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NewsMedicare or Medicaid incentives--your choice
While the health IT stimulus package has been finalized on Capitol Hill, there's at least one major wrinkle involved in how it impacts providers. It appears that physicians will have to choose Read more...
U.S. residents fear lack of EMR confidentiality
While most U.S. residents like the idea of having EMRs, they're concerned that their privacy won't be protected, according to a new survey by the Employee Benefit Research Institute. More than half Read more...
HIT shortage can only get worse
IT is a complex profession in and of itself, and health IT management even more so. While I'm not an IT recruiter, I'd wager that you wouldn't want anyone with less than a decade of hard-core Read more...
ALSO NOTED: SC hospitals to get EDIS makeovers; Alliance's Wallace steps down; and much more...
> Perlegen Sciences' plans to work with an EMR vendor to use patient data for genetics research have made some in the medical community upset. So what does Perlegen have to say? Read more...
BCBS of MA plan requires hospitals to use CPOE
Hospitals participating in Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts will soon be required to used computerized physician order entry under the insurer's new incentive plan. Under the health plan's Read more...
Trend: E-prescribing top HIT issue for 2008
It's looking like e-prescribing is going to be the hottest health IT issue under discussion in 2008, according to a growing list of observers and stakeholders in the industry. For one thing, much Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Maine providers ready statewide EHR; FCC offers U of Wyoming telemedicine grant; and much more...
> A group of Maine health care providers have raised $4 million to begin building a statewide electronic health record system. Read more...
HHS head encourages payers to demand e-prescribing
It's just a blog--but look who's blogging! In a recent post, HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt has suggested that not only Read more...
A big moment for physician IT
Today and tomorrow, I'll be at the Medical Group Management Association meeting in Philadelphia getting a reality check on physician practice issues. I'm excited to be here. I think we've arrived at Read more...
The medical group in the middle
I don't know about you, but I couldn't survive without the basic IT tools I use to run my day. From given--but powerful--tools like email for communication (I'm a Thunderbird fan), Web browsers for Read more...
| Press ReleasesFulcrum Methods to Exhibit at the HIMSS12 Health IT Conference in Las Vegas at the Venetian Sands Expo Center February 20th ThroOAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Fulcrum Methods, the leading developer of toolkits to assist health care providers with program management and meaningful use, announced today that it Read more >> Aetna and Sutter Health Sign New Contract-- Two-year deal keeps Sutter facilities in Aetna’s network -- SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aetna (NYSE: AET) and Sutter Health today announced that they have reached agreement on a two-year Read more >> Gorman Health Group Clients Named as Accountable Care Organization PioneersWASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Gorman Health Group (GHG), the leading solutions provider in Government programs, is proud to announce that four GHG clients were among the 32 health systems Read more >> Affordable Care Act helps 32 health systems improve care for patients, saving up to $1.1 billionLeading health care providers will be Pioneer Accountable Care Organizations WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Thirty-two leading health care organizations from across the country will participate in a Read more >> Aetna and ProHealth Physicians Provider Collaboration Model Leads to Fewer Hospitalizations for Certain PatientsHARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As groups throughout the health care system work to develop Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), Aetna (NYSE: AET) today announced results of a collaborative Read more >> |
