Healthcare IT News

Rural Alabama hospitals launch data exchange

Hospital and IDN News - 13 hours 36 min ago
Randolph Medical Center, a rural critical access hospital in Roanoke, Ala., has launched a project to set standards and create a model for how non-affiliated hospitals can exchange patient data.
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CEOs urge government push for EHR adoption

Payers News - 13 hours 36 min ago
Some of the country's top CEOs identified the adoption of electronic health records among their top legislative priorities Thursday as they called on Congress and the president to take care of "unfinished business."
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CEOs urge government push for EHR adoption

Healthcare Industry News - 13 hours 36 min ago
Some of the country's top CEOs identified the adoption of electronic health records among their top legislative priorities Thursday as they called on Congress and the president to take care of "unfinished business."
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Vendor Notebook - Merge launches HIPAA-compliant imaging back-up

Electronic Health Records News - 13 hours 36 min ago
Merge Healthcare has launched a Managed Services initiative focused on the Merge OFF Site Disaster Recovery program, which provides HIPAA-compliant back-up of radiology images and information through the company's ViewCheck software. Read about this and other business news, contracts and new products in this week's Vendor Notebook.
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CEOs urge government push for EHR adoption

Electronic Health Records News - 13 hours 36 min ago
Some of the country's top CEOs identified the adoption of electronic health records among their top legislative priorities Thursday as they called on Congress and the president to take care of "unfinished business."
Categories: Healthcare IT News

Wolters Kluwer Health to acquire UpToDate

Healthcare Industry News - Thu, 09/04/2008 - 04:00
Wolters Kluwer Health, a division of Wolters Kluwer, plans to acquire UpToDate, an evidence-based electronic clinical information resource.
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AHRQ study highlights telehealth benefits, challenges

Healthcare Industry News - Thu, 09/04/2008 - 04:00
The Agency for Health Care Research and Quality has released a report on telehealth grant projects that reveals the improvements and challenges that telehealth grantees experience.
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New communities join ranks of Chartered Value Exchanges

Healthcare Industry News - Thu, 09/04/2008 - 04:00
Eleven more communities will join the 14 designated by the government as Chartered Value Exchanges - healthcare collaborations focused on improved care and transparency and helped by the use of information technology.
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Louisiana hospitals learn from Katrina, keep EMR powered during Gustav

Hospital and IDN News - Wed, 09/03/2008 - 04:00
Officials of Ochsner Medical Center say the hospital system remained open throughout Hurricane Gustav and fared better due to lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina. Officials kept the hospital's electronic records system powered throughout Gustav's visit.
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Blue Island hospital seeks to boost operational turnaround

Hospital and IDN News - Wed, 09/03/2008 - 04:00
MetroSouth Medical Center - the new name for St. Francis Hospital & Health Center, which was acquired in July by MSMC Investors - will deploy a surgical information system at its hospital in Blue Island, Ill., to boost operational turnaround.
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Western North Carolina HIE completes phase 1

Hospital and IDN News - Wed, 09/03/2008 - 04:00
The Western North Carolina Health Information Exchange has completed phase I of its e-health initiative, with 16 participating facilities now exchanging patient data electronically.
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Healthcare IT companies consider opportunities for the future

Healthcare Industry News - Wed, 09/03/2008 - 04:00
Several healthcare IT companies, including Allscripts, athenahealth, Cerner, Picis and McKesson, are participating in the Annual Healthcare Conference, staged by investment bank Thomas Weisel Partners.
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Hospital IT departments prepare for increased Medicare billing scrutiny

Healthcare Industry News - Tue, 09/02/2008 - 04:00
Forty percent of healthcare information management directors expect to owe funds for Medicare overpayments under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Recovery Audit Contractor program, according to an independent national survey on behalf of Wolters Kluwer Health.
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Massachusetts' nursing and rehabilitation facility deploys voice-assisted care

Hospital and IDN News - Tue, 09/02/2008 - 04:00
Medway Country Manor Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation in Medway, Mass., is set to deploy voice-assisted care for the 123-bed facility.
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Hospital IT departments prepare for increased Medicare billing scrutiny

Hospital and IDN News - Tue, 09/02/2008 - 04:00
Forty percent of healthcare information management directors expect to owe funds for Medicare overpayments under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Recovery Audit Contractor program, according to an independent national survey on behalf of Wolters Kluwer Health.
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National Quality Forum endorses new healthcare IT standards

Healthcare Industry News - Tue, 09/02/2008 - 04:00
The National Quality Forum has endorsed nine new national voluntary consensus standards for health information technology. The standards address electronic prescribing, electronic health record interoperability, care management, quality registries and the medical home.
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National Quality Forum endorses new healthcare IT standards

Electronic Health Records News - Tue, 09/02/2008 - 04:00
The National Quality Forum has endorsed nine new national voluntary consensus standards for health information technology. The standards address electronic prescribing, electronic health record interoperability, care management, quality registries and the medical home.
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Aetna offers its PHR to Medicare members

Payers News - Fri, 08/29/2008 - 04:00
Aetna has made its personal health record available to its current Medicare members who have purchased their Medicare plans individually.
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Massachusetts imaging center implements breast MRI

Hospital and IDN News - Fri, 08/29/2008 - 04:00
Beverly Hospital's Aurora Breast MRI has installed a new dedicated breast MRI system, designed for the detection, diagnosis and management of breast disease.
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ONC sets town hall meeting on medical identity theft

Healthcare Industry News - Fri, 08/29/2008 - 04:00
A government-sponsored town hall meeting on medical identity theft in a digital age has been slated for Oct. 15 in the nation's capital.
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