Bernie Monegain

IBM clients will have first dibs on $2 billion in funding earmarked by the company for new work, including healthcare IT projects, connected to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

Dallas-based TelaDoc Medical Services, a nationwide network of primary care physicians who provide services on demand, is among several IT companies touting their technology and services as ways to help track and combat swine flu.

Silver Hill Hospital, a psychiatric hospital in New Canaan, Conn., is installing an open source electronic health record system first developed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 20 years ago.

An analyst says Cerner may have posted 'lackluster' quarterly earnings Tuesday, but the healthcare IT company is well positioned to take advantage of available stimulus money.

Kathleen Sebelius begins her first day today as Department of Health and Human Services secretary, having garnered Senate confirmation Tuesday in a 65-31 vote.

Web-based technology continues to play a critical role as more cases of swine flu are being reported throughout the world.

Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius went before the full Senate Tuesday for confirmation as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Technology that helps keep more eyes and minds on patients in the intensive care unit has meant that critical care patients in seven Chicago-based hospitals have avoided complications that lead to extended hospital stays.

The 20th Annual HIMSS Leadership Survey, released at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society’s annual conference last month showed the economy is having an impact on IT budgets, staffing and projects. However, many respondents completed the survey before the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was signed into law on Feb. 17.

Executives at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital leaders say the new electronic personal health record they launched last month is the first of its kind deployed by a major medical institution.