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By Mike Miliard | 05:10 pm | September 30, 2010
Alliance Health Networks, which develops social health networks to unite individuals in online communities centered around diseases and conditions, has announced that Leavitt Partners - founded by former Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael O. Leavitt - will help it expand its presence in the U.S. healthcare industry and beyond.
By Bernie Monegain | 03:53 pm | September 30, 2010
The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded nearly $49 million to help 48 states and the District of Columbia plan for health insurance exchanges, including assessing existing information technology systems and infrastructure.
By Mike Miliard | 02:00 pm | September 30, 2010
APP Design, a software development firm specializing in the design, development and integration of healthcare systems, announced that it has been selected to design and develop a real-time patient consent interface for WNYHealtheNet through its RHIOnet product.
By Mary Mosquera | 01:31 pm | September 30, 2010
Institute of Medicine will examine prevention of health IT-related errors for the Office of the National Coordinator.
By Kathryn Foxhall | 01:01 pm | September 30, 2010
States improving the speed and quality of national reporting of clinical encounter level data, according to federal health official.
By Kathryn Foxhall | 11:52 am | September 30, 2010
Memphis-area heath information exchange leader ponders cause of flat growth: uncertainty or peaked too early?
By Molly Merrill | 11:21 am | September 30, 2010
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) is launching a one-year study aimed at ensuring the efficacy of information technology in improving healthcare safety.
By Mary Mosquera | 05:45 pm | September 29, 2010
HHS will distribute Kaiser software that translates clinical vernacular into standard data that can be shared among physicians and organizations.
By Bernie Monegain | 05:01 pm | September 29, 2010
A recent study conducted by the Center for Connected Health, a division of Partners HealthCare, revealed that daily text messages providing medication reminders and information about atopic dermatitis (a type of eczema) significantly improved treatment adherence, self-care behaviors, skin severity and quality of life for dermatology patients.
By Bernie Monegain | 04:20 pm | September 29, 2010
Health IT leaders are slated to testify before a congressional committee Thursday regarding interoperability and security standards for electronic health records.