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By Mary Mosquera | 10:30 am | January 05, 2012
With health care a low-impact issue for voters in Iowa, it was safer for candidates in Iowa to limit discussion to attacking "Obamacare."
By Bernie Monegain | 11:53 am | December 28, 2011
The American Telemedicine Association has developed a legislative proposal to expand the use of telemedicine for Medicaid enrollees with high-risk pregnancies and neonatal care needs. The ATA says it could save Medicare $186 million over the next 10 years.
By Lorraine Fernandes | 12:26 pm | December 21, 2011
Lorraine Fernandes, who is the global healthcare ambassador, explains how the sheer volume of data growth will open new doors to improving healthcare and making it more cost-effective.
By Mike Miliard | 10:19 am | December 16, 2011
Seeking to allay providers' privacy concerns and spur more communication, Microsoft this week announced that its cloud productivity service, Microsoft Office 365, will comport with information security standards for customers in the U.S. and Europe.
By Bernie Monegain | 06:03 pm | December 12, 2011
Thirty-four states will receive more than $30 million in funding from the Department of Agriculture to improve access to healthcare and educational services in rural areas.
By Bernie Monegain | 05:08 pm | December 12, 2011
An interdisciplinary research team at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has received a $1.2 million award from the National Science Foundation to develop a smartphone application to help people with advanced diabetes and foot ulcers better manage their disease.
By Mike Miliard | 04:34 pm | December 12, 2011
The Healthcare Transformation Group (HTG), a collaborative of Geisinger Health System, Intermountain Healthcare, Kaiser Permanente, Mayo Clinic and Mercy, is seeking to spur efficiency and safety by performing data analysis to determine specific product lines the group has in common.
By Mike Miliard | 04:10 pm | December 12, 2011
Dossia, the open-source personal health record service developed by a group of Fortune 500 employers, announced Monday that the Dossia Health Management System has been deployed at six of its founding member companies – leading to sharp uptick in patient engagement.
By Mike Miliard | 11:36 am | December 12, 2011
In a move aimed at expanding electronic data interchange (EDI) services in the inpatient space, Quality Systems, Inc. (QSI) will acquire Augusta, Ga.-based ViaTrack Systems.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:16 am | December 12, 2011
The use of electronic health records, telemedicine and e-visits are key ways to provide chronically ill Canadians the care they need, a new report based on a Commonwealth Fund survey recommends. Results from the survey reveal that sicker Canadians struggle to gain access to care.