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NewsSurvey: CMIOs expect to struggle with CPOE, confusing rules in ARRA
Many chief medical informatics officers believe that more federal funding will be needed to assure that the HITECH portion of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act achieves its goals of Read more...
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...
| Press ReleasesFitch Rates Johns Hopkins Health System (MD) Series 2012A Bonds 'AA-'; Affirms Outstanding DebtNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA-' rating to the approximately $53.5 million Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority revenue notes, The Johns Hopkins Read more >> Health Systems to Access Payor and Provider Data to Support New Care Delivery Models and Improve Population HealthPremier healthcare alliance and Verisk Health join forces to help hospitals and health systems better assess quality, utilization and cost of care CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Premier Read more >> Community Health Systems Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire York, Pennsylvania HospitalFRANKLIN, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CYH) announced today that subsidiaries of the Company have executed a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the Read more >> Towers Watson Strengthens Capabilities to Help Hospital Industry Address Changing Nature of Physician RelationshipsAdds two industry veterans with extensive physician compensation and alignment expertise NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Towers Watson (NYSE, NASDAQ: TW), a global professional services company, has Read more >> Lexington, KY Market Provides Opportunities for Pharma SalesGovernor’s Veto of Proposed Health System Merger Means Business as Usual For Pharma, According to a Recent Market Overview Now Available from HealthLeaders-InterStudy NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS Read more >> |
