Tag:
health IT spending
Latest Headlines
Latest Headlines
Federal agencies to go on a $6.5B health IT spending binge
Federal agencies will spend $6.5 billion on their own health IT needs in 2016, up from $4.5 billion in 2011, according to a new report from Deltek, a government IT contractor that operates a research
What are ACO start-up costs?
That's the"$64,000 question" as the final rule was released last week . The projected start-up costs of an accountable care organization (ACO) can vary widely, depending on who you talk to. The
Hospitals worldwide to increase IT spending
Forty-two percent of hospital chief information officers who responded to a recent international survey said they plan to increase their health IT spending this year. The survey, by U.K. market
Providers concerned about quality reporting in 'meaningful use'
The federal stimulus money for "meaningful use" of EHRs was supposed to be exactly that--a stimulus--to encourage health IT adoption and quality improvement. If some new survey numbers are to
Stimulus to fuel steady growth in health IT spending, Compass Intelligence says
Fueled by the federal stimulus program, the U.S. market for health IT will expand to $85 billion in 2014 from an estimated $73.1 billion this year, representing a 4.5 percent compound annual growth
IT spending, staffing levels casualties of the economy for many healthcare executives
Reductions of both capital expenditures and staff are among the major initiatives taken by healthcare executives nationwide in response to the less-than-stellar economy, a new study conducted by
CIOs optimistic despite slow growth in HIT spending
Though the health IT industry is gearing up for the federal health IT stimulus program that begins in October for hospitals and next January for physician practices, don't expect a big increase in
Most hospitals expect to spend more on point-of-care and other IT systems
A majority of hospital IT executives plan to spend more on IT in the coming year--with the health IT stimulus serving as a catalyst for that spending, a new survey from the Healthcare Information and
HIMSS: Health organizations not prepared for new HIPAA rules
Following closely on the heels of the publication of an HHS interim final rule that sharply raises civil penalties for HIPAA privacy violations comes a report from HIMSS that healthcare organizations
Stimulus includes $20 billion for health IT
Having overcome political opposition to the measure, President Obama was expected to sign the final version of the massive federal economic stimulus package today, including a $20 billion boost for
