News

February 8, 2010

Short EHR implementation timeline could lead to errors

Obama budget calls for more funding for ONC, comparative effectiveness

HIT vendor contracts must be aligned with meaningful use rules

IBM to purchase Initiate Systems

'Stories of Success!' highlight 16 organizations using HIT to improve quality

Don't forget that HIMSS is more than a vendor show

February 1, 2010

HHS promises transparency, but only after getting caught

HHS looks for unintended consequences of EMR stimulus

Report: More physicians communicating online with patients

Revolution Health kills its PHR

SPOTLIGHT: Tougher penalties for HIPAA violations

New phishing scams target doctors and their data

January 25, 2010

Grassley: Vendor 'gag orders' prevent HIT issues from being reported and resolved

Pentagon calls for longitudinal EHRs in five-year HIT plan

Microsoft's Ballmer: Focus on the patient for long-term gains

Healthcare may help IT industry reverse job losses

Cisco leading telemed project at 15 underserved sites in California

SPOTLIGHT: CIOs pressured by short deadline, standards requirements of meaningful use

January 19, 2010

Panel raps CMS for not requiring MD progress notes

Committee wants to recast NHIN as set of policies

McKesson CIO: Health reform impossible without better information

NIST awards EHR testing contract, ONC seeks to re-identify HIPAA data

'Emotional networking' seeks to improve health through virtual contact

January 18, 2010

SPOTLIGHT: Health Net data breach brings first state HIPAA enforcement

January 15, 2010

FierceHealthIT is observing MLK Day

January 11, 2010

ONC to outsource HIT program assessment and management

HHS hints at possible 'meaningful use' changes

Aging group awards first IT grants to support medication adherence

Meaningful use may set off new round of vendor consolidation

CalRHIO 'effectively shut down' after negotiations with state fail