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Residents of Buena Vista, Lamar, Leadville and Del Norte, Colo. are among the latest wave of communities nationwide that have recently gained access to innovative telehealth services.
CaroMont Health, Sg2 and GE Healthcare will work together on several initiatives aimed at tackling the rising costs of delivering healthcare. The first - a bundled payment pilot designed to provide quality care at competitive pricing, improve care coordination, and align hospitals and physicians on cost savings incentives - is slated to begin by the end of the year.
Boston's CareGroup Healthcare System, an integrated delivery network (IDN) composed of four hospitals and hundreds of clinics and physicians' offices, has selected the InterSystems Ensemble rapid integration and development platform to replace its legacy eGate platform for strategic integration throughout the organization.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will be the first federal agency to test a mapping and data analysis tool developed by a White House oversight board to spot irregularities in the flow of economic stimulus funds.
OMB director Orzsag promotes governmentwide use of tool developed by stimulus funding transparency board.
On the eve of issuing its final rule on meaningful use, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid opens program Website.
During the 2010 World Cup, currently being held in South Africa, spectators can get help addressing unexpected healthcare needs by downloading iTriage, a free app for smartphones.
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has announced the formation of HIMSS Analytics Europe (HAE), a German-based company that will provide healthcare organizations, governments and information technology companies extensive data resources and services about the adoption and use of healthcare information technology in Europe.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has launched the official Web site for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive programs.
CIGNA and CareCentrix have partnered for a pilot program that aims to curtail the growing number of hospital readmissions, providing specialized home nursing services after patient discharge.