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Ten conservative leaders have called on the Senate to oppose the nomination of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius for Health and Human Services Secretary, calling her "unfit" for the role because of her "extreme" pro-abortion record and her lack of integrity during the nomination process.
Gwinnett Medical Center in suburban Atlanta has rolled out a handheld Care Team Communications system in the emergency department.
The University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) is implementing a clinical research management system to track patient data for clinical trials and billing purposes.
In an effort to boost blood donations in New York City, Coney Island Hospital has teamed up with Takes All Types to adopt an online approach to recruiting new and younger donors.
The public holds mixed views when it comes to the use of electronic medical records, with most believing it's important to adopt EMR technology and that doing so would improve the country's healthcare system, according to a new survey conducted by National Public Radio, Kaiser Family Foundation and Harvard School of Public Health.
Electronic prescribing has seen significant growth in adoption and use of critical components, according to the annual National Progress Report on E-Prescribing.
Kaiser Permanente is preparing to expand an IT pilot, while other IT initiatives are being piloted in limited production or tested at its R&D facility.
The American Medical Association is planning to offer a health information exchange solution to its 240,000 member physicians and other interested physicians.
The Senate Finance Committee confirmed Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius Tuesday morning to join President Barack Obama's cabinet as the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary.
John Glaser, vice president and CIO of Partners HealthCare in Boston, has accepted a six-month stint as adviser to David Blumenthal, MD, the national coordinator for healthcare IT.