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The country's community pharmacists are calling on the government to strengthen e-prescribing requirements, arguing the standards are too low.
The United States Navy has enlisted the ECRI Institute to help advise its procurement, use, and maintenance of medical equipment at all Naval hospitals worldwide.
HITSP, an organization that did much to sort through and harmonize health IT standards over the last five years and whose work provided an early foundation for “meaningful use,” will begin winding down its operations after this week.
Chairman Halamka said the panel's work provided a foundation for current health IT 'meaningful use' scheme.
Royal Philips Electronics posted net income of €260 million ($368 million) in the fourth quarter of 2009, spurred in part by the company's healthcare products.
The American Academy of Family Physicians wants changes made to the government's proposed meaningful use regulations to help small and medium-sized practices become eligible for government incentives designed to spur the use of healthcare information technology.
Three more hospitals have been recognized for attaining Stage 7, the highest level on the HIMSS Analytics Adoption Model.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer thinks healthcare information technology has a bright future. But he also recognizes that the sector’s innovation is seriously lagging behind other technologies.
The all-payor, all-claims database will provide more robust, long-term analysis, HHS says.
HHS updates the federally-developed Connect software gateway as part of plan to add key HIE features quarterly.