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By Eric Wicklund | 04:46 pm | September 08, 2011
The proliferation of mobile devices in healthcare has given administrators a vexing problem with no easy answer: Should a health system dictate what smartphones and tablets its employees use or allow them to use their own personal devices?
By Kate Spies | 04:27 pm | September 08, 2011
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and Nuance Communications have partnered to develop natural language processing solutions to alter the way that clinical data is captured and processed. The two are looking to extend the presence and functionality of clinical language understanding (CLU)-enabled technologies.
By Bernie Monegain | 04:21 pm | September 08, 2011
Cardiology IT systems can be the source of frustration for many a hospital IT chief and especially for the end users.
By Diana Manos | 02:54 pm | September 08, 2011
The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) has created an EHR checklist to help ophthalmologists comply with meaningful use.
By Diana Manos | 02:25 pm | September 08, 2011
Jonathan Blum, deputy administrator and director for the Center of Medicare at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, says doctors are eager to try accountable care organizations (ACOs).
By Molly Merrill | 11:37 am | September 08, 2011
The pilot for the Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record (VLER), which enables sharing of veterans' health records will be expanded, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced Thursday.
By Molly Merrill | 10:25 am | September 08, 2011
A bill in California aimed at strengthening the state's existing data breach notification requirements will become law on January 1, 2012.
By Molly Merrill | 12:13 pm | September 06, 2011
The largest urban health simulation and training facility of its kind opened Tuesday at Manhattan's Bellevue Hospital Center.
By Mary Mosquera | 12:59 pm | September 02, 2011
Roger Baker, VA CIO, has become one of the testers in preparation for VA permitting iPads and iPhones to be used on the job, especially by physicians.
By Mary Mosquera | 11:09 am | September 02, 2011
The joint electronic health record for the Veterans Affairs and Defense Departments will in effect be open source when it is complete, according to a senior VA official, who provided more details about how that will occur.