Profile of Nicole Lewis
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Articles by Nicole Lewis
posted in June 2010
6/30/2010
Wounded soldiers, pregnant women, and diabetes patients are receiving medical and appointment reminders to support their rehabilitation and treatment.
6/29/2010
UPMC Health Plan allows members to use Internet technology to get answers about claims, billing, benefits, and other insurance information.
6/28/2010
Small medical practices serving Medicaid patients have been reluctant to adopt electronic health records because they're already overwhelmed with providing medical services.
6/25/2010
Government stimulus funds will help, but not quickly cure, the lag in health IT adoption caused by years of failure to invest in new technology.
6/24/2010
Use of a wireless reminder instrument led to a 27% higher rate of patients taking their medications on time.
6/23/2010
The multi-payer web portal will integrate administrative, clinical, and financial applications in a Software-as-a-Service-based electronic medical record for small medical practices.
6/22/2010
Healthcare professionals can get information on federal electronic health record incentives.
6/21/2010
The temporary certification will let healthcare organizations qualify their electronic health record systems and receive incentive payments through the Department of Health and Human Services.
6/18/2010
However, despite years of hype around electronic medical records, a poll indicates that actual adoption rate and patient enthusiasm remain low.
6/17/2010
Seventeen hospitals will save millions of dollars by combining their purchase orders through VHA SupplyNetworks ordering system.
6/16/2010
The customer relationship management platform enables health plans to manage and monitor their marketing and sales processes and interoperate with state health insurance exchanges.
6/15/2010
Online healthcare through video, secure chat, or phone will be available to WellPoint's insurance plan members starting late this year.
6/14/2010
Health IT pros are advised to look beyond implementing new IT systems to focus on showing how those systems will improve healthcare delivery.
6/11/2010
CompuMed partners with a nonprofit group to put heart monitoring devices in school health centers.
6/10/2010
Technology and consulting services will help state health departments meet requirements of healthcare reform legislation.
6/9/2010
The stock deal positions Allscripts to accelerate electronic health record adoption among hospitals, physician practices, and other health delivery organizations.
6/7/2010
Companion Data Services received a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services contract to host the National Level Repository, which will track healthcare providers' meaningful use of technology.
6/4/2010
Funds are meant to accelerate the adoption of electronic health records among health centers serving low-income and individuals.
6/3/2010
The software-as-a-service offering aims to help smaller medical offices overcome steep barriers to electronic medical record system adoption.
6/2/2010
IT companies, researchers, patients, and others will gain access to federal health information through an online data warehouse.
6/1/2010
An HP executive's assertion that the healthcare sector isn't investing enough in health IT is backed up by a Dow Jones study.