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The WebMD Health corporation has rolled out a new medical application for physicians that's designed to make healthcare information more accessible for the on-the-go situations.
Pen and paper workarounds used in conjunction with an electronic medical record system may make EMRs even more useful, suggests a new study.
The nation could save billions of dollars each year in the healthcare system by reducing administrative complexity, according to a new report from the Healthcare Administrative Simplification Coalition.
Universal coverage could swamp the healthcare system unless steps are taken to create innovative new care delivery models such as telehealth and online doctor appointments, according to a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
The Ministry of Health in Qatar will integrate its healthcare information system, PACS and blood analyzers, at the Medical Commission facility.
The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine will offer a new degree program in informatics this September.
The University of California's San Diego Medical Center will expand its use of speech-recognition technology to several facilities, allowing physicians to include real-time speech recognition in documenting electronic health records.
The Department of Veterans Affairs will temporarily halt 45 information technology projects which are either behind schedule or over budget.
Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions is teaming up with a broad-based coalition of Connecticut healthcare providers and employers to launch a statewide health information exchange.
Linda Kloss, the CEO of the American Health Information Management Association, will step down effective March 31, 2010, the organization announced Friday.