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By Kyle Hardy | 05:16 pm | August 20, 2009
Physicians across the nation are relying more and more on their mobile devices for assistance regarding patient diagnosis.
By Diana Manos | 05:11 pm | August 20, 2009
The federal government’s Health IT Policy Committee has adopted additional recommendations on meaningful use and proposed expansion of EHR certification to include 10 to 12 certification panels in addition to the existing Certification Commission for Health Information Technology.
By Diana Manos | 03:28 pm | August 20, 2009
The federal advisory panel on health IT standards has approved refined recommendations on how providers may electronically record a physician's observations to qualify for federal recovery bonuses.
By Kyle Hardy | 11:00 am | August 20, 2009
The Sumisho Computer Systems Corporation, a Tokyo-based health information technology company, has joined Medidata’s "ASPire To Win" program for contract research organizations and service providers.
By Healthcare IT News | 10:59 am | August 20, 2009
Healthcare IT chief David Blumenthal has joined the White House e-mail campaign for healthcare reform with a public letter sent via e-mail expounding the virtues of electronic health record systems as a critical piece of transformation.
By Diana Manos | 03:33 pm | August 19, 2009
The federal advisory HIT Standards Committee will meet Thursday in Washington from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
By Kyle Hardy | 11:45 am | August 19, 2009
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has deployed an electric billing system to automate billing and reduce costs.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:05 am | August 19, 2009
Executives at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, a three-campus integrated health system in southeastern North Carolina, say new technology has given them real-time visibility into the end-user experience of their clinicians.
By Kyle Hardy | 10:52 am | August 18, 2009
Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is expanding its PatientKeeper platform to improve capacity for its health information exchange.
By Patty Enrado | 10:11 am | August 18, 2009
The Nebraska Health Information Initiative (NeHII) is gearing up for the next level of work with its sights set on statewide implementation, after celebrating the success of its pilot at its annual meeting in July.