By Joseph Conn / HITS staff writer November 06, 2009 You can blame the spotty record of the healthcare industry in protecting the privacy and security of medical records on lax enforcement of federal law, and you'd be right, according to healthcare information technology... ... FULL STORY
November 06, 2009 Due to technical difficulties, Health IT Strategist has been distributed late this afternoon. We apologize for the delay. ... FULL STORY
November 06, 2009 An Oct. 28 HITS story incorrectly identified a speaker during a HIT Policy Committee meeting. It was Paul Egerman, CEO and chairman of eScription, Needham, Mass. ... FULL STORY
By Jean DerGurahian / HITS staff writer November 06, 2009 James Mulvihill was named director of business development in the research services group of MedPoint Communications. ... FULL STORY
By Jean DerGurahian / HITS staff writer November 06, 2009 The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. a new contract to create information technology resources for supporting pathogenic virus research. ... FULL STORY
By Shawn Rhea / HITS staff writer November 05, 2009 The medical transcription and coding applications company Superior Global Software, Plano, Texas, a subsidiary of Superior Global Solutions, has completed its acquisition of HTI Technologies, a Marietta, Ga. ... FULL STORY
By Joseph Conn / HITS staff writer November 05, 2009 Delegates to the American Medical Association's House of Delegates interim meeting, starting Nov. 7 in Houston, will hear a pair of information technology-related policy resolutions. ... FULL STORY
By Joe Carlson / HITS staff writer November 05, 2009 The SEC charged two executives of Milwaukee-based medical imaging and information technology firm Merge Healthcare with concocting a scheme to illegally inflate earnings and then lie to auditors and shareholders about it,... ... FULL STORY
By Joseph Conn / HITS staff writer November 05, 2009 The Electronic Health Records Association of the Healthcare Information and Management System Society said its member developers of electronic health records systems want as a top priority for federal IT policymakers to give... ... FULL STORY
By Associated Press November 05, 2009 Healthcare data company IMS Health said it is being bought by investment funds TPG Capital and CPP Investment Board for $4 billion. ... FULL STORY
By Jean DerGurahian / HITS staff writer November 04, 2009 CareTech Solutions has reached an agreement in principle to acquire IGCN, for an undisclosed amount. ... FULL STORY
By Joseph Conn / HITS staff writer November 04, 2009 In a case that could have implications for the privacy of health records, the Obama administration has invoked secrecy privileges in a suit alleging massive domestic spying by the government. ... FULL STORY
By Joseph Conn / HITS staff writer November 03, 2009 Last week, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society announced it had acquired the Medical Banking Project, Franklin, Tenn. ... FULL STORY
By Jean DerGurahian / HITS staff writer November 03, 2009 Dell has completed its tender offer for Perot Systems Corp., which will give the computermaker more than 90% ownership in the healthcare information technology outsourcing company. ... FULL STORY
By Shawn Rhea / HITS staff writer November 03, 2009 Patients are generally dissatisfied with the way they receive their radiology test results and want greater access to their medical records and test outcomes, ... FULL STORY
