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By Kelly Mehler | 02:09 pm | February 01, 2012
With even more seniors than Florida, the Pine Tree State's Medicaid woes threaten health insurance coverage for as many as 65,000 citizens, not all of them retirees, either.
By Sunil Soares | 10:49 am | January 31, 2012
Whether the information is stored in an EMR, passed through an HIE, coded in ICD-10 or otherwise used, these tactics will help when "selling the value of information governance" within healthcare entities.
By Bernie Monegain | 02:58 pm | January 27, 2012
A think tank with a healthcare task force chaired by former Senators Tom Daschle, a Democrat, and Bill Frist, MD, a Republican, is advocating for improved and better-used health information technology. Among the group's recommendations is "robust" data exchange.
By Fred Shulte and Joe Eaton | 10:29 am | January 27, 2012
Newt Gingrich's Washington-based advocacy on behalf of a broad array of healthcare interests has been far more extensive than the Republican presidential candidate has acknowledged, a review by the Center for Public Integrity has found.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:22 am | January 26, 2012
Former Microsoft Health Solutions Group executive Peter Neupert will join Health Evolution Partners, a venture capital firm launched by former National Coordinator for Health IT David Brailer, MD, as an operating partner.
By Michelle McNickle | 10:10 am | January 24, 2012
Wendy Whittington, CMO of Anthelio Healthcare kicks off her wish list with the hope for a great emphasis, among the private sector and government alike, on ONCs Federal Health IT Plan.
By Laura Kolkman | 09:49 am | January 23, 2012
Healthcare information exchange sustainability does not just happen. To help achieve it, ask all stakeholders, early and often, what services they want and need. Here's how, with a 12-point checklist for accomplishing that.
By Diana Manos | 11:05 am | January 20, 2012
Karen Davis, president of the Commonwealth Fund and a nationally recognized economist, has a bone to pick with the federal government's recent report on U.S. healthcare spending.
By Kaiser Health News | 03:51 pm | January 19, 2012
Vermont lawmakers are taking steps to move the state toward a publicly-financed insurance program and craft a state health exchange, which is required by the 2010 federal health law and which state officials hope to use as the groundwork for their eventual move to a unique single-payer system.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:25 am | January 18, 2012
In three years, 157 hospitals participating in the Premier healthcare alliance's QUEST: High Performing Hospitals national collaborative have saved an estimated 24,820 lives and reduced healthcare spending by nearly $4.5 billion, according to Premier.