Bernie Monegain
A commission of national healthcare experts convened by the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress (CSPC) has unveiled a roadmap for better healthcare that calls for a "health information superhighway."
Government grants like the $220 million awarded Tuesday to 15 Beacon Communities – models for the use of healthcare information technology – will create "tens of thousands" of new jobs in an up-and-coming sector, according to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
The government has released the names of the 15 communities across the country from Maine to Hawaii that will serve as models for the broad use of healthcare information technology under a $220 million program aimed at improving care and efficiency – and creating new jobs.
A Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine professor will lead an initiative, funded by a $3.75 million federal grant, to develop a master's program in health information technology.
The government will announce "soon - it should be very, very soon" which 15 communities of the 130 that applied will be awarded Beacon Community grants, National Coordinator for Health IT David Blumenthal, MD, said Thursday.
Billed as "a one of a kind" event, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick will host a national healthcare IT conference Thursday and Friday that is drawing some of the most prominent figures in the industry.
Chicago-based HIMSS – the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society – will take an anchor spot in a new Medical Trade Center in Nashville that is being billed as "a global headquarters for healthcare events."
Vish Sankaran, who has headed up the Federal Health Architecture program to much acclaim from industry insiders, will step down to seek other opportunities. Sankaran sent an e-mail this morning to friends and colleagues.
The average patient's health in the United States is dependent on at least 200 pieces of paper in about 19 different locations, according to a new study.
Washington and New Mexico Medicaid programs will receive thousands of dollars in federal matching funds for state planning activities necessary to implement the electronic health record incentive program established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.