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Hospitals outsource services to save money
As healthcare slowly bounces back from the weak economy, hospitals face continuing financial struggles. Hospitals and health systems are no exception to the controversial strategy of outsourcing
One-third of medical practices haven't done security risk assessments
While 75 percent of healthcare organizations surveyed by HIMSS, the Medical Group Management Association and Intel have conducted security risk assessments as required by the federal EHR incentive
How to bring in cash like a billing company
The claim: Outsourcing your medical billing will save you time, resources and headaches. Well, sure, I've thought to myself while researching the topic. I could make the same argument to hire a
SPOTLIGHT: VA audit reveals security holes in outsourced teleradiology
A Department of Veterans Affairs inspector general audit of remote radiological patient image analysis practices found several security holes in the department's handling of patient data. The audit,
Massachusetts hospital may have lost backup files affecting 800,000 people
A third-party firm contracted out by a Massachusetts hospital to destroy sensitive computer files cannot confirm that it wiped them clean, leaving hundreds of thousands of patients at risk for
SPOTLIGHT: North Carolina Blues plan outsources IT work overseas in pilot project
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) in Chapel Hill for the first time will outsource some work overseas--and some people in the technology-focused state aren't happy. The state's
North Carolina Blues plan outsources IT work overseas in pilot project
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) in Chapel Hill for the first time will outsource some work overseas--and some people in the technology-focused state aren't happy. The state's
Available local IT talent lets Mich. Blues keep jobs at home
Score one for America. Also, score one for jobs-starved Detroit. And leave it to health IT to be the catalyst for hiring. When Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan looked to cut costs, it determined it
Florida lawmakers and DCF in fight over hospital privatization
Privatization of Northeast Florida State Hospital, a state-run residential psychiatric facility near Jacksonville, is at the center of a fight brewing between Florida lawmakers, Florida's Department
Study: Healthcare IT spending to grow, slowly, during '09
A new study by market research firm Health Industry Insights (HII) predicts that healthcare IT spending will grow this year, albeit slowly, despite the U.S. economy's continued troubles. It's the
