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University of CA-Merced launches six telemedicine centers

June 9, 2008 — 6:59am ET
Last week the University of California-Merced announced that it would be opening six telemedicine centers in underserved cities in the state's San Joaquin Valley. Right now, these sites are among the... Read more...

Congress considers another HIT subsidy bill

June 2, 2008 — 6:59am ET
Proposals to help doctors pay for EMRs and other cool patient care technology have bounced around the Hill for years now--but maybe this one will be the ticket. Members of the House's Committee on... Read more...

Primary care group wants pay for online work

May 27, 2008 — 6:59am ET
The American College of Physicians has taken a position that shouldn't be much of a surprise. It's suggesting that payers should reimburse physicians for added work needed to take part in new digital... Read more...

MN lawmakers approve e-prescribing measure

May 27, 2008 — 6:59am ET
The Minnesota state legislature has approved a broad healthcare bill that would, among other things, require physicians, pharmacists and others who prescribe or dispense medication in the state to... Read more...

Study: E-prescribing boosts safety, quality

March 3, 2008 — 7:59am ET
A new study commissioned by an e-prescribing network suggests that physicians are pretty comfortable with the technology. The study, which was conducted among physicians participating in a... Read more...

Microsoft, Mayo Clinic work on HealthVault

February 4, 2008 — 7:59am ET
In one of a string of related deals with high-profile healthcare players, Microsoft is partnering with the Mayo Clinic to develop consumer health management tools based on its HealthVault... Read more...

Case study: Tenet's clinician-driven approach to HIT

February 4, 2008 — 7:59am ET
Despite facing financial and operational concerns, Tenet has made meaningful progress offering its physicians an array of useful tools, including physician portals, document imaging and PACS. In a... Read more...

Study: CIOs, IT vendors miles apart

January 28, 2008 — 7:59am ET
A new study suggests that healthcare CIOs and software marketing executives are even father apart in their understanding of one another than you might think. The study, which surveyed 100 IT... Read more...

U.S. on track to reach seven-year IT adoption goals

September 4, 2007 — 6:59am ET
Despite evidence to the contrary, health-IT czar Robert Kolodner insists that the U.S. will still meet the health IT adoption goals set by President Bush. Bush has set a goal of seeing that the... Read more...

Study: Physicians at EMR "tipping point"

May 28, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

Over the past year, study after study has documented that physicians aren't investing heavily in HIT upgrades, particularly EMR systems. But a new study suggests that the tide is about to turn. Researchers with Manhattan Research surveyed 1,353 physicians this year and found that about 30 percent are using EMRs, including not only the larger, better-capitalized finances practice but also smaller medical groups. Another 20 percent reported that that they were "ready" to adopt, the analyst …

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