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ASHHRA eNews Brief: May 2013
ASHHRA NEWS
The deadline for applications to be submitted for the Gary Willis Leadership Award has been extended to May 31, 2013. ASHHRA and AHA Solutions, Inc., have partnered to award two exemplary health care human resources professionals with noteworthy contributions to the improvement of their organizations’ operational excellence. Each recipient will be awarded a cash prize of $2,500.
Visit http://www.ashhra.org/awards/gary_willis_leadership.shtml to view the full article online.
Check out the learning sessions you can expect at the ASHHRA 49th Annual Conference & Exposition in Washington, D.C., Sept. 28 – Oct. 1, 2013. Be sure to register soon and book your hotel room at the discounted room block rate.
Visit http://www.ashhra.org/conference/2013/schedule.shtml to view the full article online.
The OSH Act of 1970 strives to "assure safe and healthful working conditions" for today's workers, and mandates that employers provide a safe work environment for employees. Hospitals and personal care facilities employ approximately 1.6 million workers at 21,000 work sites. There are many occupational health and safety hazards throughout the hospital. This eTool focuses on some of the hazards and controls found in the hospital setting, and describes standard requirements as well as recommended safe work practices for employee safety and health.
Visit http://www.ashhra.org/toolkits/s-z/safety.shtml#tools to view the full article online.
ASHHRA members can access this report, which includes an analysis of national, regional, and state representation petitions and elections (RC, RD, and RM) as reported by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) during 2012 as well as articles written by labor experts about relevant and timely labor issues impacting employers and the workplace.
Visit http://www.ashhra.org/resources/labor_activity.shtml to view the full article online.
GENERAL HR
This NBC News clip explores the new innovations and efficiencies created by using smart phones in wireless medicine, and predictions are that it will make healthcare better and cheaper. Physicians can now carry portable ultrasounds and cardiograms right in their pockets. We’re close to doctors prescribing their patients apps versus medication, said Dr. Eric Topol, world-renowned cardiologist.
Visit http://www.nbcnews.com/video/rock-center/50582822#50582822 to view the full article online.
By John Converse Townsend Disruptive innovation simply describes how industries transform to provide increasingly affordable and conveniently accessible products and services to consumers. For Dr. Jason Hwang, a University of Michigan-trained internal medicine physician, disruptive innovation in the health care sector means two things in particular: (1) The transference of skills from highly trained but also expensive personnel to more affordable providers, including technology-based care; and (2) the shift away from traditional health care venues like hospitals into clinics and office settings, and, in some cases, into patients’ own homes. SOURCE: FORBES.COM
Visit http://www.forbes.com/sites/ashoka/2013/04/23/disruptive-innovation-a-prescription-for-better-health-care/ to view the full article online.
By Mike Miliard Mount Sinai Medical Center announced this week that 25,000 people have signed on to participate in its biobank program, BioMe, with each patient consenting to DNA sequencing and longitudinal studies related to data embedded in their electronic medical records. SOURCE: HEALTHCAREITNEWS.COM
Visit http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/mount-sinai-links-emr-dna to view the full article online.
By Jennifer Lubell Organized medicine expects that a new initiative to create a national, patient-centered data infrastructure will not just expand upon and share patient data, but also benefit clinical registries that feed comparative effectiveness research. SOURCE: AMEDNEWS.COM
Visit http://www.amednews.com/article/20130506/government/130509989/1/ to view the full article online.
By Carolyne Krupa A new model of federal funding for graduate medical education is training more residents in community-based health centers with the goal of reducing primary care physician shortages in medically underserved areas. SOURCE: AMEDNEWS.COM
Visit http://www.amednews.com/article/20130121/profession/130129981/6/ to view the full article online.
By Kevin B. O'Reilly The American Medical Association announced in April that the first phase of its multiyear, multimillion-dollar initiative to improve health outcomes will focus on the prevention of two common, costly, and often deadly conditions through better care for patients with uncontrolled hypertension and prediabetes. SOURCE: AMEDNEWS.COM
Visit http://www.amednews.com/article/20130429/profession/130429954/2/ to view the full article online.
By Jamie Thompson East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust will use Harris Healthcare’s Clinical Integration Platform to create a paperless and mobile clinical environment. The trust has signed a pilot agreement for 500 licenses, and plans to use the clinical portal to gather patient information from different clinical systems that currently work in isolation. These systems include patient administration, pathology, document management, vital signs monitoring, and PACS. SOURCE: HEALTHCAREITNEWS.COM
Visit http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/uk-hospital-goes-paperless to view the full article online.
By Lauran Neergaard It’s not a ‘‘Star Trek’’ tricorder, but by hooking a variety of gadgets onto a smartphone you could almost get a complete physical—without the paper gown or even a visit to the doctor’s office. Blood pressure? Just plug the arm cuff into the phone for a quick reading. Heart OK? Put your fingers in the right spot, and the squiggly rhythm of an EKG appears on the phone’s screen. Plug in a few more devices and you could have photos of your eardrum (Look, no infection!) and the back of your eye, listen to your heartbeat, chart your lung function, even get a sonogram. SOURCE: BOSTON.COM
Visit http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/health/2013/05/02/physical-smartphone-becoming-real-possibility/LOUi6ahihn31sUXEOa5TVP/story.html to view the full article online.
By Eric Wicklund For the first time ever, Karen Rheuban, MD, won't be attending the American Telemedicine Association's International Meeting & Trade Show. But she has a good reason. As director of the University of Virginia's Center for Telehealth, medical director of the Office of Telemedicine and Associate Dean for Continuing Medical Education, she's keeping a high profile guiding one of the more successful telehealth programs in the country. And that means pushing, pulling, and prodding supporters, legislators, and potential contributors to keep the telemedicine trend going. SOURCE: HEALTHCAREITNEWS.COM
Visit http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/uva-center-telehealth-provides-model-telehealth-industry to view the full article online.
By Tom Sullivan Can the current regulatory structure in place within the federal government keep pace with health IT without inhibiting innovation? A difficult question to answer, indeed, particularly in light of what Farzad Mostashari, MD, the national coordinator for health IT, called a "seismic shift" under way in three aspects of health care: how it’s paid for, how it’s delivered, and how patients engage in their own care. SOURCE: HEALTHCAREITNEWS.COM
Visit http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/onc-chief-regulation-fuels-innovation to view the full article online.
By Bob Cook The American Medical Association and McKesson Health Solutions are teaming up on a licensing partnership to create a registry of molecular diagnostic tests. The registry will enable physicians, patients and health insurers to keep better track of the growing number of tests available, and the Current Procedural Terminology codes that can be used to bill for them. SOURCE: AMEDNEWS.COM
Visit http://www.amednews.com/article/20130311/business/130319985/7/ to view the full article online.
By Pamela Lewis Dolan It’s been two years since IBM announced that its supercomputer, Watson, would end its game show career as the first nonhuman contestant on "Jeopardy!" and enter the health care industry. But some physicians soon will see Watson in use in their practices and hospitals. SOURCE: AMEDNEWS.COM
Visit http://www.amednews.com/article/20130225/business/130229974/6/ to view the full article online.
By Kevin B. O'Reilly For the first time, a health care organization details how its physicians help terminally ill patients navigate the process of securing lethal prescriptions. The physicians who run the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance do their best to treat patients who have cancer. For patients whose disease progression cannot be controlled, the University of Washington-affiliated comprehensive care center offers palliative care and transition to hospice. SOURCE: AMEDNEWS.COM
Visit http://www.amednews.com/article/20130422/profession/130429973/2/ to view the full article online.
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