Skip to main content

News

By Diana Manos | 11:11 am | June 08, 2012
If it weren't for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the government would not have had the framework and authority to help support the movement toward accountable care organizations, said Marilyn Tavenner, acting administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in a Thursday keynote.
By Roger Foster | 11:53 am | June 04, 2012
In the final episode of his six-part series on bolstering public health with big data, Roger Foster looks toward big data's promise of preventing health conditions, and outlines some of the challenges, notably the need for data scientists.
By Tom Sullivan | 09:11 am | June 04, 2012
David Collins of HIMSS on the theme of this year's show, how the federal health IT landscape has changed since last year, and the hot topics about which attendees will learn.
By Diana Manos | 11:49 am | June 01, 2012
The Joint Commission has found that communication breakdown is the overwhelming root cause of sentinel events. Terry Edwards, CEO of PerfectServe, an intelligent clinical communications platform, is trying to do something about it.
By Kate Spies | 09:31 am | June 01, 2012
Eric Swanson, who spearheads Michigan's Center for Shared Solutions and Technology Partnerships, explains the state's MiCloud initiative, benefits, challenges, and the entrepreneurial spirit fueling the transition.
By Erin McCann | 04:52 pm | May 31, 2012
The Black Book report published on Thursday estimates that spending on health IT will triple, and quickly.
By Diana Manos | 10:43 am | May 31, 2012
Many healthcare providers are nervous about using the cloud, but that may change soon, say industry analysts.
By Diana Manos | 10:25 am | May 30, 2012
Pittsburgh-based Stoltenberg Consulting has found a way to put more health IT experts in the field with a new junior consultant program.
By Kate Spies | 09:51 am | May 29, 2012
Among the states deploying cloud computing infrastructures for a variety of agencies, Delaware and Michigan are aiming to bring public health entities into the fold.
By Roger Foster | 09:18 am | May 29, 2012
In part 5 of our ongoing series about big data and public health, Roger Foster discusses the ways the healthcare industry can reap better provider performance, reduced errors, and care coordination from big data.