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By John Moore | 01:57 pm | March 30, 2010
Meaningful use compliance, data centers are among his priorities, the newly appointed chief info officer said.
By Mike Miliard | 11:52 am | March 30, 2010
The Regenstrief Institute, recognized as a healthcare IT leader, has been awarded a contract to help the Social Security Administration and Indiana healthcare providers make disability case determinations faster and better.
By Patty Enrado | 11:34 am | March 30, 2010
The recently signed healthcare reform legislation is "extremely complex, extremely expensive and negative for insurers" and the effects on small business are "not clear," according to Thomas Hodapp, CEO of Access Capital Management.
By Bernie Monegain | 10:53 am | March 30, 2010
Data and technology company Thompson Reuters has released its 10 best practices for building a statewide health information exchange - from focusing on tactics to taking baby steps.
By Mike Miliard | 06:00 pm | March 29, 2010
The Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH), a nonprofit alliance of health plans that seeks to simplify administration for payers and providers and enable better care for patients, has announced a partnership with VeriSign, Inc., the Mountain View, Calif. network infrastructure company.
By Bernie Monegain | 05:56 pm | March 29, 2010
The American Medical Association (AMA) is offering physicians across the country a new online platform for access to an electronic health system from Ingenix, called CareTracker.
By Molly Merrill | 05:52 pm | March 29, 2010
Verizon Business launched a new platform last month that will allow more than 350,000 physicians to digitally share patient notes by the end of the summer.
By Healthcare IT News | 05:49 pm | March 29, 2010
Doctors who use file-sharing software could be putting their patients' medical information at risk, according to a new study.
By Molly Merrill | 05:47 pm | March 29, 2010
Given that texting is the most widely used mobile data service and healthcare workers are among the biggest users of mobile technology, it may seem natural for its use to be extended into the physician-patient relationship.
By Bernie Monegain | 05:31 pm | March 29, 2010
A new survey of hospital nurses found that they estimate spending one quarter of their 12-hour shift on indirect patient care, with paperwork taking up much of the rest of their time.