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By Patty Enrado | 09:31 am | June 22, 2009
Initiate Systems and Axolotl’s new partnership will offer a solution integrating their data management and health information exchange (HIE) capabilities to enable interoperability among healthcare information systems.
By Molly Merrill | 11:28 am | June 19, 2009
"Collecting observations of daily life may be the most important features of a personal health record," according to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:17 am | June 19, 2009
The Glacial Ridge Health System, a rural, critical access hospital in Glenwood, Minn., has reduced costs by 50 percent by replacing its film-based picture archiving system with an on-demand PACS.
By Bernie Monegain | 10:34 am | June 19, 2009
Three legislators are seeking to create a nationwide demonstration project that would use information technology to gather data on cancer care.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:33 am | June 18, 2009
The Cardinal Health Foundation has awarded a total of $1 million in grant funding for new IT-related programs to improve patient safety at 35 hospitals, health systems and community health clinics across the country.
By Kyle Hardy | 10:46 am | June 18, 2009
Englewood Hospital Home Health and Hospice Services has agreed to a partnership in order to provide chronically ill patients with the option of telehealth services.
By Bernie Monegain | 10:35 am | June 18, 2009
The Premier healthcare alliance has singled out 23 hospitals as the top in the country for their commitment to high-quality patient care and operational efficiency. Several of the criteria Premier used to gauge performance have information technology underpinnings.
By Molly Merrill | 10:08 am | June 18, 2009
URAC, a healthcare accreditation and education organization, is holding a public comment period for revisions to the HIPAA Privacy and Security standards.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:23 am | June 17, 2009
The use of phone and Internet between patients and healthcare providers is an effective way to reduce risk factors for coronary heart disease and the risk of further events after a heart attack, according to new research published Wednesday in the June issue of the European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation.
By Kyle Hardy | 11:20 am | June 17, 2009
In an effort to push forward the State of California's goal of a wired health system, The California Public Employee's Retirement System has partnered with Anthem Blue Cross, Medco Health Solutions, Inc., and Blue Shield of California.