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NewsHealth information exchange calls for doc buy-in
Physicians, hospitals, and other healthcare providers are collaborating in a new data infrastructure, health information exchanges (HIE). The aim is to leverage information technology to foster Read more...
Blumenthal's 4 keys to successful health information exchange
The successful exchange of health information among providers and insurers, as well as other healthcare players, will "unleash capabilities we can't even imagine," making the entire healthcare Read more...
Successful information sharing fosters ACOs
Although cautiously hopeful, healthcare leaders say that successful health information exchange can prompt equally successful infrastructure for accountable care organizations (ACOs), according to a Read more...
New IV flu drug approved for H1N1 use; First ED goes live on Calif. health info network;
> Peramivir, an intravenous flu drug, has been given emergency approval for some adults and children hospitalized with H1N1. The FDA granted the approval on Friday at the request of the CDC. This Read more...
Maryland requiring health plans to offer EMR incentives
Maryland has approved a bill making it the first state to require commercial health plans to offer doctors incentives for adopting electronic medical records. Starting in 2011, when physicians adopt Read more...
Patient sues for Seroquel data; WI health system sells medical office space for $30M;
> A patient claiming that anti-psychotic drug Seroquel gave him diabetes has asked a court to unseal drugmaker AstraZeneca's documents detailing its side effects. FiercePharma > In Wisconsin, a Read more...
Maryland to create Health IT exchange
Several Maryland healthcare institutions, including Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, MedStar Health and the University of Maryland Medical System, submitted plans to create a health data exchange Read more...
Michigan Medical Society offers health IT portal
In a bold new move, the Michigan State Medical Society is going one step further than most medical societies: instead of just advocating health IT adoption, it is providing a system to its members, Read more...
| Press ReleasesIndiana Health Information Exchange Envisions A Connected NationNation's Largest Health Information Exchange Organization will use AT&T Healthcare Community Online to Scale and Expand Business PlansINDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ten million Read more >> ApeniMED Advances National Disaster Preparedness with US Federal National Disaster Medical System and Guam Health InformatMINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ApeniMED, a leader in healthcare interoperability, will be featured alongside the Territory of Guam Health Information Exchange (HIE) at the upcoming Healthcare Read more >> dbMotion Chosen by Unity Health System to Enhance Patient-Centered Medical HomeNew York IDN will implement semantic interoperability and population health platform to enable provider collaboration and diabetes management program PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- dbMotion, an Read more >> UHealthSolutions Presents Predicting Health Risk and Cost: The Age of the Algorithm Is OverAdvanced Predictive Technology for Health Care Showcased at the 3rd Annual Predictive Modeling Conference for Health Plans, January 31st in Orlando, Florida WORCESTER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- “I am Read more >> MedAllies' Holly Miller, MD, MBA, FHIMSS, to Deliver Keynote Address at Delaware Valley HIMSS MeetingMiller will present key learnings from MedAllies' Direct HISP Solution that helps providers improve care using diverse EHR systems FISHKILL, N.Y., Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- By Read more >> |
