I just lost a former mentor who had a profound impact on how I envision and implement healthcare information technology. Achilles Demetriou did that by teaching me to think like a CEO. FULL STORY »
Iowa legislators have declined for the moment to step into a dispute over whether state regulators should shut down a video-conferencing system used to dispense abortion pills statewide. FULL STORY »
Health insurers face a new requirement to rapidly communicate electronically with providers whether a patient has coverage and how much treatment will cost the patient in co-pays and deductibles. FULL STORY »
The Scripps Translational Science Institute in San Diego has launched a six-month “Wired for Health” study to evaluate the effectiveness of using mobile health devices to reduce healthcare costs. FULL STORY »
Revenue cycle and business services technology provider SSI Group, Mobile, Ala., has announced the acquisition of Claimsnet.com, Dallas, an Internet-based provider of claims processing services, SSI announced. FULL STORY »
Sacramento, Calif.-based Retinal Consultants Medical Group, which oversees eye-care and surgery facilities throughout Northern California, said some personal patient information may have been jeopardized as a result of the recent disappearance of a laptop computer. FULL STORY »
The Louisiana Health Information Technology Resource Center is reporting that 1,042 healthcare providers across the state are now live with electronic health records and capturing meaningful use data. As of this week, 74% of Louisiana's priority primary-care physicians met federal guidelines for... FULL STORY »
A federally chartered special work group with representatives from three federal agencies has submitted its draft recommendations on establishing a regulatory framework for health IT. FULL STORY »
Federal health information technology policymakers plan to establish a voluntary program for the testing and certification of electronic health-record systems used by long-term care, post-acute care and behavioral health providers. FULL STORY »
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