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computer system, including the electronic health record platform, at a 13-hospital health system went black this week, resulting in a 20-hour long outage….BJC HealthCare, in St. Louis,..reported a computer outage … All IT systems went dark, "including clinical, revenue cycle, e-mail, word programs and other applications…$7,900 per minute of outage time...

CVS Health, …and Watson, IBM's cognitive computing platform, are joining forces to take on chronic diseases. The plan? Eradicate conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and obesity… to advance care management beyond programs and services typically available today,…has to do with Watson’s ability to read and understand vast amounts of information, and to continuously learn.

Healthcare education is still "back in the Dark Ages," and as new advances in information and technology change the industry, the way the workforce learns and is educated also needs a reboot,...

Creative Pharmacist…unveiled the new Spark Health app, which provides community pharmacists weekly updates from their patients regarding lifestyle modifications and potential side effects of medications, among other notifications. . pharmacists can assist patients living with chronic disease by providing the information, encouragement and accountability it takes to achieve their health goals,..

1. FDA Drug Shortages current drug shortages, resolved shortages, and discontinuations of drug products (free)
2. NAPLEX Flashcards - 2900 premade flashcards on medications, diseases, disorders, and a general review ($4.99)
3. VaccTrack Vaccine Immunizations - immunization tables for children, teens, adults, and special populations (free)
4. IDdx: Infectious Disease Queries - review symptoms associated with a disease (free)
5. iPHARMACY - Drug Guide & Pill Identifier (free)

National Institute of Standards and Technology,…has unveiled its long-awaited mobile security guide, specifically written for safeguarding medical data… myriad reasons for compiling such a guide…"many healthcare providers are using mobile devices in healthcare delivery before they have appropriate privacy and security protections in place."

Two hackers recently proved....they could wirelessly hack into a Jeep...and remotely take control of them. Scarier still? Hackers have demonstrated that they can tamper with medical devices that can mean life or death for patients…. our medical devices are one of the most insecure areas in healthcare today...

Putting too much trust in technical controls could be a big mistake in a provider organization's security strategy… encryption and access management go a long way toward securing patient data, employee training remains "absolutely indispensable, absolutely top of the priority list"..

e-prescribing…full potential for improving the safety, effectiveness, and efficiency of prescription drug delivery, important work remains...ultimate goal…a clear, complete, and unambiguous e-prescription order that can be seamlessly received, processed, and fulfilled…without the need for additional clarification… new e-prescription transaction …NCPDP SCRIPT Standard…. move the industry closer to achieving this vision...

Cornerstone Hospital Medical Center will host…InTouch RP-Vita, a state-of-the-art robot…known as Bentley…Physicians can connect to the robot via a PC, iPad or smartphone for clinical consults...with…access to supporting clinical documentation, patient data and medical imaging.