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Case study:Hospital creates patient-sharing network

January 24, 2008 — 7:59am ET
If you're a provider in the Boston suburbs, you stand a chance of losing your patients to the high-prestige hospitals and specialists found in the city--which houses, among other institutions,... Read more...

Walter Reed to form integrated health system

July 13, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

Walter Reed Medical Center will join with the North Atlantic Regional Medical Command to form an integrated military health system in the D.C. area. The integration, a $1.5 billion project, comes as part of the military's larger Base Realignment and Closure plan. As part of the integration, which will be fully implemented in 2011, a new hospital will be built at Fort Belvoir and renovations will take place at Bethesda's National Naval Medical Center and Uniformed Services University. In …

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SPOTLIGHT: The privacy question and EMRs

June 12, 2006 — 8:01pm ET


The recent progress made in Washington on the eHealth front is encouraging, Judy Foreman argues in The Boston Globe. But unless steps are taken to address growing privacy concerns among the general public, the drive for electronic medical records is unlikely to go anywhere. The reality is that incidents like the recent scandal at the VA have made patient medical records privacy a hot issue that isn't likely to go away. Article

UNC and IBM launch EMR network

June 1, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

The University of North Carolina Health Care System and IBM announced the launch of a new Web-based electronic health system. Dubbed WebClinical Information Systems (WebCIS), the network will allow more than 7,000 physicians participating affiliated with UNC Health to access patient medical records, test results and file prescriptions electronically. The UNC Health System serves approximately 1 million patients. WebCIS is based on the IBM Health Information Framework, a standards based …

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ALSO NOTED: Von Eschenbach clarifies cancer goals; Guidant faces new suits; and much more...

March 22, 2006 — 8:00pm ET

> Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach, the Bush administration's pick to permanently head the FDA, clarified controversial statements on cancer which opponents have criticized. Article

> Some analysts think Guidant may face more lawsuits after an internal review criticized the company's handling of safety problems with its defibrillators last year. Two new lawsuits were filed yesterday. …

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ALSO NOTED: Nations to spend $2B to fight H5N1; Serious gaps in national disaster medical system; and much more...

January 17, 2006 — 8:00pm ET

> Responding to the recent spread of the H5N1 virus, nations pledged to spend $2 billion yesterday to help boost international defenses. The U.S. said it will spend $334 million. Article

> "Serious gaps" exist in the national disaster medical system, according to a new report by former Bush administration officials. …

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ALSO NOTED: Membership up at Aetna, PacifiCare up; BMS may withdraw Pargluva; and much more...

October 27, 2005 — 8:00pm ET

> Membership grows at Aetna and PacifiCare, which both reported reasonably positive third-quarter results Thursday. Article 

> Following an article in JAMA criticizing the methodology used in submitting
data to the FDA, Bristol-Myers Squibb may withdraw Pargluva. …

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La. investigating patient deaths

October 3, 2005 — 8:01pm ET

Louisiana Attorney General Charles Foti said his office has launched an investigation into how hospital and nursing homes handled the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The probe follows criticism that many of the deaths might have been prevented. Investigators are expected to look at how hospitals handled evacuations and allegations that patients had been euthanized in some situations. On Sunday, Tenet Healthcare announced that it has turned over patient medical records to investigators, …

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ALSO NOTED: United Health Group in drug safety data deal; Red Cross criticized over relief work; and much more...

September 28, 2005 — 8:00pm ET

> The SEC has upgraded its investigation into the relationship between HCA and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) to a formal inquiry. Article

> The Guidant inquiry may be evolving into a criminal investigation. Article

> HIT: The FDA has signed a deal with …

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HIT: KC employers plan community health record

September 27, 2005 — 8:01pm ET

In Kansas City, Cerner is playing a large role in an unusual employer-led initiative which will set up an electronic community health record. The system, tentatively named Health e, would create a repository for patient medical records, allowing caregivers access to detailed information on past lab results, claims information, and other data. Cerner has offered to underwrite the cost of the system and provide server space for the first three years the program is in operation. …

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