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The University of Texas at Austin's new Health Information Technology program is being bolstered by a $2.7 million federal grant that will support four programs aimed at "fast tracking" university graduates into the field of healthcare information technology.
U.S. hospitals have a lot of work to do to transform the current paper-based healthcare system to an electronic one, say the authors of a new Harvard study.
Maine has won approval from the federal government for the full use of its grant of nearly $6.6 million to expand and coordinate health information technology throughout the state, Gov. John E. Baldacci announced on Wednesday.
Lockheed Martin has announced two new agreements to support the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN). The contracts, which were awarded by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), total $9 million over two years.
Comparing vendor prices at the time of a purchase is just the start for hospitals and health systems that want to get their money's worth from an EMR system, concludes a new report from research firm KLAS. Epic and MEDITECH come out on top for meeting expectations.
The Department of Health and Human Services has made available an online tool from its Healthcare.gov Web site that streamlines the public's search for insurance coverage options.
NextGen Healthcare Information Systems has announced its successful collaboration with clients that received assistance through the Primary Care Information Project, a bureau of the NYC Health Department.
The $100 billion spent on innovation in the Recovery Act has funded health IT infrastructure and other science and technology advances.
Indianapolis VA and Ind. Health Information Exchange set up network to let VA share veterans' e-health records with private clinicians.
Under $135M deal, IT services firm will upgrade state Medicaid management system, add e-prescribing and provider enrollment features.