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By Mike Miliard | 12:18 pm | July 29, 2014
Glenn D. Steele Jr., MD, president and chief executive officer of Geisinger Health System, will step down next summer.
By Erin McCann | 11:55 am | July 29, 2014
Not all medical infrastructure and equipment is created equal, as healthcare providers can attest. This year, after analyzing feedback from thousands of providers, KLAS officials have named the 2014 highest performing vendors across 23 different categories.
By Mike Miliard | 11:43 am | July 29, 2014
Electronic health records have a big role to play in improving hospitals' medication reconciliation, a new study finds, but challenges related to data quality, technology and workflow remain.
By Chris Wiedemann | 09:01 am | July 29, 2014
Delving into each of the department's four biggest divisions, and their upcoming IT spending intentions, reveals commonalities and differences for the fiscal year ahead.
By Mike Moran | 11:50 am | July 28, 2014
More than 5,000 IT staff from 194 nominated hospitals completed the 79-question online survey. To qualify to be considered a top hospital, at least half the employees in an IT department needed to complete the survey.
By Jack Beaudoin | 08:58 am | July 28, 2014
For at least the last decade, the health IT field has seen a scholarly back-and-forth on the effectiveness of electronic medical records. As soon as one study is published that finds technology has little impact on patient outcomes, another emerges that seems to show just the opposite. But, today, more accurate information is emerging.
By Erin McCann | 11:38 am | July 25, 2014
Second quarter financial results were not a disappointment for EHR behemoth Cerner Corp., as officials announced Thursday afternoon a record "all time high" for Q2 results.
By Bernie Monegain | 10:56 am | July 25, 2014
After landing 11 new grants, clinicians at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center are gearing up for projects aimed at boosting care and engaging patients. The grants are aimed at making it possible for clinicians and other staff members to experiment with ways to boost care and also better involve patients.
By Government Health IT Staff | 10:32 am | July 25, 2014
Federal government agencies, including the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Defense and the Veterans Administration, are being hindered in carrying out their missions due to growing complexity of their IT networks.
By Erin McCann | 11:31 am | July 24, 2014
A Rhode Island hospital, who nearly two years ago notified 14,000 patients of a HIPAA breach involving their data, agreed Wednesday to hand over $150,000 to settle allegations that it failed to safeguard patient information.