Molly Merrill
Minnesotans will soon have access to a virtual clinic, thanks to a partnership between Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota and American Well.
Physicians in Massachusetts have the highest electronic prescribing rate in the nation, and they have adopted basic electronic health records at twice the rate of the national average, according to a recent study that gives the credit to incentive programs.
Caritas Christi Health Care, a community-based hospital network, serving Massachusetts, southern New Hampshire and Rhode Island, is in the second wave of an electronic health records implementation for its 1,200 physicians in its IPA.
The American Medical Association is planning to offer a health information exchange solution to its 240,000 member physicians and other interested physicians.
A physician who makes house calls may seem retro and quaint, but thanks to innovations in information technology, doctors can redefine the way healthcare is delivered.
The news that Wal-Mart was entering the electronic medical record market via its Sam’s Club subsidiary has been a hot topic, with many physicians raising doubts about how successful the venture might be.
The United Hospital System, which serves southeastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois, is deploying an ambulatory and performance management solution across its acute care and outpatient settings.
The Health Economics Research Institute is looking for research proposals that advance market-based reforms to improve the healthcare delivery system.
A pilot clinical trial of a tool that analyzes patterns of muscle recruitment hopes to improve the accuracy of diagnosis, rehabilitation and case management decisions of musculoskeletal dysfunction of the back and neck.
According to a recent survey, social media influenced nearly 40 percent of hospital or urgent care center patients.