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By Tom Sullivan | 01:12 pm | October 15, 2012
The story of a how a tiny sandbox became an agency-wide cloud that CDC is now preparing to make available for state and local health departments across the country.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:36 am | October 15, 2012
Electronic health record systems vendor Allscripts, which is said to be shopping for a buyer, announced Monday that Richard J. Poulton will sign on as chief financial officer, effective Oct. 29.
By Noam Arzt, PhD, FHIMSS | 09:25 am | October 15, 2012
Noam Arzt offers his take on the key issues HIEs face regarding patient identity integrity as well as some suggested resolutions.
By Erin McCann | 12:06 pm | October 12, 2012
Instead of declaring the winners and losers of last night's vice presidential debate, we look at what wasn't discussed: Rep. Paul Ryan's Congressional record on health information technology.
By Mary Mosquera | 09:04 am | October 12, 2012
Uncertainty about Medicaid expansion and financial worries pile on Medicaid directors to transform care and cost -- all against the backdrop of uncertainty in the presidential, state and local elections.
By Bernie Monegain | 05:15 pm | October 11, 2012
Blaming a "sluggish economy," the developers of what was envisioned as a gleaming Medical Trade Center in the midst of a growing healthcare market abandoned the project Thursday.
By Bernie Monegain | 09:01 am | October 11, 2012
After one year at the helm of the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), Susan Turney, MD, is presiding over nothing short of a reinvention for medical practices across the nation. She talked with Healthcare IT News about the promise and the difficulties practices face as they shape a new model.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:36 am | October 09, 2012
After two months of beta testing, Imprivata is going to market with a texting app called Imprivata Cortext. Executives say it will change the lives of physicians -- and their patients. Can a texting app do that? At least one CIO is convinced that it can.
By Diana Manos | 11:33 am | October 09, 2012
The Citizens' Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) has added its voice to those of four Republican lawmakers who recently called for a temporary halt to meaningful use incentives until the program is revamped. But, unlike the lawmakers, CCHF wants federal involvement in EHRs eliminated altogether.
By Anthony Brino | 11:10 am | October 03, 2012
Health experts weigh in with burning matters they would like to see the candidates tackle on Wednesday night.