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By Eric Wicklund | 10:20 am | February 16, 2012
Last year, HIMSS became an organizing partner for the mHealth Summit, a three-day event in Washington D.C. that attracted a wide range of academics, providers and entrepreneurs interested in the mobile healthcare landscape. Officials of the Chicago-based organization must have liked what they saw -- they now own the event.
By Tom Sullivan | 12:14 pm | February 15, 2012
With the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services signaling a potential delay for ICD-10 implementation -- and the AMA cheering that prospect -- one physician says the move could adversely impact health reform.
By Mike Miliard | 11:57 am | February 15, 2012
Premier healthcare alliance has partnered with Carmel, Ind.-based Clinical Architecture in an effort to normalize disparate healthcare data and help care providers better understand and use health information.
By Tom Sullivan | 11:17 am | February 15, 2012
Wendy Whittington, CMO of Anthelio Healthcare Solutions, explains what impact a delay could have on the broader healthcare industry if CMS ease its stance on the ICD-10 compliance deadline.
By Tom Sullivan | 03:32 pm | February 14, 2012
Extinguishing any hope that maybe, just maybe, the healthcare realm is somehow more prepared than it appears for HIPAA 5010, at least two vendors publicly stated that they are ready for the EDI mandate in mid-January.
By Healthcare IT News | 03:18 pm | February 14, 2012
The North Shore-LIJ Health System recently celebrated the completion of the largest expansion project in the health system's history – a 10-story glass tower featuring 162 single-bed rooms with hotel-like accommodations.
By Bernie Monegain | 02:59 pm | February 14, 2012
St. Joseph's Medical Center in Stockton, Calif., a member of Catholic Healthcare West, has rolled out a new clinical communication and information delivery system.
By Eric Wicklund | 02:55 pm | February 14, 2012
One of the critical challenges to the successful adoption of patient-centered healthcare is ensuring that the patient adheres to his or her medication requirements. This means taking the right medication in the right dose at the right time, with the right outcomes.
By Bernie Monegain | 12:31 pm | February 14, 2012
Nine million Kaiser Permanente patients can now access their own medical information anywhere in the world on mobile devices through a mobile-optimized website, Kaiser executives announced today.
By Tom Sullivan | 10:26 am | February 14, 2012
Rockland County, N.Y. legislator Alden Wolfe speaks with Government Health IT about the effort to save a public health system via HHS grant money, bipartisan efforts at the local level and what the prospect of an administration change might mean to his constituency.