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For Mary Wakefield, who has spent a lifetime seeking medical resources for the poor, health IT levels distances and disparities.
In opening its health data reservoirs to the public, HHS hopes to breed health IT originality, innovation.
Should the federal government get involved in the design of electronic healthcare record systems? The Office of the National Coordinator has billions of dollars riding on EHR usability.
In a meeting held Friday, the HIT Policy Committee approved recommendations by the Privacy and Security Tiger Team that would establish health information exchange credentials and help to protect personal health information.
National coordinator to set up process to expand NHIN beyond current set of mostly federal agencies.
Siemens Healthcare announced Friday the appointment of long-time Partners Healthcare CIO John Glaser as chief executive officer of Siemens Health Services Business Unit. Glaser, who sits on the editorial board of Healthcare IT News, will be responsible for leading Siemens’s global healthcare IT business, including product development, strategy, portfolio management, financial performance and overall customer satisfaction.
Philips has announced the installation of the first ambient experience suite with open MR in Massachusetts.
A new report from research firm IMV has found the market for electronic picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) is largely in "replacement mode."
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has designated more than 1,800 physicians in roughly 500 practices across the state as patient-centered medical homes, the largest PCMH effort in the United States and one that has information technology at its core.
Hospitals and physicians that plan to meet meaningful use eligibility for government incentives must start now to assess their technology and talk with their vendors about certification, says Erica Drazen, managing partner of consulting firm CSC's Healthcare Group.