Patty Enrado
The relaxation of the Stark Law enables hospitals to bear up to 85 percent of the cost of electronic health record implementation for community physician offices. Despite the generous subsidy, cost is still a barrier for many physicians, according to panelists at the Economic Stimulus Track session, "Real-World CIOs Who Implemented EHR Subsidies Under Stark."
Two protesters scrambled onstage Thursday at the start of a session at America's Health Insurance Plans' annual conference, momentarily upstaging moderator Susan Dentzer before she introduced three former governors slated for the opening keynote.
Early results of the collaboration between the Social Security Administration and MedVirginia, Virginia’s regional health information organization, demonstrate the business value for healthcare information technology, said Jim Borland, special adviser for healthcare IT at Social Security.
The effects of the economic downturn are driving C-level hospital executives to turn to process improvement initiatives. While only large hospitals can afford the expensive and long implementation of lean methodology, small to mid-size hospitals are finding business intelligence solutions are a more cost-effective alternative.
Emergency departments across the country are feeling the brunt of the economic downturn, with a spike in the number of acute cases and uninsured patien
The idea of talking to a nurse for a medical emergency when calling a 911 emergency system is not new. Indeed, the U.K. and Canada have very successful systems in place.
Emergency departments across the country are feeling the brunt of the economic downturn, with a spike in the number of acute cases and uninsured patients.
Sun Microsystems' open-source software is one of the key components of the NHIN-Connect, the gateway that has enabled multiple federal agencies and private-public organizations to communicate across platforms.
It’s unclear whether the timeline for implementing electronic health records to receive federal incentive payments will create demand for EHR products and services between now and 2012.
Third-party administrator Health Cost Solutions (HCS) has migrated from its traditional claims editing platform to a hosted service.