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ProDuct sPotLIgHt: Healthcare a natural for mobility PAGe 34 Published in partnership with THE NEWS SOuRCE fOR HEAlTHCARE INfORMATION TECHNOlOGy n augusT 2008 denmark bound Organizers, attendees prepare for the World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition in Copenhagen. PAGE 25 News Closer to IT bill House committee endorses PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008. What’s next? PAGE 3 PHIN or RHIOs? Some insiders say personal health info networks might be more expedient. PAGE 3 commeNtary resources that can’t be used on a making tools, which launched a tHe News: IT Blackberry or PDA. “Our value – launch Blackberry product last November ➔ vendors offer new really comes from having updated that now boasts more than of Apple’s new 3G iPhone has healthcare apps. information at the point of care … 200,000 customers, had been spurred healthcare IT vendors to wHat It meaNs: and continuing to be the tool that waiting for Apple to develop ➔ launch cell phone-based applications of Another venue for the physician always has with him its new iPhone platform before their own. healthcare information. or her.” releasing the new software. Epocrates launched last month its clinAirStrip Technologies, based in “The iPhone platform is just ical reference application for the iPhone and iPod Touch, available on the Apple The iPhone so much more rich,” said Michelle Snyder, San Antonio, Texas, has launched the AirStrip vice president of marketing and strategic OB. Already available for use on PDAs and App Store. The San Mateo, Calif.-based provider of clinical information and decision- planning for Epocrates, who cites multimedia PHONES see page 33 By ERIC WICkluNd, Managing Editor He receNT – ANd mucH-Hyped iPhone ‘ups the game’ on health info t Telehealth treatment IT affords veterans convenience, privacy for mental healthcare. By MOlly MERRIll, Associate Editor Making leaps The Leapfrog Group’s new CEO talks about the next and biggest leap on the healthcare front. PAGE 11 HosPItaLs & IDNs After the flood Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids protected communications and data. PAGE 13 PHysIcIaN PractIces & ambuLatory care A 2008 report from the Rand Corp. delves into healthcare for veterans. rates of PtsD, DePressIoN aND tbI about 300,000 troops 70% currently suffer from ptsd or major depression. about 320,000 reported experiencing tbi (traumatic brain injury) during deployment. Tidal change New report concludes clinical decision support will change practice of medicine. PAGE 20 Payers 7% 11% 12% Bridging the divide Nine L.A. clinics put healthcare IT grants to work. PAGE 30 VeNDors No disorder Traumatic brain injury only Mental health condition only PTSD or depression and TBI Robot that could Pittsburgh-based technology company turns child’s visions to reality. PAGE 32 e l Connect: GRAPHS 0808 SOURCE: Rand CORpORaTIOn - 2008 WASHINGTON – The Veterans Health Administration is using information technology to augment care provided by its mental health clinicians to veterans throughout the United States. Research in VHA has shown that remote treatment of depression by means of telemental health has comparable outcomes to face-to-face care. According to a 2008 Rand Report, approximately 1.64 million U.S. troops have been deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq since October 2001. The report estimates that 18.5 percent or about 300,000 U.S. service members vETERANS see page 23 A healthcare provider demonstrates how the Veterans Health Administration uses videoconferencing monitors to provide mental healthcare for veterans across the country. HHS slaps Providence Health with $100,000 fine puts providers on notice about HIpaa security breaches. By dIANA MANOS, Senior Editor WASHINGTON ClINICAl Toolkit Mobile computing Functionality, durability of devices drives growth of market. PAGE 34 MANAGEMENT Solutions data everywhere Providers challenged by finding space to store staggering amounts of data. PAGE 35 www.HealthcareItNews.com MedTech Publishing Company / Vol. 5 No. 8 – The Department of Health and Human Services has levied a $100,000 fine on Seattle-based Providence Health and Services for alleged violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 Privacy and Security Rules. the agency “is committed to effective enforcement of health information privacy and security protections for consumers.” – Winston Wilkinson, HHs The violation, involving unprotected backup tapes, optical disks and laptops three years ago, com- promised the protected health information of more than 386,000 patients, HHS officials said. In addition to the fine – one of the heftiest levied by HHS thus far for a HIPAA violation – Providence will be required to follow a detailed corrective action plan for adequately safeguarding identifiable electronic patient information. HHS officials said the agreement is the first of its kind. Winston Wilkinson, the director of the HHS’ Office of Civil Rights (OCR), said other providers should take notice. The enforcement agency “is committed to effective enforcement of health information privacy and security protections for consumers,” he said. PROvIdENCE see page 14 Ohio payer offers its physicians online PHRS By PATTy ENRAdO, Contributing Editor Medical Mutual of Ohio has been working with its network physicians since March to sign up for Medem’s iHealth, an online personal health record. Out of 23,000 Robert Mau contracted physicians, 500 have signed up, according to Robert Mau, vice president of eBusiness. MMO hopes to reach a 15-percent adoption rate within a three-year timeframe. While many PHRs are providerled, Mau said its payer-led model cLeVeLANd – OHIO see page 31 http://www.HealthcareITNews.com

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