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By Larry McClain | 11:56 am | November 03, 2011
Some of the most devastating tornadoes and floods in U.S. history have occurred in just the last two years. IT professionals who survived the storms say their technology held up well. They felt lucky to have paperless systems in place.
More than 80,000 healthcare providers have signed up to receive incentives tied to the meaningful use of electronic health records.
By Diana Manos | 05:20 pm | November 02, 2011
The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) has now recognized clinical informatics (CI) as a subspecialty, with exams beginning in 2012 and certification to begin in early 2013.
By Eric Wicklund | 05:07 pm | November 02, 2011
Maine is a deceptively complex state, with remote sections defined by grid coordinates rather than town names, island communities accessible only by boat and winter storms that make driving nearly impossible. What better place, then, to test a new telehealth service?
By Eric Wicklund | 03:26 pm | November 02, 2011
Three organizations are receiving grants of up to $1 million apiece to help expand the nation’s network of telehealth resource centers.
By Bernie Monegain | 03:20 pm | November 02, 2011
With the conversion to ICD-10 disease and treatment coding expected by the government-set deadline of Oct. 1 2013, and all that entails, a new career path is emerging in healthcare – the chief knowledge officer, or CKO.
By Bill Bernstein | 10:30 am | November 02, 2011
Bill Bernstein, chairman of the healthcare division at law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, explains how CMS has laid the foundation for real reform of the care delivery system.
By Molly Merrill | 05:31 pm | November 01, 2011
Google and Yahoo were cited by 46 percent of physicians in a recent survey as a frequent source of information used to diagnose, treat and care for patients.
By Ephraim Schwartz | 01:23 pm | October 31, 2011
The agencies are harnessing health technologies to improve doctor-patient interaction by reaching patients – and their health problems – right where they reside. Here’s how they plan to transform that from buzzword into better care.
By Molly Merrill | 01:18 pm | October 31, 2011
A bill introduced last week seeks to provide greater legal protection to Medicare and Medicaid providers that use electronic health records.