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News'Whiny' docs spur on expensive technology purchases
Demanding doctors and an appetite to "keep up with the Joneses" of the healthcare world are among some of the more prominent reasons hospital executives choose to purchase expensive and oftentimes Read more...
Patient-matched technology increases surgical efficiency for hospitals
Surgical accuracy, and, by extension, hospital efficiency, could be improved through the use of patient-matched technology, according to a study published in the January 2012 edition of The Journal Read more...
Venture capitalists now view health IT as a good bet
Venture capitalists, recognizing that the healthcare industry is under intense pressure to reduce costs, are investing less in medical device, biotech and pharma firms, and more in health IT and Read more...
Hospitals to reap rewards from in-house radiology
Despite being considered a driving force of escalating healthcare costs, imaging can also be a major source of revenue for hospitals. Hospital executives looking to add value to patient care and the Read more...
Health IT remains attractive to private equity firms
Healthcare insiders know what the general public doesn't seem to grasp: There's more true reform in the $27 billion EMR subsidy program authorized by the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Read more...
Imaging coalition says White House supports radiology benefit managers
Believing that the Obama administration is favoring third-party radiology benefit managers over clinical decision support to control imaging utilization, a group of health IT supporters are Read more...
HIMSS boss: Further payment reform needed for HIT program to succeed
Government actuaries are counting on health IT producing some significant savings and quality gains from the federal investment of more than $25 billion for electronic medical records. "My concern is Read more...
Study: Current EMRs don't have measurable impact on cost or quality
In news that isn't exactly going to help convince the holdouts of the benefits of health IT, electronic medical records so far have had a marginal effect on quality and cost of care, according to a Read more...
Study: Healthcare IT spending to grow, slowly, during '09
A new study by market research firm Health Industry Insights (HII) predicts that healthcare IT spending will grow this year, albeit slowly, despite the U.S. economy's continued troubles. It's the Read more...
ALSO NOTED: AHIP promotes health IT for cost-cutting; UCSF creates infosec task force after break-ins; and much more...
> Health insurance trade group America's Health Insurance Plans is pushing the adoption of EMRs and other health IT as a means of cutting healthcare costs. Read more...
| Press ReleasesSacramento Healthcare Workers Launch Initiative Drive to End Hospital Price GougingCaregivers and Community Leaders Start Signature Collection Outside of Sutter General SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fed up with outrageous hospital prices like $21 for a single aspirin, $86 Read more >> CSI Financial Services Achieves Record Growth in FY 2011 amidst Strong Demand from Providers and PatientsSAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CSI Financial Services (CSI), the healthcare industry’s leader in providing patient-friendly bank loans, announced today that the company’s portfolio of patient accounts Read more >> Workers Launch Contract Negotiations at Daughters of Charity with Focus on Improving Health for All CaliforniansNearly 3,000 SEIU-UHW Members Ask Hospital Chain to Join with them in Preparing California for the Future of Healthcare SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Healthcare workers at six hospitals in Read more >> Candelis and Microsoft Team Up to Empower PatientsPatients can access and control their medical imagesCHICAGO, Nov. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Candelis announced today that it has reached a definitive agreement with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) whereby Read more >> Healthcare Workers Submit Bold Voter Initiative Package to Rein in Healthcare Costs, Ensure Charity Care for the NeediestOAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- California healthcare workers filed two statewide ballot initiatives with Attorney General Kamala Harris’s office Wednesday, Nov. 23 that give consumers needed Read more >> |
