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Survey Finds Disaster
Recovery Tops HIT Priorities
BridgeHead Software’s second-annual healthcare data management survey found that disaster recovery is still the No. 1 HIT investment priority, above other choices such as archiving, virtualization, cloud computing, and digitizing paper records.
The survey asked HIT professionals from all over the world about their ongoing strategies for managing their hospital’s IT systems. Fifty-five percent of respondents listed disaster recovery among their top three IT investment priorities for the next year—an increase of 11 percentage points compared with last year’s survey, which saw 44% of HIT professionals choose backup/disaster recovery as one of their top three IT investment objectives.
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NCRA Stands United in Education, Advocacy,
and Professional Development
By Heather Hogstrom
The National Cancer Registrars Association’s (NCRA) 38th Annual Educational Conference will be held April 18 to 21 at the Gaylord National in Washington, DC. There will be plenty to explore, from national historical monuments to the NCRA exhibit hall, where cancer registrars can learn about the latest cancer registry products and services and network with vendors and colleagues.
More than 30 educational sessions are scheduled, so cancer registrars can keep up-to-date with changes in the industry and earn up to 20 continuing education (CE) credits. Sessions cover central registry, hospital registry, professional development, and informatics, providing a range of choices to meet individual educational needs.
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AMA’s My Medications App
The American Medical Association’s My Medications app lets patients store their medical information in one place, carry it with them anywhere they go, and share it with their physicians. Patients can create and update a list of medications, including dosing and scheduling information; track immunization records and allergy information; e-mail medical information to healthcare providers, family members, or friends; and maintain a list of their medical team’s contact information.
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UpToDate MobileComplete App
UpToDate has released a downloadable local version of its iPhone app UpToDate MobileComplete, which provides clinicians with fast access to evidence-based clinical knowledge, even offline. To ensure users access the most current recommendations, the app will verify that requested content is the most recent when a network connection is present. UpToDate helps improve health outcomes by providing current, comprehensive clinical knowledge, including treatment recommendations based on the best medical evidence. Learn more »
Vigilan’s Nurse Charting Mobile App
Vigilan’s mobile app enables the collection of assisted living resident vital signs to an iPhone or iPad. As an integrated application with the Vigilan Care Suite, the mobile app is a tool that nursing staff can use at the point of care to save time by eliminating the need for paper charting and data entry. The app is HIPAA compliant, works in a stand-alone mode or connected to Vigilan Administrator, downloads resident basic data from the Vigilan Administrator database, allows resident data to be shared for all staff to see and update, provides an immediate view of residents’ weight over time, and allows users to set alerts for any situation that needs special attention.
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Piatto Portion Control App
 aTavola, Inc’s Piatto iPhone app helps users achieve diet goals by using food portion images from its database of photos, choosing portions to meet nutrition goals, and using daily event tracking since portion control is an important part of weight management. Piatto includes options for setting goals, diet types, and tracking food and exercise, plus it integrates with social media. Social interaction, such as sharing photos and experiences and receiving reinforcement from friends, is useful for people who enjoy posting progress and success on Facebook and can help weight loss. Learn more »
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