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By Mike Miliard | 09:55 pm | September 27, 2010
Bonnie Cassidy, vice president of HIM product management at Reston, Va.-based QuadraMed and the president-elect of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), sat down with Healthcare IT News at AHIMA's 82nd annual convention and exhibit to talk about the importance of the health information management profession, and her vision for the future.
By Mike Miliard | 11:42 am | September 17, 2010
Prematics and Navinet have joined forces, with Navinet's real-time healthcare communications network enabling delivery of the Prematics care communication solutions to mobile devices - offering docs access to administrative, clinical and financial data from health plans at point-of-care.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:01 am | September 17, 2010
The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) is seeking senior healthcare executives to serve on its voluntary Board of Trustees and Board of Commissioners.
By Kyle Hardy | 02:28 pm | September 16, 2010
The University Hospital of Innsbruck has recently launched an integrated wi-fi real time location system (RTLS) in its psychiatric ward. Hospital officials are looking to leverage the technology in order to better communicate with hospital staff in the event of an emergency.
By Mike Miliard | 12:13 pm | September 15, 2010
Two and a half years after its launch, Google Health has unveiled a "top-to-bottom" redesign - with a new focus on attracting users who want to "actively manage their health and wellness."
By Eric Wicklund | 11:21 am | September 15, 2010
Two recognizable names in revenue cycle management are joining forces. MedAssets, an Alpharetta, Ga.-based provider of supply chain management solutions, announced on Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire The Broadlane Group for roughly $850 million in cash.
By Molly Merrill | 11:19 am | September 13, 2010
A recent survey of hospitals and other healthcare providers designed to understand the capacity and use of telestroke care in the Northwestern United States found 88 percent of respondents believe their rural communities suffer from a lack of stroke neurologists.
By Molly Merrill | 10:50 am | September 09, 2010
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have shown that by leveraging electronic medical records they were able to determine genetic variants that influence susceptibility to peripheral arterial disease (PAD), which is associated with "significant mortality and morbidity."
By Molly Merrill | 10:23 am | September 09, 2010
Researchers at Stanford University have developed an electronic assessment and scoring tool called PhysiScore that can predict risks of serious health complications in premature infants with 98 percent accuracy, according to a new study.
By Mike Miliard | 12:19 pm | September 08, 2010
With the market for healthcare IT-related products growing faster than ever and evolving constantly, it can be a dizzying task to keep track of what's out there.