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posted in December 2011
12/28/2011
32 healthcare organizations chosen to participate in CMS' new Pioneer ACO initiative will begin trial usage of the model in January.
12/28/2011
Government must upgrade systems that support clinical and business operations to drive efficiencies and curb the cost of healthcare.
12/27/2011
In a survey of senior health executives, a majority express
doubt that they will participate in Medicare/ Medicaid ACO program.
12/27/2011
Exmovere's Exmobaby pajamas transmit data on infant vital signs through the cloud to parents' smartphones and computers.
12/22/2011
American Telemedicine Association asks Congress to cover telehealth technologies for high-risk pregnancies.
12/21/2011
With the help of health information technology, more than 400 patients avoided being rehospitalized and 18 facilities saved a total of $4 million in one quarter.
12/21/2011
Healthcare reform, analytics, cloud computing, mobility, and social media will alter the health IT landscape over the next year, forecasts IDC Health Insights.
12/20/2011
Emdeon will help physicians with the cost of digitizing their medical records to boost EHR use in poor communities.
12/19/2011
Ohio and Mississippi become the first states to complete an interstate transaction using Direct Project standards.
12/19/2011
Axial Exchange's Care Transition Suite helps keep patients safer by improving the transference of critical patient data during hospital discharges.
12/15/2011
CDW Healthcare partners up with the California Health Information Partnership and Services Organization to deliver technology services to docs implementing EHRs.
12/14/2011
Clinical analytics provide actionable data to improve patient
outcomes and reduce costs as accountable care organizations take hold.
12/14/2011
Regional and critical access hospitals implement clinical information systems; EPIC, Cerner reap benefits, reports KLAS.
12/9/2011
Companies join forces to tackle two major pain points for U.S. hospitals: unacceptably high readmission rates and preventable complications.
12/8/2011
Cloud-based platform helps healthcare organizations and medical device manufacturers deliver timely patient info to docs' smartphones and tablets.
12/6/2011
Thirteen states get Department of Health and Human Services funds to create online exchanges to help consumers and small businesses buy health insurance.
12/2/2011
If your hospital or practice began participating in the EHR incentive programs in 2011, you get one more year to meet Meaningful Use Stage 2 requirements.
12/2/2011
EHR adoption rates have doubled, and many more physicians say they intend to apply for Medicare or Medicaid EHR incentive payments.
12/1/2011
Purchase of The Breakaway Group, maker of electronic health record simulation software, gives Xerox an edge in helping healthcare organizations transition to EHRs.
12/1/2011
Joint venture will help providers manage larger image files and assist smaller hospitals that don't have a radiologist on staff.
12/1/2011
Chief medical information officers and chief nursing officers gain importance as hospitals integrate medical devices into the IT system.