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The idea of talking to a nurse for a medical emergency when calling a 911 emergency system is not new. Indeed, the U.K. and Canada have very successful systems in place.
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology has approved final 2009-2010 criteria for certification of ambulatory, inpatient and emergency department electronic health records.
A new study suggests that patients are open to having electronic medical records play a more central role in their care.
Sutter Health, known for its progressive approach to information technology, has cut 121 IT employees, including some who support Sutter's electronic health record.
The Washington Post on Saturday reported on how the Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) exerted its influence on the Obama administration and Congress to promote healthcare information technology.
Children's Medical Center in Dallas has become the first hospital to tweet in real time during a transplant surgery.
The pledge to cut $2 trillion in healthcare costs, discussed at a White House meeting last week between President Barack Obama and industry leaders, is back on the table, and information technology is expected to underlie some of the proposals.
The promises made to President Obama by several healthcare industry groups to control healthcare costs were overstated by the president, some of the groups are saying. Many of the savings under discussion would employ information technology as a way to shave expenses.
The Health IT Standards Committee, headed by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and created under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, kicked off Friday, facing what members called challenging deadlines.
Children's Medical Center in Dallas will provide live Twitter updates from its operating room Monday, while 3-year-old John Gilbreath receives a kidney transplant from his father.