Bernie Monegain
The Office for the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has announced a media briefing for June 18 on the final rule for a temporary certification program for electronic health record technology. The final rule will be published in the Federal Register today.
The Certification Commission has selected two new, all-volunteer panels to develop criteria for electronic health records in women's health and in oncology, the latest domains to be added to CCHIT's certification programs.
Christopher Longhurst, MD, has been named chief medical information officer at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. In his role, Longhurst will focus on ways to extend digital data to patients and families to improve the continuum of care, he said.
U.S. hospitals have a long way to go to reach the federal government's proposed standard of entering at least 10 percent of orders electronically, according to a new report from KLAS.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Wednesday a $250 million federal investment aimed at increasing the number of primary care health professionals.
Carl Dvorak, executive vice president of Epic Systems, has been elected chairman of the HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association, and Charles Jarvis, vice president of healthcare services and government relations for NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, has been elected to the vice chair.
Pilot Travel Centers and Roadside Medical Clinic + Lab have opened three new medical clinics - in Oklahoma City, East St. Louis, Ill.; and Waco, Texas. The clinics use advanced healthcare information systems, including iPads, telemedicine and what Roadside Medical calls the industry's first full-function electronic medical record system for professional drivers.
The nation's employers can expect a 9 percent jump in medical costs in 2011, according to a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers, which details the reasons for the anticipated hike and highlights the possibility for savings over the long term - including the increasing use of electronic health records.
Leadership and execution are key to the success of the Allscripts-Eclipsys merger, according to Allscripts customers, who say the merger presents both challenges and opportunities.
A healthcare price-comparison startup started by the founder of RelayHealth and the co-founder of athenahealth has raised $60 milllion in funding, including an investment from the Cleveland Clinic.