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10 Healthcare IT News ■ February 2008 industry news www.HealthcareITNews.com Bush spotlights healthcare It five years running Sigma Group - 276377 Project: Creative: AE: Panasonic Toughbook - December PAN308 Trust Scott Lifschin Campaign: Healthcare President Bush delivers his final State of the Union address on Jan. 28. and doctors to make medical deci- IT News Ship Info: Healthcare tion health plans for small busi– None final State sions and empower them with Pineland nesses and the elimination of junk In his bet71 Dr. of the Union address loaded with ter information and better options,” medical lawsuits. He also called for Ste 203 Issue: 08/Jan tough topics such as troop with- Bush said. a change in the tax code to put covNew Gloucester, ME 04260 Ad Type: Island Single drawal from Iraq and emergency “We share a common goal of erage within reach of millions of Attn: Karen bleed a weakened in measures to boost = 8.375 in X 10.875 making healthcare more affordable Diekmann | MedTech Publishing health Americans who do not get Company insurance through their employtrim = 8.125 in X 10.625 inand accessible for all Americans.” economy, President Bush again t: 207-688-6270 f:and thus can’t pay premiums safety = 7.625 in X 10.125 in The president listed healthhighlighted information technolers, None ogy as critical to transforming care IT among several key aspects with tax- free dollars. B:8.375 in healthcare. of healthcare reform, including He received rousing applause “To build a future of T:8.125 in quality the expansion of health savings from Republicans when he said S:7.625 in healthcare, we must trust patients accounts, the creation of associa- expansion of consumer choice, not By DIaNa MaNos, Healthcare IT News Publication: Senior Editor WaSHinGton IO #: government control, is the best way to achieve healthcare reform. Consumer choice has been a cornerstone of Bush’s policy to bring value to U.S. healthcare. His value-driven healthcare plan calls for electronic health records and the reporting of quality measures as a way to drive down costs and bring transparency to an ailing healthcare system. presIDeNT see page 12 Panasonic recommends Windows Vista Business. ® VISIT US AT BOOTH #2369 AT HIMSS. New York RhIO to go live this summer By Molly MerrIll, Associate Editor brooKlYn, nY - The Brooklyn Health Information Exchange’s plans for an enterprise master person index are under way, as the not-for-profit regional health information organization is set to begin operations this summer. BHIX will use Initiate Patient software from Initiate Systems, Inc. as the foundational technology for locating, linking and matching patient records. Initiate’s technology will help the exchange create a master person index that will allow for patient identity resolution and the linking of patients across multiple sources of data. The technology will also facilitate a portal application and Record Locator Service’s ability to search and establish context on a patient that will enable healthcare professionals access to a single view of any patient in BHIX. “There is real progress to be made in acquiring and securing the critical data necessary for our success, and we will leave no physician behind,” said Walter Fahey, vice president and CIO for Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn and technical advisor to BHIX. “We are building a better healthcare system and providing the groundwork for the eventual interoperability between BHIX and the other established RHIOs in the state of New York.” The master person index is expected to help physicians manage chronic diseases and medication, as well as help develop patient-specific joint-care plans that will minimize the number of visits and procedures for patients. “This is a pragmatic, real-world implementation of technology and cooperation between healthcare organizations totally committed to the benefits of shared electronic health records,” said Irene Koch, executive director of BHIX. “We serve a large, diverse and aging population. The precision and speed we gain through electronic records for even the basics, like known medications and allergies, will result in substantial B:10.875 in T:10.625 in BrooKlyN see page 14 DON’T TRUST THE NEW PANASONIC TOUGHBOOK T7. LEGALLY, WE CANNOT SAY YOUR HEALTHCARE TO ANYONE ELSE. Why do we call our new Toughbook ® T7 the total healthcare package? We did our homework. We looked at healthcare from all angles and engineered the Toughbook T7 to be light on its feet at only 3.3 pounds, and long on endurance with extended battery life. Then we built in protection from drops, bangs and spills. We sealed it from liquids, for easy sanitizing and infection control. We gave it a touchscreen LCD for simplicity with EMRs and enhanced security features to keep those records conﬁdential. Finally, we integrated wireless WAN for a reliable connection virtually anywhere. Have the alternatives done all this homework? panasonic.com/toughbook/healthcare 1.800.662.3537 S:10.125 in THE RUGGED ORIGINAL. e ● Connect: PaNaSoNIC 0208 Intel, Intel logo, Intel Centrino, Intel Centrino logo, Intel Inside, Intel Inside logo and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. Toughbook notebook PCs are covered by a 3-year limited warranty, parts and labor. To view the full text of the warranty, log on to panasonic.com/business/toughbook/support.asp. Please consult your Panasonic representative prior to purchase. ©2008 Panasonic Corporation of North America. All rights reserved. Trust_HC_FY07-2 http://www.HealthcareITNews.com http://www.panasonic.com/toughbook/healthcare http://www.panasonic.com/toughbook/healthcare http://www.healthcareitnews.com/eConnect.cms?id=8673 http://www.panasonic.com/business/toughbook/support.asp

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