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Kaiser Permanente CEO: Health IT Must Focus On Quality
KP CEO George Halvorson says too many organizations approach IT projects from the wrong angle. Start with the health care issues and savings will...
Consumerization: IT Doesn't Hate End Users (Anymore) 
IT is coming around to the benefits of the consumerization of IT, our survey finds.
Emerging Wireless Medical Technology Gets FCC Blessing
FCC proposes increased spectrum capacity for Medical Body Area Network (MBAN) devices, paving the way for doctors to use patient-worn devices to...
E-Prescribing Reaches Tipping Point
Surescripts survey finds 58% of office-based physicians now issue prescriptions electronically. Meaningful Use e-prescribing requirements have...
Telemonitoring Helps Pharmacists Manage Patients' Hypertension
Patients who monitor their blood pressure at home and enlist pharmacists to help manage their care see improved results.
Web-Based Insurance Exchanges Attract $1 Billion+
Recent federal investments in state health insurance exchanges bring total grant funding to more than $1 billion. Needed next: strong security.
SaaS EHR Model Gains Physician Support
Many small practices like the software-as-a-service approach to electronic health records because it removes tech headaches and offers low upfront...
Banner Health, Aetna Reach For ACO Gold
Banner Health Network joins forces with the insurance giant, taking advantage of analytics tools needed for its new role as an accountable care...
One Year ICD-10 Delay Just Right, CHIME Says
College of Healthcare Information Management Executives says the government's recommendation to postpone compliance with the new medical billing...
Doctors' Tablet Use Almost Doubles In 2012
Apple's iPad has emerged as the dominant tablet platform, according to Manhattan Research survey.
Health IT Gap Between Large, Small Hospitals Widens
Government investment in EHRs might increase the gap in health IT adoption rates between large and small hospitals.
10 Wearable Devices To Keep Patients Healthy
Wearable devices equipped with sensors, Web connections, or both, help consumers and healthcare providers track health and fitness. Take a look at...
DOD, VA Agree On Joint EHR Architecture
Approach outlined in Congressional report prioritizes acquisition of commercial software, including open-source applications.
Mobile Medical Apps Gold Rush Needs Scrutiny
The problem with this kind of booming market? It attracts not only the best and brightest but also IT developers looking for quick profits with...
ONC To Medical Practices: Get A Security Officer
An Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology guide calls for medical offices to select a privacy and security officer.
Private Health Information Exchanges Take Over
Enterprise exchanges owned by healthcare organizations account for most of the 40% annual growth in the market.
Towers Watson To Acquire Extend Health
Benefits and talent management consulting firm plans to buy online health insurance exchange provider Extend Health for $435 million.
Stage 2 EHRs Require Meaningful Patient Engagement
Many of the government’s proposed Stage 2 Meaningful Use criteria for e- health records won't be easy to meet. Here's how providers are meeting...
AT&T Moves Aggressively Into Remote Patient Monitoring
AT&T inks deal with Valued Relationships Inc. to provide chronically ill patients with a remote monitoring service that connects them to caregivers.
California Providers Reach Out For EHR Help
Unusually large number of Californian docs ask state's regional extension center, CalHIPSO, for help meeting Meaningful Use regulations, but few...
Patients Like Active Video Games As Fitness Tools
Most consumers believe that video games that force them to get up and move around can improve their health, says study from UnitedHealth Group.
Compromise On Health Data Access May Be Ugly
Some hospitals and doctors oppose giving patients electronic data as quickly as required by proposed Meaningful Use Stage 2 regulations. Consumer...
Consumer Groups Seek Tougher Meaningful Use Requirements
Consumer Partnership for eHealth calls for quicker data transfer to patients, higher threshold for exchange of clinical summaries.
Patient Advocates Urge Fast Access To Hospital Data
American Hospital Association's call for 30-day waiting period to access electronic records would harm patients, according to Society for...
Banner Health Achievement Highlights EHR Struggles
Just 82 hospitals have completed the prestigious HIMSS Analytics EHR adoption program, and 17 of them belong to Banner. Is the bar for another EHR...
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