Electronic Health Records (EHRs)
Social Security budgets $24M to exchange health data with hospitals, HIEs
The Social Security Administration has set aside $24 million to expand a program under which it contracts with hospitals and health information exchanges willing to electronically share electronic... Read more...
Study: Physicians adopt smartphones and PDAs for clinical practice
More and more doctors are using PDAs or smartphones in their clinical care, and adapting mobile technology faster than the general public. The study, performed by Manhattan Research, found that 54... Read more...
Less than 12 percent of hospitals have even minimal EHR adoption
A new hospital IT adoption survey's results are out, and they are less than spectacular. The survey found that among the 3,000 non-federal hospitals surveyed, less than 12 percent had even minimal... Read more...
Case study: CT health system subsidizes EMRs for MDs
For a while, hospitals were afraid to move ahead with subsidizing or outright donating EMRs for physicians, as possible violations of Stark laws and IRS regulations loomed for many. However, with... Read more...
NAHIT name game gives some vendors a headache
In theory, it doesn't make sense to move ahead with major IT initiatives until the industry has at least some clue as to how to define key terms. However, a recent effort by the National Alliance for... Read more...
Maryland hospitals partner on eICU
Hoping to ease a looming shortage of emergency department physicians, a group of Maryland hospitals are setting up a Delaware based eICU to oversee critical care overnight. The hospitals will become... Read more...
Health IT standards development likely to speed up
With some core data already defined, it's looking like the pace of health IT standards development is likely to pick up. According to John Halamka, chairman of the Healthcare Information Technology... Read more...
HIT terms becoming more defined
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...
MN offers $2.3M in EMR loans
The state of Minnesota is offering a total of more than $2.3 million in state loans to help a pair of hospitals complete their EMR rollout. Swift County-Benson Hospital and Mille Lacs Health System... Read more...
MN offers $2.3M in EMR loans
The state of Minnesota is offering a total of more than $2.3 million in state loans to help a pair of hospitals complete their EMR rollout. Swift County-Benson Hospital and Mille Lacs Health System... Read more...
