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CGI Federal, a subsidiary of Montreal-based IT firm CGI Group, has been awarded a contract by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The firm will provide technology and expertise for its CDC Information Management Services (CIMS).
MedAssurant, a provider of data-driven healthcare technology, has been enlisted by Medicaid Health Plans of America (MHPA) to provide advanced analytics to help establish priorities and inform best practices in healthcare delivery for Medicaid patients.
President Obama signed into law a bill that clarified the term "creditor" in the Red Flags Rule, excluding doctors and other small businesses, on Saturday.
Six technologies, whose impact has been measured by hospitals, can improve workflow and communication for nurses while boosting patient care, according to analysts.
iSOFT, the Australian healthcare IT company, has entered into the life sciences sector with a research tool that retrieves clinical data from electronic health records.
ONC will create an advisory group to help realize universal exchange language and format proposed in a recent White House report.
An eHealth agreement, promoting a common approach on the interoperability of EHRs and on training the health IT workforce, was signed between Europe and the United States on Friday.
A new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is falling short on managing the telecommunication needs of rural healthcare providers.
Alion Science and Technology, an R&D company with expertise in modeling and simulation, has been awarded an 18-month, $1.4 million contract from the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity to explore approaches in bringing robotic control technology to the field of prosthetic limbs.
The Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals (TORCH) Foundation is helping its 150 member hospitals prepare for the ICD-10 transition through a Web-based program from QuadraMed.