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By Molly Merrill | 11:24 am | August 09, 2010
MedNetworks, a new company launched on Monday, uses technology to map, analyze and activate social networks across a broad range of health constituencies in order to identify trends and predict future behavior.
By Mary Mosquera | 10:29 am | August 09, 2010
Providers using an opt-out approach to consent should make sure patients grasp the privacy implications, say policy team members.
By Mary Mosquera | 05:17 pm | August 08, 2010
Providers using an opt-out approach to consent should make sure patients grasp the privacy implications, say policy team members.
By Kyle Hardy | 04:33 pm | August 06, 2010
CSC Global Healthcare, a Falls Church, Va.-based research group has developed and launched a new online community with the intent of cultivating a network healthcare executives who can discuss the final rule on the first stage of meaningful use.
By Eric Wicklund | 12:00 pm | August 06, 2010
Community health centers that deal with some of the nation's most disadvantaged people often don't have much money to spend on IT. With that in mind, Ingenix is looking to lend a helping hand.
By Johnathan Warner | 11:08 am | August 06, 2010
North Idaho College (NIC) is now offering a program to train students with a prior background in healthcare and/or information technology to construct and use electronic health records.
By Mike Miliard | 10:57 am | August 06, 2010
Press Ganey Associates - which works with more than 10,000 healthcare organizations to increase efficiency and market share and optimize reimbursement - has acquired the Quality Indicator Project division from the Maryland Hospital Association.
By Mike Miliard | 06:40 am | August 06, 2010
Axolotl has announced the availability of its new Elysium Express, which offers quick, easy and affordable hospital-to-physician and physician-to-physician connectivity.
By Mary Mosquera | 07:34 pm | August 05, 2010
Policymakers will set parameters only; success will depend on industry creativity in meeting those goals, he said.
By Molly Merrill | 05:12 pm | August 05, 2010
The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) is creating a new measurement tool to incorporate meaningful use into its Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program, which requires physician specialists to conduct an ongoing measurement of six core competencies.