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The economy is forcing hospitals to consider delaying or scaling back their IT projects, according to a survey of America’s “most wired” hospitals and health systems.
American are taking a shine to self-service healthcare.
The federal health IT policy committee on July 16 approved long-awaited recommendations from its meaningful use workgroup on how providers can qualify to receive incentives through the new stimulus package. Measuring and improving outcomes is a key component.
President Obama's healthcare IT chief David Blumenthal, MD, was on hand Friday as Maine announced it will go live this summer with the country's largest statewide health information exchange.
The University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital (UM-JMH) Center for Patient Safety has deployed a hand washing compliance program with the use of real-time locating solutions.
Cerner Corp.'s second quarter earnings were up 24 percent in the second quarter, though the company reported flat revenue - $403.8 million - compared with the same quarter a year ago.
Although the government's pandemic plans rely on telework to carry out their functions, several federal, state and local agencies reported little or no testing of their information technology capability, according to the Government Accountability Office.
The Federal Trade Commission has announced it will provide additional resources and guidance on compliance with the "Red Flags" Rule and give creditors and financial institutions more time to implement written Identity Theft Prevention Programs. The FTC will delay enforcement of the Rule until November 1, 2009.
Holy Family Memorial Health Network has achieved stage 6 on the HIMSS Analytics Adoption Model scale.
St. Elizabeth Healthcare, a system incorporating more than 1,000 physicians in Kentucky, has begun implementation of a new electronic medical record in an effort to better connect physicians and patients.