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William M. Tierney, MD, an international leader in medical informatics and health services research, has been named president and chief executive officer of the Regenstrief Institute.

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, an academic medical institution and the nation's largest nonprofit, non-sectarian hospital, has developed and launched a Web site which aims to improve the process of obtaining employment in the healthcare field.

Researchers from the University of Missouri are developing an electronic health record system aimed at meeting the needs of a population of older adults that's expected to almost double in the next 20 years.

Hologic, a manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostics, medical imaging systems and surgical products dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of women, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Toronto's Sentinelle Medical.

The appointment of Dr. Donald Berwick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services applauded by health IT leaders.

Sebelius proposes changes to HIPAA designed to strengthen patient information privacy and bolster health IT adoption.

Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Thursday new proposed privacy and security rules and resources.

Medgadget, an El Granada, Calif.-based blog that's maintained by a group of doctors and biomedical engineers from around the world, has announced the beta release of a new interactive online service for people with medical conditions.

The TriZetto Group Inc. announced this week a partnership with professors who founded the value-based insurance design movement to develop chronic-condition templates as options for healthcare payer customers of TriZetto's Value-Based Benefits Solution.

The increasing adoption of EHRs and other digital technologies by primary care physicians and specialists points to trends expected to create "dramatic upswings in doctors' case loads," according to a new survey by research company Knowledge Networks.