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By Kathryn Foxhall | 01:01 pm | September 30, 2010
States improving the speed and quality of national reporting of clinical encounter level data, according to federal health official.
By Kathryn Foxhall | 11:52 am | September 30, 2010
Memphis-area heath information exchange leader ponders cause of flat growth: uncertainty or peaked too early?
By Molly Merrill | 11:21 am | September 30, 2010
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) is launching a one-year study aimed at ensuring the efficacy of information technology in improving healthcare safety.
By Mary Mosquera | 05:45 pm | September 29, 2010
HHS will distribute Kaiser software that translates clinical vernacular into standard data that can be shared among physicians and organizations.
By Bernie Monegain | 05:01 pm | September 29, 2010
A recent study conducted by the Center for Connected Health, a division of Partners HealthCare, revealed that daily text messages providing medication reminders and information about atopic dermatitis (a type of eczema) significantly improved treatment adherence, self-care behaviors, skin severity and quality of life for dermatology patients.
By Bernie Monegain | 04:20 pm | September 29, 2010
Health IT leaders are slated to testify before a congressional committee Thursday regarding interoperability and security standards for electronic health records.
By Bernie Monegain | 01:08 pm | September 29, 2010
Kaiser Permanente is donating its Convergent Medical Terminology (CMT) for open access to help boost the country's transition from paper-based medical records to electronic health records.
By Mary Mosquera | 12:30 pm | September 29, 2010
Cincinnati health information exchange extends reach across Ohio via partnership with Dayton hospital association.
By Mike Miliard | 11:56 pm | September 28, 2010
There is "no distinction between information management and healthcare," said Peter Salgo, MD, associate director of surgical intensive care at Presbyterian Hospital in New York, in his rousing presentation at AHIMA on Tuesday. And the people who know how to synthesize, store, and integrate medical information will lead the massive healthcare changes of the 21st century.
By Mike Miliard | 10:29 pm | September 28, 2010
"We're at an inflection point," said Paul Tang, MD, vice president and chief medical information officer at Palo Alto Medical Foundation, in his keynote speech at AHIMA on Tuesday. "For once, the stars are aligned."