHR-based data-gathering, the agency said. Government Health IT (11/2) , Modern Healthcare (free registration) (11/2)   Hospitals    VHA cites 8 ways to improve ED services The adoption of a patient-tracking system and other strategies helped 28 hospitals in Oklahoma and Arkansas improve the efficiency of their emergency departments, according to VHA, a national network of health care organizations. Training hospital staff to adopt triage standards and conduct patient assessments independent of triage are other strategies that VHA recommends to enhance ED throughput. Healthcare IT News (11/3) CIOs suggest ways to ensure server reliability in hospitals As hospitals become more dependent on electronic health records, ensuring the reliability of servers has become a critical task for CIOs. Some hospital executives suggested that strategies such as data protection and periodic testing should be included in the CIO's overall server reliability plan. Healthcare Informatics (11/2009) Health care system to use Mimosa's e-mail archiving solution South Jersey Healthcare, which includes two hospitals and a number of health centers, has tapped Mimosa Systems' NearPoint archiving solution as part of its comprehensive effort to comply with the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. "NearPoint cuts out many of the time-consuming steps required for e-mail recovery so we can perform operational recoveries much more quickly," said a spokesman for the health care system. Healthcare IT News (11/3) The Fall Health IT Summit is the most targeted executive summit focused on health information technology. It is designed to help executives, physicians, and technologists network and learn about the constant changes in health IT. www.ihealthtran.com For more information or to register please contact Matthew Raynor, matt@ihealthtran.com.   Providers  Consulting firm to launch EHR service for providers Dallas-based MD Buyline is set to introduce by the end of the month its EHR Project Navigation service, which is designed to help provider groups adopt electronic health records in order to comply with meaningful use requirements and qualify for federal incentives under the stimulus law. Health Data Management (11/3)   Technology Trends  IBM's new center to offer advanced health analytics solutions IBM has unveiled its Health Analytics Solution Center to help hospitals and health providers improve patient care by providing them with advanced analytics solutions. IBM said the Dallas-based center will have access to employees from its consulting and research units, and will also hire more than 100 health and technical professionals. HealthImaging.com (11/3) Reed Technology introduces drug-label database Reed Technology and Information Services has launched its LabelDataPlus database, which gives consumers and industry members access to more than 5,000 FDA-approved medication labels covering over-the-counter and prescription drugs. Health Data Management (11/3) CDC to upgrade system for tracking H1N1-triggered school closings The CDC plans to improve its monitoring system to facilitate the collection of summary data on school closures caused by the H1N1 flu virus in real time and better track the spread of the virus. The agency said it "will use the summary data to fully understand how schools are responding to CDC community guidance among schools, students, household contacts and for overall awareness of the impact of influenza outbreaks on school systems and communities." Government Health IT (11/3) Expert cites security as challenge to cloud computing adoption Cloud computing offers many benefits such as scalability and cost-effective IT infrastructure, but security is a major concern among health care organizations planning to adopt the idea, said Paul Johnson, consulting director at NetSPI. Healthcare IT News (11/2)   Featured Content    The Design of Business, an Interview of Roger Martin Matthew E. May Cardmember Profile: Consultants 2 Go OPEN Forum Connectodex 4 Easy Low Budget Ideas to Market Your Small Business Ivana Taylor 13 Ways to Network Beyond Facebook and LinkedIn John Jantsch 'Eco-Angst' Joins 'Buyer's Remorse' in Consumer Regrets Jill Fehrenbacher   Regulatory/Legislative  HHS' Connect program to include "meaningful use" features The Connect software will be updated in 2010 to include features that will help facilitate file sharing, e-prescribing and other transactions necessary to meet meaningful use requirements, an HHS official said. "The goal is to create a platform for participation in health information exchange and meaningful use so that those who want to innovate have a (way) of handling that," added a Connect expert. 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