Biography for Dan Bowman
Dan Bowman serves as senior editor of all of Fierce's Health IT publications (FierceHealthIT, FierceMobileHealthcare, FierceEMR and FierceMedicalImaging), and contributes to Fierce's other healthcare publications. Prior to joining FierceMarkets in 2008, Dan worked as a sports copy editor for several newspapers, including the Washington Post and the Washington Times. He's a huge basketball fan (playing and watching), religiously follows the Knicks and loves a good book. He's based at FierceMarkets' main office in Washington, D.C., and can be reached at dbowman@fiercemarkets.com. You can also follow his tweets @FierceHealthIT and find him on LinkedIn.
Articles by Dan Bowman
Malpractice records removed from state's online physician database
Physicians in Massachusetts with malpractice allegations or criminal charges on their records need not worry about their dirty laundry being aired, according to an article in the Boston Globe that
CSC wins $297M contract to replace state's Medicaid IT system
CSC won a five-year, $297 million contract to replace Maryland's Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) from the state's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (MD DHMH), the Falls Church,
Personalized medicine helps researcher discover, tackle diabetes
In an extended look at the impact of personalized medicine, a Stanford University genetics professor was able to uncover a genetic predisposition to diabetes, then--after potential turned into
New IT tools can predict at-risk heart patients
Two new IT tools are poised to help doctors predict at-risk heart patients, as reported in two studies published recently in the journals HeartRhythm and the Journal of Evaluation in Clinical
Stanford-created algorithm distinguishes medication side effects
A computer algorithm created by researchers at Stanford University allows doctors to differentiate between drug-related adverse events in patients and adverse events from another illness, according
Low health IT spending: An innovation killer?
Investment in IT by hospitals and healthcare organizations is far lower than it should be, Ray Campbell, CEO of the Massachusetts Health Data Consortium, told a crowd at last week's New England
ONC updates open-source HIE implementation software
Connect gateway software version 3.3, open-source technology used to help set up health information exchanges and to connect exchanges to regional HIE networks using nationwide health information
Computer-aided detection aids cancer testing, treatment
Computer-aided detection (CAD) can help identify and treat cancer, new research suggests. According to the study, published in this month's American Journal of Roentgenology, CAD improved the
IBM platform to personalize cancer treatments
A new decision support tool from IBM has the potential to personalize treatments for patients suffering from cancer, hypertension and AIDS, the company announced this week. The tool essentially takes
Health IT spending more efficient in Canada than in the U.S.
Providers at Canadian hospitals could be using health technology resources more efficiently than their U.S. counterparts, according to a study published this week in the Journal of the American
