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Allina suffers patient data theftThousands of patient social security numbers and names went missing last week when a laptop was stolen from a nurse working for Minneapolis-based Allina Hospitals and Clinics. Under Allina's obstetrics home-care program, nurses visit homes to monitor high-risk pregnancies and check in on mothers and babies. Last week, an affiliated nurse returned from dropping off a specimen at a lab to find that her laptop was gone, complete with patient data from about 14,000 households. ALSO NOTED: MDs still shun IT tools; Allina continues $240M EHR push; and much more...> Many physicians don't use even the simplest, cheapest IT tools in their practice. Email a patient? Forget it. Article > Minneapolis-based Allina Hospitals and Clinics is moving ahead with its $240 million EHR push. Five Allina hospitals already maintain electronic patient records. … Read more... | Press ReleasesBerkery Noyes Represents Strata Decision Technology in its Sale to Veronis Suhler StevensonNEW YORK, July 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Berkery, Noyes & Co., LLC, a leading independent investment bank serving the software, information, and professional services markets, represented Strata Read more >> Veronis Suhler Stevenson (VSS) Acquires Strata Decision TechnologyMaker of Web-Based Financial Tools for U.S. Hospitals and Healthcare Systems NEW YORK & CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Veronis Suhler Stevenson (VSS), a leading global private investment firm focused Read more >> |
