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DOD Seeks Commercial EHR
May 23, 2013
Hagel shoots down possibility of DOD adopting VA's Vista and sinks the joint iEHR. Epic Systems might win out.
Doximity Branches Into CME With Cleveland Clinic
May 22, 2013
Professional network will give continuing medical education points to doctors for care-related literature searches and discussions with colleagues.
PatientsLikeMe Launches Open Research Exchange
May 21, 2013
Social networking site PatientsLikeMe loans its 200,000-member community to academic and pharma researchers to validate online questionnaires that measure patient outcomes.
15% Of Physicians Declining EHRs: Deloitte Survey
May 20, 2013
Deloitte survey contrasts with other data that finds near-universal adoption, reports EHR resisters tend to be older and solo practitioners.
Boston Children's Hospital Tackles Teen Records Privacy
May 17, 2013
Boston Children's Hospital's pioneering approach would bar parents from seeing sensitive portions of their children's personal health records.
EHRs, Communication Can Co-Exist For Doctors, AMA Says
May 17, 2013
American Medical Association report finds that doctors who use EHRs during exams can maintain a good relationship with patients as long as electronic devices don't get in the way.
Health Plans Seek EHR Data For New Payment Models
May 14, 2013
As value-based payments take hold, insurers aim to access EHR clinical data and move to automated, real-time information exchange.
HL7 Preps Healthcare Clinical Messaging Standard
May 13, 2013
Framework aims to simplify writing interfaces between healthcare information systems, help researchers gather clinical data from EHRs.
ONC Webinar Reveals Details of Data Exchange Projects
May 13, 2013
Agency seeks feedback on interoperability efforts in the field while continuing to guide private sector's efforts.
Medicare Incentives Spur Jump In E-Prescribing
May 10, 2013
Surescripts annual report shows 38% growth in electronic prescribing in 2012, plus growing use of online medication histories and benefit data.
Why Telemedicine Should Be Integrated With EHRs, ACOs
May 09, 2013
Telemedicine expert Rashid Bashshur says mobile health technologies must integrate with EHRs to make accountable care organizations work.
Health IT Execs' Top Worries: Security, BYOD, Cloud
May 09, 2013
Personal mobile devices still present huge security challenge, say HIMSS Analytics focus group participants.
Archimedes Analyzes Medicare Claims For Developers, Researchers
May 07, 2013
Analytics company teams with Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to give developers access to data that could help them create better healthcare apps.
Meaningful Use Stage 2 Needs More Time, CHIME Says
May 06, 2013
Healthcare CIO group tells U.S. senators that providers need extension on current timeframe for EHR, interoperability work.
Lyfechannel Wins HHS Mobile App Challenge
May 03, 2013
Myfamily app presents content from Healthfinder.gov site to help consumers take charge of their healthcare.
Post Acute Care Manager Promises Lower Costs
May 02, 2013
NaviHealth program combines information from outcomes database and case manager followup to help plans and providers reduce post-acute care costs by up to 30%.
Jawbone's BodyMedia Buy: Wearable Monitors Heat Up
May 02, 2013
Investors eye the growing wearable health device market as sensors become more sophisticated and deliver more health information to consumers.
Microsoft Updates Cloud Agreement For HIPAA Rules
April 30, 2013
Microsoft responds to new HIPAA regulations that make cloud service providers "business associates" of healthcare providers and health plans.
Canada Doctors Reap ROI From EHRs
April 29, 2013
Medical practices and the Canadian government save millions per year after transitioning to electronic health records, study says.
Interoperability Depends On EHR Vendors: AHA
April 26, 2013
Providers don't need more regulation -- they need fewer obstacles to complying, says hospital association in reply to government's request for information on interoperability.
Box Expands Healthcare Offerings
April 25, 2013
Cloud storage service announces new healthcare partner applications, customers and security compliance.
Web Programs Help Adolescents Control Diabetes
April 25, 2013
Puberty typically wreaks havoc with diabetes control, but a Yale study that combines adolescence and diabetes coping programs reverses that trend.
Cigna To Offer Telehealth Coverage To Self-Insured
April 24, 2013
Cigna will offer MDLive service, which lets members request online video, telephone or e-mail consultations with doctors for non-urgent care needs such as colds and headaches.
EHR Vendor, Insurer Agree On Two-Way Data Exchange
April 22, 2013
Electronic health record vendor Greenway and insurer Florida Blue strike deal to use Availity as conduit for care summaries that providers need and EHR data that insurers want.
Health IT Investments Approach $500 Million In Q1
April 19, 2013
Venture capitalists plug a record $493 million into healthcare technology, with consumer-focused companies receiving the lion's share.