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The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology launches EHR certification programs in three specialty areas.
HHS plan calls for linking specific systems, real-time communications and social media, but warns no new money will be available.
As Allscripts irons out details of the merger with Eclipsys that was announced in June, the company announced Tuesday that it has amended its initial framework agreement with London-based Misys plc to reduce the minimum size of the secondary offering of Allscripts shares from 36 million shares to 25 million shares.
The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) announced Tuesday the launch of new CCHIT Certified programs in three specialty areas for electronic health records.
A special section of the National Council on Aging website provides seniors with information on 12 important facts they should know about health reform, including quizzes to test their knowledge and webinars to help aging services professionals conduct their own "Straight Talk for Seniors on Health Reform" presentations.
First up today at the first day of the Institute for Health Technology Transformation's summer summit: talk about meaningful use.
El Camino Hospital, a 542-bed acute care center, is using new technology to shave precious minutes off the time it takes for heart attack victims to receive lifesaving treatment.
Finding a durable business model to keep afloat financially is one of the biggest challenges facing health information exchanges as the federal and state grants that funded their start up and early development expire.
A breakdown in data destruction protocols could help explain why back-up files containing information on 800,000 individuals were lost from a Mass. hospital after a data management company was hired to destroy them.
Royal Philips Electronics and SpineMark Corporation, a San Diego-based company that develops specialized centers for spinal care, have announced a partnership that will bring Philips's imaging and other healthcare IT solutions to new SpineMark facilities around the world.