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NewsSPOTLIGHT: Group promotes decision-support tech to screen imaging for appropriateness
An alliance--including providers, technology companies and diagnostic imaging groups--has begun making the rounds, promoting the use of decision-support systems to help providers pick the most Read more...
Survey: Hospitals keep scaling back on IT spending
This year's Most Wired Survey, sponsored annually by the American Hospital Association, has concluded that even with stimulus incentives in place, hospitals are still cutting back on their IT Read more...
Survey: Almost 40 percent of physicians use EMRs
A new survey finds some positive news about EMR adoption: nearly 40 percent of physicians use at least a minimal EMR. This number is up almost one-third from 2006, when only 29 percent of doctors Read more...
IT-focused doctors do worse without tech
A new study has concluded that while training IT-savvy physicians is good, it could have a downside. The study found that doctors who are used to having high-end IT to support them are uncomfortable Read more...
Using email to save lives
Usually when we think of health IT, we think of complicated new systems with cutting-edge technical options. But one couple is using technology that has been around quite a while to save lives in Read more...
Study: Majority of patients want EMRs
A new study from the Commonwealth Fund suggests that the majority of patients would like to see doctors move to electronic medical records, with many suggesting that EMRs would help to improve care Read more...
Study: Doctors fear how gov't will use EMRs
A new study has found that doctors are resistant to installing EMRs not only due to their financial and workflow impact, but also because they fear government will use the data to impose controls on Read more...
DEA releases e-prescribing regs for controlled drugs
After months of waffling, the Drug Enforcement Administration has finally come out with regulations that would allow doctors to prescribe controlled drugs such as opiates electronically. These regs Read more...
Texas EMR resistance shows extent of adoption problem
If Texas is any indication, the EMR adoption movement has more problems in store than many people think. According to a new survey on the subject by the Texas Medical Association, one-third of Read more...
Congress considers another HIT subsidy bill
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...
| Press ReleasesDr. Paul Toote: Helping and Healing Go Hand-in-Hand at National Premed ConsultingMCKINNEY, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Most people become doctors because they want to help people. Dr. Paul Toote, an Emergency Medicine Physician and Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, not only became a Read more >> U.S. News & World Report Names Mid Atlantic Spine and Pain Physicians Founder and CEO ‘Top Doctor’Dr. Frank J.E. Falco, M.D. Recognized in the Top One Percent of His Specialty Nationwide ELKTON, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mid Atlantic Spine and Pain Physicians (MASPP), the most comprehensive pain Read more >> Collaborative Effort Launched to Facilitate Doctors Helping Doctors Transform Health Care: First Area of Focus is Health ILive Webcast Today at 10:00 a.m. EST at www.doctorshelpingdoctorstransformhealthcare.org WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Addressing the pressing need to improve the quality, safety and efficiency of Read more >> Over 30,000 Physicians Use Doximity to Securely CollaborateIn Just Seven Months Professional Medical Network Signs On 5% of US MDs, Double that of LinkedIn SAN MATEO, Calif., Nov. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Doximity today announced it is the largest Read more >> Practice Fusion Awarded as No. 1 EMR for e-Prescribing and Helping Doctors Achieve Meaningful UseBrown-Wilson's independent survey of 120,000 ambulatory medical providers finds Practice Fusion as the leader in key Electronic Medical Record (EMR) featuresSAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ Read more >> |
