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Featured Whitepapers
- Metzler: The 2013 Application and Service Delivery Handbook
- Comparison of Cisco and ShoreTel Unified Communication Solutions
- Don't Get Stuck on Your Virtualization Journey: Where to Focus Next
- How Virtualization is Key to Managing Risk
- Real World Considerations for Implementing Desktop Virtualization eBook
Featured Reports
In ICD-10 Transition, Training Trumps Tech Concerns
February 20, 2013
Clinical readiness is a top concern among providers regarding the ICD-10 transition, says recent KLAS report.
5 Ways To Improve Healthcare Information Exchanges
February 19, 2013
Define the problem you want to solve with an HIE -- and be ready for incompatibility headaches, say experts.
Doctors Push Back Against Health IT's Workflow Demands
February 14, 2013
Doctors are angry that accountable care organization workflows seem more like manufacturing, less like healthcare, say panelists at eHealth Initiative conference.
Health IT Needs Moneyball Technique To Succeed
February 13, 2013
Big data in healthcare should copy the movie's analytics strategy, says eHealth Initiative Annual Conference keynote speaker.
Can Avatars Improve Patient Outcomes?
February 07, 2013
Use of avatars that reflect patients' ethnic and educational background can help drive engagement, says study.
Infosys Partners With Device Company In Healthcare Push
February 05, 2013
Infosys provides cloud-based portal to help NovaSom better manage sleep apnea diagnostics.
Mobile Health Challenge: Only Open Apps Need Apply
February 05, 2013
New challenge aims to improve interoperability within healthcare through use of open architecture.
Will Doctors Embrace Tibbr Enterprise Social Networking Platform?
February 04, 2013
Social media tool draws on Facebook-style features to streamline communication and do away with paper processes.
EHR Accuracy Remains Problem, CHIME Says
January 31, 2013
College of Healthcare Information Management Executives warn technology and workflow burdens make EHR reporting nearly impossible.
Quality Measure Reporting For EHRs Needs Work
January 30, 2013
Mistakes indicate a need for redefined quality measures suited for EHRs, say researchers who conducted Weill Cornell study.
7 Portals Powering Patient Engagement
January 29, 2013
Meaningful Use has put new strains on providers in terms of patient engagement, but these portals help ease the burden, says recent KLAS report.
Hospital Logs Productivity, Revenue Gains From Desktop Virtualization
January 25, 2013
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare turned to Dell's mobile computing tool to increase physician productivity and simplify single sign-on.
HIPAA Changes Could Create New Bureaucratic Burdens
January 23, 2013
Modifications to HIPAA may take the focus off patients and pile on administrative work.
Social Media Changes Healthcare Landscape
January 22, 2013
New book explores the shifting role of the patient thanks to Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook, and warns that this phenomenon shouldn't be ignored.
New York Challenges Developers To Create Patient Portal
January 18, 2013
Portal to let New Yorkers access their health data is "tip of the iceberg" for future state-wide consumer health applications, says contest sponsor New York eHealth Collaborative.
Medical Compliance App Proves Power Of Friends, Family
January 16, 2013
MediSafe's mobile "pillbox" app drives up medication adherence rates by sharing information with patients' loved ones.
GetWell Network Puts New Spin On Patient Engagement
January 14, 2013
GetWell Network's patient engagement pathways are helping organizations achieve substantial drops in readmission rates and rises in Hospital Care Access Program scores.
E-Prescribing Growth To Pop As Penalties Approach
January 14, 2013
E-prescription adoption will grow in 2013, but challenges persist in connectivity, funding and state regulations, says Black Book study.
Athenahealth, Epocrates Partner To Capture Physician Mindshare
January 11, 2013
EHR vendor's acquisition of online drug reference pioneer Epocrates could result in better mobile tools for doctors.
CES Keynote: Health Innovation Barriers Toppling
January 09, 2013
Information technology will close healthcare gap for poor and push other big changes, says Verizon CEO Lowell McAdams.
10 Mobile Health Apps From Uncle Sam
January 09, 2013
New mobile apps from the Department of Health and Human Services, for consumers and doctors alike, let you search medical literature, locate health centers, fight drug abuse and much more.
EHRs Don't Ensure Speedy Lab Test Results
January 08, 2013
EHRs don't make patient notification all that easy, according to latest Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association survey.
Healthcare Settlement Highlights Risk Analysis, Encryption Importance
January 07, 2013
HIPAA breach settlement proves size doesn’t matter when failing to safeguard sensitive patient information.
Dissatisfaction Rampant Among Community Hospital EHR Users
January 04, 2013
One in three customers who went live with an EHR in the last year believe they made the wrong decision, says KLAS report.
Maine HIE Prepares For Pay-For-Performance World
December 19, 2012
HealthInfoNet and Arcadia Solution's new partnership will marry insurance claims to clinical data in Maine's health information exchange.