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Emergency departments across the country are feeling the brunt of the economic downturn, with a spike in the number of acute cases and uninsured patien
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Few procedures in the hospital cause more consternation for clinicians than passwords. In some facilities, employees need a literal scorecard to keep track of which complex alphanumeric log-on sequence they need for which application. It can number in the dozens for some.
A GE project dubbed “healthymagination” will put $3 billion over six years into research and development to launch at least 100 innovations aimed at providing better healthcare while cutting costs.
The outbreak of the H1N1 influenza virus – commonly called the swine flu – raised fears to near-panic levels all across the globe, resulting in closed schools, postponed sports events and travel alerts. The pandemic also allowed healthcare IT vendors to showcase their wares or highlight new functionali
A group of well-known healthcare IT vendors have launched a joint effort to educate physicians across the country on the benefits of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
With nationwide implementation of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program less than a year away, healthcare IT vendors are flooding the market with products designed to help providers deal with audits.
Seattle Radiologists, a regional, high-volume radiology group that has been in operation for 45 years, is improving its workflow with new technology.
The Cyber Secure Institute, an analysis and advocacy institute for effective cyber security, has released recommendations for safeguarding heath data in the wake of recent breaches.
Experts say the federal HITECH Act should be "wedded to a strong commitment to provider payment reform" to push transformation in the nation's healthcare system.