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A new law signed by Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley will coax physicians into making the switch from paper to electronic medical records by requiring private insurance companies to provide financial incentives.
The University of North Carolina Health Care is partnering with IBM to create a data warehouse designed to help speed the development of new treatments for diseases such as diabetes, cystic fibrosis and cancer.
A compilation of recent hires, promotions and moves in the healthcare information technology industry.
Conferences, exhibitors and other events for the months of June and July.
Emergency departments across the country are feeling the brunt of the economic downturn, with a spike in the number of acute cases and uninsured patien
Monitoring IT for astronauts may benefit patients on Earth; Connected patient concept created by UK vendor; Eclipsys launches toolkit to curb flu virus in hospitals; Ultrasound Imaging developed for smartphones; VeriChip corporation Launches New Implantable RFID; IBM unveils “streaming computing” software
Few procedures in the hospital cause more consternation for clinicians than passwords. In some facilities, employees need a literal scorecard to keep track of which complex alphanumeric log-on sequence they need for which application. It can number in the dozens for some.
A GE project dubbed “healthymagination” will put $3 billion over six years into research and development to launch at least 100 innovations aimed at providing better healthcare while cutting costs.
The outbreak of the H1N1 influenza virus – commonly called the swine flu – raised fears to near-panic levels all across the globe, resulting in closed schools, postponed sports events and travel alerts. The pandemic also allowed healthcare IT vendors to showcase their wares or highlight new functionali
A group of well-known healthcare IT vendors have launched a joint effort to educate physicians across the country on the benefits of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.