Sitting in his living room in rural Knoxville, Ill., Jack Fisher wouldn't appear to represent the next wave in 21st century healthcare. But he does. FULL STORY »
The American Society of Clinical Oncology is again trumpeting a software development project that it says will one day use routine clinical data collection and real-time data analytics to drive members of that medical specialty toward the Institute of Medicine's goal of creating a learning... FULL STORY »
While Tuesday marks the effective date of a host of new federal privacy and security rules, including extending legal liability to business associates of healthcare providers and restoring a measure of patient control over disclosure of their records, compliance won't be required until six months... FULL STORY »
Dr. Farzad Mostashari, speaking at HIMSS, pushed back against bad press about the federal programs to help providers buy and meaningfully use electronic health-record systems. FULL STORY »
Practice Fusion, a company that offers a free, Web-based electronic health-record system, announced its acquisition of 100Plus, a startup known for using data analytics and game mechanics to show the impact of behavior on health. FULL STORY »
OCHIN, a Portland, Ore.-based not-for-profit health information network, will acquire Oregon Health Network, another not-for-profit network, which created Oregon's first broadband telehealth system. FULL STORY »
By Melanie Evans | February 08, 2013
| Print Magazine
Late last year, one of the nation's largest not-for-profit hospital systems plunged deeper into the managed-care market with a move to purchase a majority stake in insurer Soundpath Health. FULL STORY »
Truven Health Analytics, the healthcare business unit spun off from Thomson Reuters, has named Dr. Michael Taylor as chief medical officer. FULL STORY »
I spoke with Dr. David Brailer last week and have been mulling over something he said ever since. “The fight over the control of data will be an epic struggle,” he said. “I think it's going to be the reining battle of this decade.” FULL STORY »
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