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Patients Don't Trust EHRs

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT surveyed more than 2,000 consumers and found a significant majority do not believe that electronic health records are private and secure. So reports Government Health IT.

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Can Doctor House Calls Save Medicare Money?

The results of the first year of Independence at Home, a three-year incentive program funded by the Affordable Care Act, are set to come out soon. So reports The Washington Post.

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Health Technology Certifier to Shut Down

On November 14, the Certification Commission for Health IT (CCHIT) will shut down. So reports Bloomberg BNA.

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Microsoft Launches mHealth Platform

Microsoft is entering the mHealth marketplace. So reports Fierce Mobile Healthcare.

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Health Industry Plagued By Breaches

California has released its second annual data breach report and the healthcare industry is one of the top industries for breaches. So reports Healthcare IT News.

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ADP AdvancedMD Releases Updates

In an effort to increase practice efficiency, ADP AdvancedMD has released some new mobility features for flagship products.

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Doctors on Demand at Castlight

Castlight Health is making Doctor On Demand Video Visits available to its employees via the Enterprise Healthcare Cloud. So reports Benzinga.

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Texting Can Improve Patient Outcomes: Study

Researchers from Finland have published a study in the Journal of Medical Internet Research that indicates the use of text messaging can improve patient outcomes. So reports Fierce Mobile Healthcare.

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Nurses Dissatisfied with EHRs

A new poll shows that nurses are even more dissatisfied with electronic health records than doctors. So reports EHR Intelligence.

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