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A partnership between Eclipsys and the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, or Penn Nursing, will bring the healthcare IT company's technology and clinical expertise into the nursing curriculum.
Former Sen. Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) withdrew Tuesday from consideration as Department of Health and Human Services Secretary, according to a White House statement. The withdrawal follows a Senate Finance Committee vetting review that revealed Daschle had tax violations. Daschle, viewed as an advocate for healthcare information technology, was a highly favored candidate across party lines and also had been tapped to be the White House healthcare czar.
Humana, one of the nation's largest health-benefits companies, has promised to adopt machine-readable patient ID cards and, in the process, won the acclaim of the Medical Group Management Association, which estimates the cards could save physician offices and hospitals as much as $1 billion a year.
The Senate Finance Committee's vetting process of former Sen. Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) for Secretary of Health and Human Services, hailed by industry insiders as a proponent of healthcare information technology, has hit a snag due to a recent discovery that Daschle failed to pay some of his taxes since 2005.
Attendees at the 25th annual Towards the Electronic Patient Record (TEPR+) conference and exhibition were told Monday that pouring federal funding into healthcare IT won't necessarily solve the nation's healthcare woes.
Results of a nationwide survey of healthcare providers released Monday by Allscripts shows that physician groups support measures in the economic stimulus package that provide federal loans, grants and incentives to promote broader adoption of health information technology.
Crusader Community Health, one of the largest Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Illinois, is preparing to implement an electronic medical record and practice management system for its 54 providers and four locations.
The Medical Records Institute's yearlong drive to champion healthcare IT applications on cell phones and other mobile devices has led to the formation of a new, non-profit advocacy group.
Even in the land of swaying palm trees, lush golf courses and expensive homes, healthcare executives can't escape the sting of a downward-spiraling economy.
More data means better care, and to that end Lourdes Hospital has expanded its Web-based clinical portal.