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Hospital CIOs not hesitant to use consultants for IT projects
Hospital CIOs increasingly are using consultants to help deal with projects--such as electronic health record implementation to meet Meaningful Use requirements--according to a new survey conducted
Putting numbers to the challenges of HIE, Meaningful Use
With the release of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' proposed Meaningful Use Stage 2 rules as a backdrop, a flurry of health IT surveys shed light on provider's preparedness for the
Deloitte's Harry Greenspun: Larger practice docs 'disconnected' from IT drivers
A new study from the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions unveiled this week concluded that only one-fourth of physicians are on track to meet Stage 1 of Meaningful Use. In an interview with
Most docs pessimistic about health reform, study says
Almost seven out of 10 physicians think the U.S. health reform will deter the best and brightest would-be doctors from pursuing a career in medicine, according to a survey released by Deloitte Center
KLAS: ICD-10 procrastination a lingering issue for providers
Despite an October 2013 deadline, now is the time for providers to begin ramping up preparations for the ICD-10 switch, a new report from healthcare research firm KLAS stresses. The report determines
Hospital house calls cut spending by a third, report says
As a substitute for inpatient care at hospitals, hospital-in-the-home programs could cut governmental healthcare costs by a third, according to a study by Deloitte Access Economics released this
Americans blame wasteful spending on healthcare
Many Americans see healthcare spending as wasteful, according to a survey by Deloitte released yesterday. The survey asked 15,000 healthcare consumers in 12 countries what was the biggest source of
ICD-10 transition proving complex, expensive for hospitals
The transition to the ICD-10 diagnostic code set will be expensive and difficult, industry observers agree in a recent Computerworld article. The average hospital will spend between $2 million and $5
Deloitte: Out-of-pocket healthcare expenses much higher than official estimates
Americans are personally spending far more on healthcare than previous estimates, a new study by Deloitte concludes. The study focused on out-of-pocket expenses that typically go beyond the cost of
Putting the fragments together to ensure data security
While the total economic impact of data breaches in American hospitals has reached an astounding $6 billion annually, many health care organizations still are failing to put into place protections to
