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Bernie Monegain

Bernie Monegain

Bernie Monegain is the former Editor-At-Large for Healthcare IT News and Women in Health IT.

By Bernie Monegain | 11:59 am | June 16, 2009
GE announced Monday it would provide physicians and hospitals loans at 0 percent interest, along with a delayed repayment schedule on the purchase of its electronic health record systems as a way to help push forward the adoption of healthcare IT.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:28 am | June 16, 2009
A new imaging e-ordering coalition has launched a national initiative to promote healthcare information technology-enabled decision-support (e-Ordering) as a way to ensure that all patients receive the most medically appropriate diagnostic imaging test for their specific condition.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:16 am | June 15, 2009
Toshiba leads a small group of top-performing medical equipment companies ranked by research firm KLAS in its annual report.
By Bernie Monegain | 10:34 am | June 15, 2009
Halifax Health's new 500,000-square-foot, high-tech medical facility in Daytona Beach, Fla., is poised to open this week equipped with a wireless network aimed at boosting mobility and productivity for clinicians and staff.
By Bernie Monegain | 12:08 pm | June 12, 2009
After a successful pilot with the Massachusetts-based EMC Corp., the Center for Connected Health, part of Partners Healthcare system in Boston, is launching a new company to allow self-insured employers to help employees manage their own health.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:15 am | June 12, 2009
President Barack Obama on Thursday turned the spotlight on healthcare IT leaders Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City and Geisinger Health in rural Philadelphia.
By Bernie Monegain | 10:44 am | June 11, 2009
Medical records at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago are now fully electronic, allowing real-time communication and coordination of patient care across departments.
By Bernie Monegain | 09:32 am | June 11, 2009
Information technology underpins a new initiative aimed at boosting the care of people with diabetes.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:53 am | June 10, 2009
The Senate draft of the health reform bill released Tuesday provides no new funds for healthcare IT – but the strategies outlined for reimbursement, cost savings and improved care all depend on the generation and use of data.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:33 am | June 09, 2009
GE Healthcare has opened what its executives call a state-of-the-art digital mammography production facility at the Rensselaer Technology Park in Greenbush, N.Y.