Bernie Monegain

A new survey of hospital nurses found that they estimate spending one quarter of their 12-hour shift on indirect patient care, with paperwork taking up much of the rest of their time.

Nearly one in five smart pump customers say they would not buy their current pump again, with one exception, according to a new report from healthcare market research firm KLAS.

When a software application on a clinician’s tablet takes a full minute to come up, it’s time to do something about it.

Driven by meaningful use incentives and a rebounding economy, nearly three quarters (72 percent) of respondents to the 21st Annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Leadership Survey said they expect their IT operating budgets to increase in 2010.

In this NewsMaker, Healthcare IT News editor interviews Mark Leavitt, MD and Chair of the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology. Leavitt was also the founder of MedicalLogic, an ambulatory EHR company, that was acquired GE Healthcare in 2002.

The other day I took my 2006 Toyota Camry for a slightly overdue oil change at the express lube business I go to because, well, it’s convenient – and quick. The lube guys wheeled a computer car-side, and got to work.

Done: Kaiser Permanente has rolled out KP HealthConnect, its own brand of an electronic health record, to 431 medical offices and 36 hospitals.

Silver Hill Hospital, a nationally recognized psychiatric hospital with 129 licensed beds in the New York City suburb of New Canaan, Conn., has implemented the OpenVista electronic health record.

First Lady Michelle Obama on Wednesday launched the Apps for Healthy Kids competition, the most recent piece of the Let's Move! campaign aimed at ending childhood obesity within a generation.

The American Medical Association (AMA) is offering physicians across the country a new online platform for access to an electronic health system from Ingenix, called CareTracker.