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By Mary Mosquera | 10:24 am | May 21, 2010
A Health and Human Services Department panel will debut next month to advise the National Health IT Coordinator David Blumenthal, MD, on the best way to determine the eligibility of applicants for a range of state and federal programs, including insurance plans set up under the new health reform law.
By Mike Miliard | 08:11 am | May 21, 2010
CoActiv has announced a partnership with XRI, the specialized medical equipment sales and service organization, for the distribution of the complete CoActiv product line.
By Mary Mosquera | 05:50 pm | May 20, 2010
Group asked to find standards for exchanging eligibility data electronically among state and federal HHS programs.
By Kyle Hardy | 05:35 pm | May 20, 2010
Interoperability is a major part of the HITECH Act, the healthcare IT portion of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, passed in February of 2009. And according to Dale Wiggins, chief technology officer of Philips Healthcare Patient Care and Clinical Informatics, it all starts with modalities.
By Mary Mosquera | 10:43 am | May 20, 2010
The Department of Veterans Affairs will step up enforcement of its contractors to ensure they meet information security requirements for protecting veterans' personal health data.
By Eric Wicklund | 10:12 am | May 20, 2010
The first-aid kit and stretcher are getting an upgrade, thanks to GlobalMedia.
By Eric Wicklund | 09:46 am | May 20, 2010
The American Telemedicine Association closed out its three-day international meeting and exposition Tuesday with a rallying cry from the White House.
By Mary Mosquera | 07:56 pm | May 19, 2010
Recent laptop theft shows difficulty of ensuring security of health information held by contractors, say IT execs.
By Nancy Ferris | 06:37 pm | May 19, 2010
Policymakers will turn to issues that arise at the intersection of state and federal health IT systems.
By Molly Merrill | 06:19 pm | May 19, 2010
Despite controversy surrounding physician rating Web sites, their use by patients has been limited to date, and a majority of reviews appear to be positive, according to a new study.