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By Bernie Monegain | 02:04 pm | March 22, 2011
The comments on Stage 2 meaningful use guidelines are flooding into government offices fast and furious. Understandably, they are fraught with worries – the stakes are high.
By Bernie Monegain | 01:49 pm | March 22, 2011
Aneesh Chopra is the Chief Technology Office of the United States, previously served as managing director with the Advisory Board Company, a publicly traded healthcare think tank.
By Bernie Monegain | 10:58 am | March 22, 2011
Electronic medical records improve the quality of care in developing countries, according to a new study conducted by researchers from the Regenstrief Institute and the schools of medicine at Indiana University and Moi University in Eldoret, Kenya.
By Molly Merrill | 10:45 am | March 22, 2011
More effective use of information technology after a major disaster could significantly improve patient outcomes, according to a study by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College and the University of California, Davis.
By Molly Merrill | 04:51 pm | March 17, 2011
Montana's governor is urging lawmakers to reconsider their refusal of federal funding for electronic healthcare technology. Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D-Mont.) says rejecting the incentive money will increase healthcare costs and decrease jobs.
By Molly Merrill | 10:26 am | March 17, 2011
A new bill introduced this week aims at expanding eligibility for electronic health record incentives to mental healthcare providers and facilities.
By Bernie Monegain | 10:16 am | March 17, 2011
Online messaging can deliver organized follow-up care for depression effectively and efficiently, according to a randomized controlled trial of 208 Group Health patients. The Journal of General Internal Medicine published the results online earlier this month.
By Bernie Monegain | 10:48 am | March 15, 2011
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) has introduced My Cancer Genome, a personalized cancer decision support tool to help physicians and researchers track the latest developments in personalized cancer medicine and connect with clinical research trials for their patients.
By Bernie Monegain | 10:30 am | March 14, 2011
The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) has launched a new Center for Accountable Care. The goal, according to PCPCC, is to help ensure that a "strong, robust patient-centered primary care model is at the foundation of accountable care organizations nationwide, and that programs and policies related to ACOs help maintain this focus."
By Bernie Monegain | 08:32 am | March 08, 2011
The American Medical Association is calling on the business community to help it fight administrative waste in healthcare. A root cause of the $200 billion a year problem, says AMA President Cecil B. Wilson, MD, is lack of standardization.