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The H1N1 virus outbreak should be a reminder that public health needs to be a part of the discussion surrounding "meaningful use" of electronic health record systems, said Trudi Matthews, director of policy and public relations for HealthBridge, a community Health Information Exchange (HIE) that operates in the Greater Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky region.
Coordinated Health, a Lehigh, Pa.-based provider of sports and musculoskeletal medicine services, has implemented a new electronic medical record and management solution to automate processes at eight locations.
While the HITECH Act presents great opportunity for healthcare providers, a lack of clarity on standards represents a lot of unknowns for the future.
Two nonprofit healthcare groups are collaborating to address the current state of health data protection needs in the context of federal legislation and the financial services industry.
Health Net of Arizona, Inc., a subsidiary of Health Net, Inc., has agreed to a mutli-year contract with Catholic Healthcare West, a not-for-profit hospital provider based in San Francisco, to bolster provider networks in the Phoenix metropolitan area.
Health plan executives say the transition to the ICD-10 diagnostic and claims coding system presents an opportunity to drive IT initiatives, a new survey shows.
As the government’s work on healthcare reform gathers steam on Capitol Hill, America’s Health Insurance Plans is shining the spotlight on private-sector strategies it says are critical for change – among them the adoption of electronic health records.
The AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies, a Philadelphia-based organization of Medicaid managed care plans, has implemented a new service in two of its health plans that will help physicians identify gaps in their patients’ care.
The members of America’s Health Insurance Plans assemble June 3-5 for their annual meeting – Institute 2009 – with health reform center stage.
Echo Vision, Inc., can do a patient’s heart good by providing cardio and vascular diagnostic services across Oregon and the southern part of Washington state.