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Four of every 10 office-based physicians use electronic health records, according to 2009 preliminary estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The "hand of thoughtful policy" created the proposed criteria for meaningful use, according to David J. Brailer, MD, former healthcare IT czar for the Office of the National Coordinator.
The Premier healthcare alliance's QUEST: High Performing Hospitals program, which includes nearly 200 not-for profit hospitals in 34 states across the country, is using rigorous measures to spur hospitals to new levels of performance.
Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions attributes big jumps in its second quarter 2009 revenue and profit to the "stimulus" effect, and CEO Glen Tullman is predicting even better news in the year ahead.
Plan calls for integrated healthcare delivery systems and situational awareness to accelerate emergency response.
HIMSS Analytics EMR Adoption Model is gaining interest internationally, according to Dave Garets, the company's CEO and president.
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, a 254-bed hospital serving the North San Fernando and Santa Clarita Valleys in California, is revamping its healthcare IT with a $500,000 grant from Verizon.
ONC work group sorts through approaches to user verification to accelerate health information exchange, prepare for incentives.
Recent stimulus-induced EHR deals show sooner-than-expected adoption, especially in the hospital sector, according to investment firm Piper Jaffrey.
CVS Caremark has announced an agreement with Allscripts to replace its own e-prescribing solution with the Allscripts model.