Medical Informatics news from FierceHealthIT
NewsStudy: Payers, providers alike have low expectations for clinical data mining
Between the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the coming conversion to ICD-10 coding and 5010 transactions, the advent of smart medical devices and just the general growth in health IT, the Read more...
Health IT, data glut altering patient-physician relationship
Even with the vast majority of medical records still stored in paper files, health IT already has had a profound effect on the ways in which people seek and receive care, thanks to social networking, Read more...
Survey: Top CMIO focus is on reducing errors
Chief medical information officers and other medical informatics directors tend to love their jobs and want to stick around for a while, even though this is a relatively new position for many Read more...
CIO status rising as health IT projects become central
With state and federal legislators, employers and health plans clamoring to see health organizations adopt more and better health IT, the status of CIOs who must get the job done has risen, according 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...
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