Headlines: Pittsburgh Hospital Leads With IBM SmartRooms
FALLS CHURCH – Top news headlines from Noblis Health Innovation for Thursday, July 29. Click on the underlined item for the actual story:
- IBM, UPMC partner on hospital ‘SmartRoom’: Created by University of Pittsburgh Medical Center three years ago to bring the right patient information to the bedside when it’s needed, the high-tech “smart room” now features new capabilities, namely a system for automatically organizing and prioritizing the work of nurses and other caregivers. Under a new agreement, IBM will be the exclusive sales channel for the SmartRoom solution and will help to implement the technology for customers.
- Poll shows opposition to health care overhaul declining: Opposition to the landmark health care overhaul declined over the past month, to 35 percent from 41 percent, according to the latest results of a tracking poll, reported Thursday.
- CCHIT announces EHR certifications in specialty areas: The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) announced Tuesday the launch of CCHIT certified programs in three specialty areas for electronic health records.
- Rite Aid will pay $1M for HIPAA privacy abuses: Rite Aid Corp. has agreed to pay $1 million to settle potential violations of federal privacy rules when the national pharmacy chain failed to protect customers’ sensitive information in disposing of prescriptions and pill bottles in store trash containers.
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