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The sale of hospital EHR systems nearly doubled in 2009 over 2008, driven by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), according to a new report by research firm KLAS. Epic and Cerner captured nearly 70 percent of the new large hospital sales.
VA wants to accommodate physicians who use electronic tools from external Web sites to help them track patients, CIO says.
Covisint announced on Monday its acquisition of DocSite, a Raleigh, N.C.-based clinical decision support and quality performance management company whose web-based solutions aim to make better patient care easier for docs.
A two-year initiative launched by the Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC) and the Community Health Care Association of New York State (CHCANYS) aims at helping New York City's community health centers meet meaningful use and medical home standards for care.
The Food and Drug Administration has awarded $31.8 million to ICF International to provide information technology and scientific support services to the National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR).
InfoGard Labs joins Drummond Group and CCHIT as temporary certifiers and testers of EHRs.
CIO Baker said VA will get tougher with contractors to protect veterans' sensitive data.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has named InfoGard Laboratories, Inc., of San Luis Obispo, Calif., as an ONC-Authorized Testing and Certification Body (ONC-ATCB).
The federal government will give the healthcare workforce $130.8 million in grants, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Friday. The awards include $50.5 million for state-of-the-art training equipment and technology, such as e-learning tools, video, audio and interactive learning systems and simulators.
Prematics and Navinet have joined forces, with Navinet's real-time healthcare communications network enabling delivery of the Prematics care communication solutions to mobile devices - offering docs access to administrative, clinical and financial data from health plans at point-of-care.