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Children's National Health System and Cerner have teamed up to create The Bear Institute, a joint effort the two entities say will be the first exclusively pediatric health informatics institute in the nation.
A Florida hospital has notified thousands of patients that their protected health information and Social Security numbers may have been inappropriately accessed by a former employee for tax fraud purposes.
Boston Children's Hospital is going global with its pediatric care, already renowned around the world. The idea is to give more children, regardless of where they live, the best care possible and to share expertise that can help save lives.
As two top leaders prepare to leave health IT's highest government posts, another ONC official -- a family physician, who also spent some time working at an EHR company -- prepares to take the reins.
Both the ONC's national coordinator and principal deputy national coordinator are leaving the agency in October, closing one era and opening another under a new acting ONC chief.
In healthcare, virtually nothing is black and white. From Obamacare to varying payment and care models, healthcare issues live in the land of gray and opaque where dissenting opinions reign. The idea of patient privacy and consent proves no exception.
The start date for Stage 2 of the meaningful use incentive program, expected to begin Oct. 1, 2013 for hospitals and Jan. 1, 2014 for eligible providers is once again up for discussion.
Health IT standards and interoperability organization Health Level Seven International has launched a set of expanded membership offerings that include services to make standards implementation and interoperability challenges easier.
mHealth advocates are giving good early reviews to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's final guidance document on the regulation of mobile medical apps, with one expert calling it "an expansive document that truly seeks to deregulate our nimble and innovative industry, while ensuring patient safety."
Health information exchange organizations continue to rely on paper and fax to provide data among hospitals, according to a new HIMSS Analytics report released today.