News

Clinical Looking Glass
By Bernie Monegain | 02:40 pm | August 05, 2011
Montefiore Medical Center in New York’s Bronx borough has been providing quality care for decades, thanks to a clinical analytics system that could serve as a model for other healthcare systems across the country.
ONC's Tsang joins Hawaii health transform team
By Mary Mosquera | 12:44 pm | August 05, 2011
Hawaii governor names ONC's Tsang to help spearhead state effort to develop innovative delivery of healthcare services, including EHR adoption.
Mobile health advocates say meaningful use is part of their plan
By Eric Wicklund | 10:46 am | August 05, 2011
The government's meaningful use guidelines for healthcare reform have caught the attention of mobile health and telemedicine advocates, who say their programs are right in line with efforts to adopt IT to improve healthcare delivery.
iPad program prepares med students for 'wave of the future'
By Molly Merrill | 05:52 pm | August 04, 2011
During UC Irvine's White Coat Ceremony on Friday each member of the School of Medicine's incoming class of 2015 will receive an iPad as part of the school's initiative to provide students with a digital medical education.
Moves: MGMA CEO joins consultant, new Federal CIO appointed
By Molly Merrill | 12:51 pm | August 04, 2011
Outgoing MGMA head William Jessee discusses future plans, while White House names Steven VanRoekel incoming Federal CIO.
Moving on: Jessee's plans after MGMA, White House's new CIO
By Molly Merrill | 12:06 pm | August 04, 2011
Outgoing MGMA President and CEO William F. Jessee, MD, announced Thursday he is joining Integrated Healthcare Strategies in October. In other leadership news, the White House named Steven VanRoekel as the new chief information officer for the federal government Thursday, replacing Vivek Kundra.
NeHC report highlights 12 leaders in the HIE space
By Molly Merrill | 11:03 am | August 04, 2011
The National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) recognized 12 organizations as leaders in the health information exchange space in a report that it released this week identifying what it took to be a successful HIE.
Partners HealthCare clinicians go to mobile EHR
By Bernie Monegain | 11:52 am | August 03, 2011
Partners HealthCare Systems is providing clinicians throughout its integrated delivery network with mobile access to its electronic health record – a rollout the system achieved in 90 days.
Q&A: Security failings 'a cultural issue,' says expert
By Mike Miliard | 12:33 pm | July 28, 2011
Mac McMillan, CEO of Austin, Texas-based IT security firm CynergisTek and chair of the HIMSS Privacy & Security Policy Task Force, has some strong opinions about privacy protections in healthcare nowadays. The short version? Things could be a lot better.
Q&A: The good, bad, and otherwise of ONC's Community College Consortium
By Tom Sullivan | 01:02 pm | July 27, 2011
A recent graduate of the program discusses doors the courses could open, potential career directions he and classmates are considering and suggestions for improving the program.