Bernie Monegain

The 20th Annual HIMSS Leadership Survey, released at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society’s annual conference last month showed the economy is having an impact on IT budgets, staffing and projects. However, many respondents completed the survey before the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was signed into law on Feb. 17.

Executives at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital leaders say the new electronic personal health record they launched last month is the first of its kind deployed by a major medical institution.

Steven Seltzer, MD, who heads the radiology department at Brigham and Women’s Hospital here, sees unlimited opportunity for improving patient care resulting from a new research partnership with GE Healthcare.

The Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs will create a joint interoperable electronic medical record system.

Editorial from Editor Bernie Monegain

Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.) has introduced legislation aimed at facilitating nationwide adoption of electronic health records, particularly among small, rural providers.

Technology of varying types is making it possible to track new cases of Swine Flu in close to real time.

St. Jude Medical, which focuses on cardiac, neurological and chronic care technology, has received the European CE Mark for its Merlin.net Patient Care Network, an Internet-based remote care system that gathers and stores data from implanted cardiac devices.

Ten conservative leaders have called on the Senate to oppose the nomination of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius for Health and Human Services Secretary, calling her "unfit" for the role because of her "extreme" pro-abortion record and her lack of integrity during the nomination process.

Gwinnett Medical Center in suburban Atlanta has rolled out a handheld Care Team Communications system in the emergency department.