Molly Merrill
Randy Spratt, executive vice president and chief information officer at McKesson, has been promoted to the newly created position of chief technology officer.
According to first quarter federal reports, Google participated in lobbying efforts aimed at allowing the sale of electronic medical records in the economic stimulus legislation.
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Minnesotans will soon have access to a virtual clinic, thanks to a partnership between Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota and American Well.
Physicians in Massachusetts have the highest electronic prescribing rate in the nation, and they have adopted basic electronic health records at twice the rate of the national average, according to a recent study that gives the credit to incentive programs.
Caritas Christi Health Care, a community-based hospital network, serving Massachusetts, southern New Hampshire and Rhode Island, is in the second wave of an electronic health records implementation for its 1,200 physicians in its IPA.
The American Medical Association is planning to offer a health information exchange solution to its 240,000 member physicians and other interested physicians.
A physician who makes house calls may seem retro and quaint, but thanks to innovations in information technology, doctors can redefine the way healthcare is delivered.
The news that Wal-Mart was entering the electronic medical record market via its Sam’s Club subsidiary has been a hot topic, with many physicians raising doubts about how successful the venture might be.
The United Hospital System, which serves southeastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois, is deploying an ambulatory and performance management solution across its acute care and outpatient settings.