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By Mary Mosquera | 01:03 pm | March 11, 2010
Health IT Standards Committee polishes recommendations for Interim Final Rule on certification and standards.
By Peter Buxbaum | 12:56 pm | March 11, 2010
A personal health record pilot providing patients access to Medicare and Tricare claims records 'exceeded expectations,' sponsors say.
By Mike Miliard | 11:48 am | March 11, 2010
Healthcare IT workers are among the biggest users of smart phones and other mobile technology, but addressing the security needs of such devices remains a concern, according to a new survey.
By Diana Manos | 11:22 am | March 11, 2010
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology published its proposed rule on certification of healthcare IT products on Tuesday in the Federal Register, launching the comment period.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:16 am | March 11, 2010
First Lady Michelle Obama on Wednesday launched the Apps for Healthy Kids competition, the most recent piece of the Let's Move! campaign aimed at ending childhood obesity within a generation.
By Mary Mosquera | 10:49 am | March 11, 2010
The Department of Veterans Affairs is at work on the next generation of VistA, its 20-plus year-old electronic medical record system, which is often praised by users but considered a headache to planners working to bring VA health systems fully into the Internet age.
By Mary Mosquera | 02:29 pm | March 10, 2010
New veterans health information system would be modular, open and interoperable, its chief technology officer says.
By William Matthews | 01:14 pm | March 10, 2010
Anthrax remains a 'weapon of choice' of terrorists, experts say, but information silos, turf wars and the budget crisis still hobble the U.S. biosurveillance network.
By Sean Gallagher | 01:10 pm | March 10, 2010
Benefits of cloud computing are apparent, but whether it's a good fit for government healthcare agencies is still up in the air.
By Peter Buxbaum | 01:08 pm | March 10, 2010
The healthcare giants are collaborating on one of the most important trials of the Nationwide Health Information Network ever attempted.