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By Diana Manos | 11:24 am | October 23, 2012
Third quarter results of a venture capital study conducted by Mercom Capital Group showed healthcare IT remaining strong for the fifth quarter in a row, and the outcome of the presidential election is not expected to change that, according to Raj Prabhu, managing partner of Mercom.
By Anthony Brino | 05:21 pm | October 22, 2012
Northern Ireland's health minister will be in Boston with dozens of other European health leaders this week, and he's hoping to build the province's tech reputation and talking of some of his agency's IT and mobile health initiatives.
By Gary Palgon | 01:57 pm | October 22, 2012
As states either begin or continue working on HIXs, they are bound to face a number of the same challenges that their HIE predecessors have encountered, namely when it comes to data management and integration.
By Patty Enrado | 09:26 am | October 19, 2012
Several downstate New York RHIOs are either collaborating or in talks with the New York eHealth Collaborative regarding infrastructure, services, database software and operational support, all with the intent to overcome HIE value barriers.
By Tom Sullivan | 01:12 pm | October 15, 2012
The story of a how a tiny sandbox became an agency-wide cloud that CDC is now preparing to make available for state and local health departments across the country.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:36 am | October 15, 2012
Electronic health record systems vendor Allscripts, which is said to be shopping for a buyer, announced Monday that Richard J. Poulton will sign on as chief financial officer, effective Oct. 29.
By Noam Arzt, PhD, FHIMSS | 09:25 am | October 15, 2012
Noam Arzt offers his take on the key issues HIEs face regarding patient identity integrity as well as some suggested resolutions.
By Erin McCann | 12:06 pm | October 12, 2012
Instead of declaring the winners and losers of last night's vice presidential debate, we look at what wasn't discussed: Rep. Paul Ryan's Congressional record on health information technology.
By Mary Mosquera | 09:04 am | October 12, 2012
Uncertainty about Medicaid expansion and financial worries pile on Medicaid directors to transform care and cost -- all against the backdrop of uncertainty in the presidential, state and local elections.
By Bernie Monegain | 05:15 pm | October 11, 2012
Blaming a "sluggish economy," the developers of what was envisioned as a gleaming Medical Trade Center in the midst of a growing healthcare market abandoned the project Thursday.