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House panel marks $344M for Defense-VA EHR

The House Appropriations Committee this week marked $344 million for the development of an electronic health-record system that would allow the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments to share the same information....

IT Everything: Healthcare IT Blog

by Joseph Conn

IT Everything: Health IT Blog — Business associates tied to big breaches

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Riding the wave

Joseph Conn | May 18, 2013
Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital in Whittier, Calif., is laying the groundwork for its next big advances in information technology.
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At odds over privacy

Joseph Conn | May 11, 2013
A showdown is shaping up between federal healthcare privacy regulators and the nation's largest pharmacies and pharmaceutical manufacturers over a...
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EHRs help track needs in underserved community

Joseph Conn | May 09, 2013
Deano Thornton, CEO of Winn Community Health Center, a federally qualified healthcare center in the small city of Winnfield, La., knew the clinic...
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Featured Commentary

Op-Ed: Delivering healthcare on the move

Nick Martin | March 13, 2013
Mobile technologies are changing the way healthcare is consumed and delivered in America, paving the way for greater consumer engagement, reduced...
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Heads in the cloud

Merrill Goozner | March 09, 2013
Though the U.S. has already spent more than half the $22.5 billion earmarked for computerizing medical records, there has been achingly slow progress...
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CHIME Time

Commentary from members of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives

CHIME Time: People communicate, not IT solutions

Chuck Christian | April 26, 2013
Singer Emmylou Harris once noted that she learned to love making music in living rooms. But as her record-making career advanced, things got more...
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CHIME Time: EHR implementers face new challenges

Stephen Stewart | April 12, 2013
Here in Iowa, we like to get going early. That's particularly the case with my hospital.We started our EHR journey in 2004.
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Meaningful Use News

Riding the wave

Joseph Conn | May 18, 2013
Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital in Whittier, Calif., is laying the groundwork for its next big advances in information technology.
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Rural EHR system promotes population health

Joseph Conn | May 07, 2013
It sometimes takes a phone call to make meaningful use of electronic health records in rural areas.
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Electronic Health Record (EHR) News

Riding the wave

Joseph Conn | May 18, 2013
Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital in Whittier, Calif., is laying the groundwork for its next big advances in information technology.
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Mandates 'decimating' medicine, and other letters

Modern Healthcare | May 18, 2013
Our government is systematically decimating the practice of medicine in the U.S. The CMS called a long overdue “timeout” and solicited...
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ICD-10 Compliance News

Riding the wave

Joseph Conn | May 18, 2013
Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital in Whittier, Calif., is laying the groundwork for its next big advances in information technology.
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Video Feature: MGMA-ACMPE's Dr. Susan Turney (4:10)

Modern Healthcare | May 18, 2013
Modern Healthcare's Washington bureau chief Jessica Zigmond talks with Dr. Susan Turney, president and CEO of the MGMA-ACMPE.
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Data Security News

IT Everything: Health IT Blog — Business associates tied to big breaches

Joseph Conn | May 16, 2013
Healthcare organizations seeking to maximize the number of patient records they can expose through a given security breach should consider...
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N.C. privacy breach tied to X-ray scam

Joe Carlson | May 10, 2013
An orthopedic clinic in Raleigh, N.C., was apparently the latest victim of a scam in which patient X-ray films are destroyed by scammers to harvest...
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Mobile Health News

MedeAnalytics hires Epocrates' Hurd for CEO post

Rachel Landen | May 15, 2013
MedeAnalytics, which provides healthcare performance management solutions to ensure accountability and improve outcomes, has named Andrew Hurd CEO.
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A new sensory system

Jaimy Lee | May 10, 2013
It might be hard to grasp how large and transformative the market for so-called medical body area networks could be in the years ahead.
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Telemedicine News

Neb. mental health telehealth bill advances

Associated Press via KLKNTV.com (Lincoln, Neb.) | May 17, 2013
Nebraska lawmakers advanced a bill Thursday that would create a pilot program to offer behavioral health services to children through computer...
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Wolford named healthcare director at Carousel

Rachel Landen | May 16, 2013
Carousel Industries, which consults, integrates and manages information technology solutions for its clients, has named Philip Wolford director of...
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