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Community health centers that deal with some of the nation's most disadvantaged people often don't have much money to spend on IT. With that in mind, Ingenix is looking to lend a helping hand.
North Idaho College (NIC) is now offering a program to train students with a prior background in healthcare and/or information technology to construct and use electronic health records.
Press Ganey Associates - which works with more than 10,000 healthcare organizations to increase efficiency and market share and optimize reimbursement - has acquired the Quality Indicator Project division from the Maryland Hospital Association.
Axolotl has announced the availability of its new Elysium Express, which offers quick, easy and affordable hospital-to-physician and physician-to-physician connectivity.
Policymakers will set parameters only; success will depend on industry creativity in meeting those goals, he said.
The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) is creating a new measurement tool to incorporate meaningful use into its Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program, which requires physician specialists to conduct an ongoing measurement of six core competencies.
The Singapore Ministry of Health has signed a contract with Accenture to implement the National Electronic Health Record (NEHR) system, a key enabler of Singapore’s vision toward a national, integrated health care system.
Google announced on Wednesday that it's no longer developing Google Wave, its Web application for real-time communication and collaboration, as a standalone product. It's unclear if this will impact whether the company continues to develop the idea of using the Google Wave Protocol to represent individuals' health records.
Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco, Texas, reports saving $2.8 million in one year using a performance improvement program. Knapp executives said the program, developed by the Premier health alliance, helped prevent 27 deaths, eliminate 1,304 days of care, prevent 98 readmission days and avoid complications in 28 cases.
The Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC) announced Wednesday the formation of the National Dialogue for Healthcare Innovation (NDHI), a forum in which leaders from private sector healthcare, government, academia and patient and consumer organizations will work together toward consensus on issues affecting healthcare innovation.