Molly Merrill
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference and Exhibition will return to Chicago in 2015 and 2019, President and CEO H. Stephen Lieber announced Monday at a news conference held at McCormick Place.
A panel of healthcare experts representing privacy, trends, technology, regulatory, data breach and governance have identified the top seven trends in healthcare information privacy for 2011.
The Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Registration and Attestation System portal went live on Monday, representing a major step in the health information technology landscape.
"This year, significant strides were made in health information technology," David Blumenthal, MD, the national health IT coordinator, wrote in his blog detailing health IT achievements for 2010.
Six technologies, whose impact has been measured by hospitals, can improve workflow and communication for nurses while boosting patient care, according to analysts.
Seventy-five hospitals/medical centers have been named to Security magazine's "2010 Security 500" list, which recognizes organizations worldwide for best-managed security practices.
Social media tools may prove an effective way to boost participation in online health programs, according to researchers at the University of Michigan Medical School.
The Broselow Pediatric Emergency Tape, a well-known paper-based medical chart used by pediatric emergency personnel to provide specific medical instructions to doctors based on a child’s measurements, is undergoing an electronic revamp that displays the information via a large-screen digital format.
The Senate has passed a bill that exempts doctors, among other professionals, from the Federal Trade Commission's Red Flags Rule, which would have required them to develop and implement written identity theft prevention programs.
Future docs take mobile technology as a given.