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By Diana Manos | 11:53 am | February 17, 2014
The sheer volume of uncoordinated measures are overwhelming clinicians and until they are narrowed down and made uniform across all sectors of healthcare, the task of improving care will remain elusive. So say former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle and former HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt.
By Bernie Monegain | 06:55 am | February 17, 2014
Cloud-based EHR company athenahealth is expanding again. This time the growth will be in research and development, and it's all happening in Austin, where there is already a core of 36 software developers at work, along with 20 more in other parts of Texas.
By Mike Miliard | 09:54 am | February 14, 2014
More than 40 health IT startup companies will meet potential investors at the at the day-long HIMSS14 Venture+ Forum on Feb. 23. In a competitive and fast-changing healthcare ecosystem, one VC expert explains his strategies for disbursing capital.
By Elad Yoran | 09:00 am | February 14, 2014
Enterprises cannot move sensitive data to the cloud while relying blindly on cloud service provider security and assuming that the data is safe.
By Bernie Monegain | 08:57 am | February 14, 2014
Hospitals in Premier's QUEST collaborative collectively saved 136,375 lives and about $11.65 billion over the past five and a half years. They did it, they said, by employing Premier alliance's proven methodology and integrated analytics.
By Anthony Brino | 11:19 am | February 13, 2014
In efforts to guarantee patient access to their lab tests, the nation's largest pharmacies are now promising to adopt the Blue Button personal health record.
By Bernie Monegain | 10:21 am | February 13, 2014
HIMSS Analytics recognized 51 clinics of Northeast Georgia Physicians Group with the Stage 7 Ambulatory Award. NGPG becomes the sixth system in the country to receive the award.
By Healthcare IT News | 02:12 pm | February 12, 2014
Before you walk into the HIMSS14 Exhibit Hall, here's something you should know: If you visited each of the more than 1,200 exhibits every 10 minutes, 24 hours a day non-stop, it would take you 7.6 days to see everything.
By Mike Miliard | 11:51 am | February 12, 2014
Some physicians may end up paying nearly three times more for ICD-10 implementation than had been predicted just five years ago, according to a new report from the American Medical Association.
By Paul Cerrato | 10:24 am | February 12, 2014
Amazon.com revolutionized the online buying experience for millions while giving sellers an expanded market. Now a new online direct contracting service called Aptitude is attempting a similar coup, letting healthcare organizations negotiate with suppliers in an attempt to speed up the contracting process and reduce costs.