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By Bernie Monegain | 10:05 am | April 30, 2009
Silver Hill Hospital, a psychiatric hospital in New Canaan, Conn., is installing an open source electronic health record system first developed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 20 years ago.
By Bernie Monegain | 12:03 pm | April 29, 2009
An analyst says Cerner may have posted 'lackluster' quarterly earnings Tuesday, but the healthcare IT company is well positioned to take advantage of available stimulus money.
By Molly Merrill | 11:41 am | April 29, 2009
Randy Spratt, executive vice president and chief information officer at McKesson, has been promoted to the newly created position of chief technology officer.
By Diana Manos | 11:35 am | April 29, 2009
Wednesday marks President Barack Obama's 100th day in office - a stretch that has seen heavy focus on healthcare reform and health IT.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:24 am | April 29, 2009
Kathleen Sebelius begins her first day today as Department of Health and Human Services secretary, having garnered Senate confirmation Tuesday in a 65-31 vote.
By Molly Merrill | 10:52 am | April 29, 2009
According to first quarter federal reports, Google participated in lobbying efforts aimed at allowing the sale of electronic medical records in the economic stimulus legislation.
By Eric Wicklund | 04:48 pm | April 28, 2009
Cardinal Health said last month it would cut as many as 1,300 jobs as it prepares to spin off its Clinical and Medical Products divisions into the CareFusion Corporation.
By Patty Enrado | 04:47 pm | April 28, 2009
It’s unclear whether the timeline for implementing electronic health records to receive federal incentive payments will create demand for EHR products and services between now and 2012.
By Healthcare IT News | 03:14 pm | April 28, 2009
A compilation of recent hires, promotions and moves in the healthcare information technology industry.
By Molly Merrill | 03:06 pm | April 28, 2009
New wireless tool notifies staff when assistance is needed;Optical coherence tomography application released;FDA clears airstrip’s iPhone application for obstetrics;Medical simulation developed for lung cancer procedure;Midmark launches new diagnostic line;Study results of new imaging technology released by Philips