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By Molly Merrill | 10:44 am | July 11, 2011
Information technology will be an important focus for the state of Georgia and a leading driver of its economic recovery, said Governor Nathan Deal on Monday.
By Eric Wicklund | 10:13 am | July 11, 2011
A non-profit charged with managing Tennessee's telehealth network is shutting down amid an investigation that two former executives stole or misused more then $1 million in grant funding.
By Tom Sullivan | 05:31 pm | July 08, 2011
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra's imminent replacement will be undertaking, datacenter consolidation based on an ambitious blueprint that may or may not be desirable – or even achievable – by federal agencies charged with constructing the transformation.
By Mary Mosquera | 02:49 pm | July 08, 2011
Meaningful use incentive program has fueled expansion of HIEs, but physician adoption is crucial to their success, research firm says.
By Molly Merrill | 12:50 pm | July 08, 2011
Twitter can be used to track important health trends, according to computer scientists at Johns Hopkins University.
By Diana Manos | 11:26 am | July 08, 2011
Health Level Seven and the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation announced Thursday that they have expanded collaborative efforts.
By Molly Merrill | 11:05 am | July 08, 2011
The Joint Commission’s 2011 National Patient Safety Goals for hospitals should be included in electronic health record certification and criteria for meaningful use, say authors of a commentary that appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
By Mike Miliard | 10:46 am | July 08, 2011
OptumInsight (formerly Ingenix) and Dallas-based RemitDATA have launched a service that offers physician practices intelligence about health plan claims processing trends, alongside coding and referential tools to increase productivity, reduce denials and prevent delays.
By Tom Sullivan | 10:02 am | July 08, 2011
The two agencies are building out their mobile health portfolios, at times together and at times individually, with the aim of improving patient care.
By Eric Wicklund | 09:50 am | July 08, 2011
Minnesota-based IT company helps health plans, employers connect with health clubs and manage employees' workout routines.