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Trend: Hospitals begin to pay MDs to serve on IT comitttees
Traditionally, hospitals have recruited doctors to take part in health IT-related committees for no fee, on the assumption that doctors would see personal value in being involved. After all, doctors... Read more...
Health IT unlikely to generate big cost savings, CBO says
For years, researchers have argued over whether EMRs actually save money, with studies reaching different results depending on whether they looked at inpatient or outpatient care, small, mid-sized or... Read more...
ALSO NOTED: CMS official admits industry unready for NPI switchover; HHS to announce EMR demo project participants; and much mo
> Now, even CMS officials are admitting that the industry may not have been prepared for last week's deadline for switching over to using the National Provider Identifier for Medicare claims... Read more...
S&P to monitor non-profit hospital IT spending
Over the next few years, credit rating firm Standard & Poor's plans to take a much closer look at the extent to which not-for-profit hospitals keep up with their peers in making technology... Read more...
Group wants higher payments for MDs with EMRs
A state task force based in Maryland has concluded that incentives such as higher reimbursement payments could meaningfully speed adoption of EMRs by doctors. The report, produced by the Task Force... Read more...
Study: CIOs, IT vendors miles apart
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...
Trend: eICUs manage critical patients remotely
With 20 percent more ICU beds in place nationwide now than there were 10 years ago, it's been difficult to find enough skilled doctors to monitor them. One solution which is emerging is a new,... Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Google Health launch set for early '08; Free EMRs for Vermont MDs; and much more...
> Google has announced that it will launch its Google Health initiative in early 2008. Article >... Read more...
IT staffer fired after data theft, sues hospital
An IT staff member who was fired after data was stolen from his car is striking back with a lawsuit against the health system that canned him. While Providence Health Systems (Portland, OR) won't... Read more...
Study: PA hospitals have high IT adoption rates
While hospitals across the U.S. are fleshing out their IT infrastructure, particularly given the mounting pressure from health reformers, it looks like Pennsylvania health organizations may have an... Read more...
