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California RHIO backed by high-powered employer

April 28, 2008 — 6:59am ET
As regular readers know, I regularly lambaste RHIOs/HIEs, most of which appear to have little chance of financial survival. However, when it comes to a RHIO that attracts the support of a giant like... Read more...

SPOTLIGHT: Exec argues that EMRs show quality commitment

April 28, 2008 — 6:59am ET
Many of the biggest supporters of EMR adoption pitch them as a huge productivity improvement tool. But to Laura Adams, president and CEO of the Rhode Island Quality Institute, they're central to... Read more...

Study: More providers joining HIEs

April 21, 2008 — 6:59am ET
While the process is slow, it appears that more healthcare providers are gradually linking up with health information exchanges, according to a new study released by IDC-HII. For example, 15 percent... Read more...

HIT terms becoming more defined

March 31, 2008 — 7:59am ET
Do you know the difference between an e-medical record and an e-health record? Health IT professionals are banking on an answer of "no," which is why there now is more of a push to give more "precise... Read more...

RHIO/HIE solutions emerge

February 21, 2008 — 7:59am ET
While RHIOs and HIEs might be having trouble getting their act together, it's not for lack of technology options. In fact, they'll find a pretty rich set of solutions to check out at HiMSS, including... Read more...

Case study: UPenn integrates patient data

January 7, 2008 — 7:59am ET
After about a year of effort, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's network of hospitals and clinics will soon have access to a single, integrated view of key patient data. The project began,... Read more...

Study: RHIOs aren't doing so well

December 17, 2007 — 7:59am ET
Even if you're a big RHIO fan, these results must be a bit daunting. According to a new survey, almost one in four of 145 RHIOs dating back to last year have closed. Meanwhile, only 20 of the... Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Automaker e-prescribing program a success; Military hires health IT security vendor; and much more...

November 5, 2007 — 7:59am ET
> A group of automakers has seen some significant success from a new effort pushing e-prescribing for physicians treating its employees. Read more...

National health networking: It takes a government

October 8, 2007 — 6:59am ET
Last week, the federal government handed out $22.5 million in contracts to nine health information exchanges, whose job will now be to run trial implementations of the National Health Information... Read more...

Ohio works to foster HIE development

October 1, 2007 — 6:59am ET
It looks like Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland (D) hopes to play catch up. When it comes to health IT, Ohio is lagging a bit behind other states, some of which are vigorously promoting health IT initiatives... Read more...
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