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President Barack Obama’s expanded fiscal year 2010 budget signals continued commitment to advancing healthcare IT as a way to cut healthcare costs and save lives.
Massachusetts General Hospital, New England's largest medical facility, has deployed a new surveillance system designed to help the Massachusetts Department of Public Health reduce the risk of major outbreaks of communicable diseases.
The best way to support the nation’s healthcare IT initiatives is to back healthcare reform, says David Blumenthal, MD, the national coordinator for health information technology.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius have announced the creation of a new interagency effort, the Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team (HEAT).
A new study identifies the top five challenges senior IT executives face when implementing wireless applications and devices in the healthcare setting.
The California Regional Health Information Organization is collaborating with UnitedHealthcare to provide support for California's statewide electronic health information exchange initiative.
The idea of talking to a nurse for a medical emergency when calling a 911 emergency system is not new. Indeed, the U.K. and Canada have very successful systems in place.
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology has approved final 2009-2010 criteria for certification of ambulatory, inpatient and emergency department electronic health records.
A new study suggests that patients are open to having electronic medical records play a more central role in their care.
Sutter Health, known for its progressive approach to information technology, has cut 121 IT employees, including some who support Sutter's electronic health record.