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      <title>iPad touch technology tapped to fight infections By Bernie Monegain, Editor, HealthcareITNews</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ANNAPOLIS, MD – The convenient way one uses to input and access information on the iPhone or iPad – capacitive touch technology – has now been incorporated into a system for monitoring hand hygiene compliance to help curb healthcare-associated infections, &#8230; <a href="http://listahit.wordpress.com/2012/05/16/ipad-touch-technology-tapped-to-fight-infections-by-bernie-monegain-editor-healthcareitnews/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=listahit.wordpress.com&#038;blog=17373666&#038;post=1179&#038;subd=listahit&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 08:00:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Obesity in U.S. projected to grow, though pace slows: CDC study by Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Obesity in the United States is projected to continue its rise over the next 18 years, extending to 42% of Americans by 2030, according to a study released Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That expected growth &#8230; <a href="http://listahit.wordpress.com/2012/05/15/obesity-in-u-s-projected-to-grow-though-pace-slows-cdc-study-by-melissa-healy-los-angeles-times/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=listahit.wordpress.com&#038;blog=17373666&#038;post=1175&#038;subd=listahit&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 16:22:53 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>EHR Vendors Ask For Meaningful Use Reporting Changes by Marianne Kolbasuk McGee, Senior Writer, InformationWeek</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Electronic Health Records Association, which represents dozens of software vendors, has joined a chorus of organizations and asked the federal government to change the reporting process that will be used by hospitals and medical practices to qualify for Meaningful &#8230; <a href="http://listahit.wordpress.com/2012/05/14/ehr-vendors-ask-for-meaningful-use-reporting-changes-by-marianne-kolbasuk-mcgee-senior-writer-informationweek/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=listahit.wordpress.com&#038;blog=17373666&#038;post=1172&#038;subd=listahit&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 15:57:07 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CMS NEWS: Health care law increases payments to doctors for primary care by CMS Media Relations Group</title>
      <description><![CDATA[May 9, 2012 Health care law increases payments to doctors for primary care Primary care providers received additional Medicare payments in 2011; will receive boost in Medicaid funding in 2013 and 2014 Primary care physicians serving Medicaid patients would see &#8230; <a href="http://listahit.wordpress.com/2012/05/11/cms-news-health-care-law-increases-payments-to-doctors-for-primary-care-by-cms-media-relations-group/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=listahit.wordpress.com&#038;blog=17373666&#038;post=1167&#038;subd=listahit&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 15:47:26 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Healthcare industry group builds cybersecurity threat center By Michael Cooney, Network World</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Looking to address growing cybersecurity threats in the healthcare industry the Health Information Trust Alliance today said it has established a centralized Cybersecurity Incident Response and Coordination Center where organizations can report incidents and get help remediating electronic medical security &#8230; <a href="http://listahit.wordpress.com/2012/05/07/healthcare-industry-group-builds-cybersecurity-threat-center-by-michael-cooney-network-world/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=listahit.wordpress.com&#038;blog=17373666&#038;post=1163&#038;subd=listahit&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 08:17:16 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Adoption of Electronic Health Records Still Far from Universal</title>
      <description><![CDATA[By Deborah Hirsch , HealthTechZone Contributor So you’ve gone ahead and set up an electronic medical records (EMR) system for your practice. But is it compliant? Does it meet “Meaningful Use”? A new study says no. Published in Health Affairs, the analysis finds &#8230; <a href="http://listahit.wordpress.com/2012/05/06/adoption-of-electronic-health-records-still-far-from-universal/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=listahit.wordpress.com&#038;blog=17373666&#038;post=1160&#038;subd=listahit&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 20:43:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Houston Hospitals, Docs infected by social media By Molly Ryan, Houston Business Journal</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Twitter is the first place Dr. Bryan Vartabedian looks in the morning and the last place he looks at night. A self-proclaimed dispatcher “from the frontline of social media and medicine,” the pediatric gastroenterologist at Texas Children’s Hospital also considers &#8230; <a href="http://listahit.wordpress.com/2012/05/04/houston-hospitals-docs-infected-by-social-media-by-molly-ryan-houston-business-journal/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=listahit.wordpress.com&#038;blog=17373666&#038;post=1156&#038;subd=listahit&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 14:36:38 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>107 charged in health care fraud bust</title>
      <description><![CDATA[By Terry Frieden, CNN DOJ: 107 charged in Medicare fraud bus Washington (CNN) &#8212; More than 100 people have been charged and an estimated $450 million in false billings uncovered by federal agents in a nationwide operation that authorities say &#8230; <a href="http://listahit.wordpress.com/2012/05/04/107-charged-in-health-care-fraud-bust/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=listahit.wordpress.com&#038;blog=17373666&#038;post=1154&#038;subd=listahit&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 21:46:36 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>EHRs Often Lack Clinical Best Practices</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Clinical decision support vendor Zynx Health finds electronic health records fall short in treating heart failure, pneumonia. By Neil Versel   InformationWeek 5 Key Elements For Clinical Decision Support Systems (click image for larger view and for slideshow) Hospitals with &#8230; <a href="http://listahit.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/ehrs-often-lack-clinical-best-practices/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=listahit.wordpress.com&#038;blog=17373666&#038;post=1151&#038;subd=listahit&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:49:40 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Study: Small Hospitals Aren’t Narrowing the EHR Gap By Sandra L. Decker, Eric W. Jamoom, and Jane E. Sisk</title>
      <description><![CDATA[A new study in Health Affairs shows that hospitals that are small, rural or non-teaching continue to lag behind other hospitals in adopting electronic health records. Study authors recommend that federal policymakers increase efforts to ensure the gap does not &#8230; <a href="http://listahit.wordpress.com/2012/04/30/study-small-hospitals-arent-narrowing-the-ehr-gap-by-sandra-l-decker-eric-w-jamoom-and-jane-e-sisk/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=listahit.wordpress.com&#038;blog=17373666&#038;post=1148&#038;subd=listahit&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:16:10 GMT</pubDate>
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