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By Anthony Brino | 09:08 am | December 11, 2012
Laurance Stuntz, the director of the Massachusetts eHealth Institute, says the HIE is going to be one important part of the Commonwealth's cost-containment efforts.
By Diana Manos | 12:18 pm | December 10, 2012
Electronic tools, including smartphones, can help patients, but the adoption of apps for healthcare is still lagging, according to a new report released by the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, D.C.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:35 am | December 10, 2012
Roy Schoenberg, CEO of American Well, discusses his vision for the future of telehealth -- and how it can have an impact on healthcare as dramatic as online sales had on the retail marketplace.
By Tom Sullivan | 10:18 am | December 07, 2012
Even though evidence suggests that healthcare records are more valuable to crooks than financial records, three out of five healthcare organizations are not allocating enough resources to their protect patient data. Ironically, a big reason is that the industry has no way to place a value on that information.
By Erin McCann | 10:36 am | December 06, 2012
A new report shedding light on the challenges data breaches pose for the healthcare industry finds that the annual number of breaches continues to trend upward, and also could come with a nearly $7 billion price tag.
By Erin McCann | 09:41 am | December 05, 2012
A new report by KLAS ranks Deloitte and The Advisory Board Co. among the top consultants for the coding transition.
By Jeff Rowe | 07:57 am | December 05, 2012
The ONC Town Hall at the mHealth Summit on Tuesday put consumers center stage with a discussion of how patients are getting plugged in to their own healthcare.
By Erin McCann | 12:01 pm | December 04, 2012
The Department of Health and Human Services' August decision finalizing a one-year delay for ICD-10 has given providers additional time to make the necessary preparations for the switch, and, according to a KLAS report released Monday, the majority of providers plan to use a third-party firm to help get them there.
By Michael F. Arrigo | 09:08 am | December 04, 2012
No World Borders managing partner Michael Arrigo reflects on the AHIMA National Convention, drilling down into the realities of ICD-10-centric regulations facing the healthcare industry.
By Eric Wicklund | 08:21 am | December 04, 2012
Mark T. Bertolini, chairman, CEO and president of Aetna, delivered the opening keynote on Monday at the mHealth Summit. A former executive for Cigna, NYLCare Health Plans and SelectCare, he now oversees a global healthcare benefits company with some 33,000 employees in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.