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NewsAnother senator calls for health IT funding
We've got to wonder if President-elect Obama had any idea how many opinions he was going to get when he solicited ideas for fixing the healthcare system. Hopefully he will not miss the frequent calls Read more...
Microsoft, partners plan 20-year genetics project
Here's the dawn of what could be the next model for health IT projects: Microsoft, Scripps Health, Affymetrix and Navigenics are launching a project that will offer genetic scans for up to 10,000 Read more...
GA Blue plan sends benefit letters to wrong addresses
Last week, Georgia's largest health insurer concluded that it sent about 202,000 benefits letters containing personal and health information to the wrong addresses, courtesy of a systems error. Blue Read more...
Case study: NH Blue plan offers mobile EMR access
New Hampshire's Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Hampshire plans to begin offering physicians access to patients' electronic health records via mobile phones. The new capabilities also allow Read more...
Study: More providers joining HIEs
While the process is slow, it appears that more healthcare providers are gradually linking up with health information exchanges, according to a new study released by IDC-HII. For example, 15 percent Read more...
Maryland BCBS plan invests $1.5M in EMRs
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield has invested upwards of $1.5 million in two pilot EMR initiatives, with plans to create a statewide HIE if the tests prove successful. The move follows a recent Read more...
CIOs say error prevention is top priority
Investing in technologies which can cut medication errors is a top priority, according to a group of CIOs convened by HIMSS last week. The panelists, who were participating in a CIO roundtable staged Read more...
Case study: U of Pittsburgh tests "smart rooms"
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is testing a new approach to sharing data with its clinicians, using a new type of patient room it calls a "smart room." The six new rooms, which are Read more...
ALSO NOTED: WEDI releases IT compliance deadlines; MA hospital builds high-tech OR; and much more...
> A North Carolina healthcare group and WEDI have released a list of timelines by which they think key technical milestones (such as technical support for HIPAA transactions) will be met. Read more...
Sutter Health sets plans for massive Epic EMR rollout
After lots of internal struggles, sprawling northern California health system Sutter Health has set firm plans to roll out an enterprise EMR over over the next eight years. Beginning with Burlingame, Read more...
| Press ReleasesAPI Healthcare Acquires ConcerroAcquisition supports Company’s goal to be the leader in delivering healthcare workforce management across the entire continuum of care HARTFORD, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- API Healthcare, the leading Read more >> Centra Health and TeleHealth Services Partner to Launch Enterprise Interactive Patient Education for Patient Satisfaction and SaCentra Health will utilize TeleHealth's enterprise interactive patient education solution to increase patient satisfaction and safety scores across the system.Lynchburg, Va. and Raleigh, N.C., Feb. 2 Read more >> Methodist Health System Saves $6.5+ Million by Aligning Incentives to Reduce Operating Costs, Improve Quality and SafetyThree Dallas hospitals partner with the Premier healthcare alliance to adopt a new supply chain metric, collaborate to exceed expense reduction goals CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Methodist Read more >> dbMotion Chosen by Unity Health System to Enhance Patient-Centered Medical HomeNew York IDN will implement semantic interoperability and population health platform to enable provider collaboration and diabetes management program PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- dbMotion, an Read more >> Catholic Healthcare West is Now Dignity HealthNew Name and Governance Structure Positions Not-for-Profit Organization for Growth SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Catholic Healthcare West (CHW), the fifth largest health system in the nation, Read more >> |
