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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) issued an initial draft of its health IT strategic framework on Tuesday.
The Military Health System has set up a version of its AHLTA electronic health record system for use in the White House.
The findings of the 21st Annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Leadership Survey point towards encouraging news in the year ahead, indicating an increase in health IT spending as providers strive to meet the government's meaningful use stipulations.
Doctors who use file sharing software could be putting their patients' medical information at risk, says a recent study.
The American Medical Association (AMA) is offering physicians across the country a new online platform for access to an electronic health system from Ingenix, called CareTracker.
At the HIMSS10 Interoperability Showcase, the Federal Health Architecture (FHA) exhibited 40 kiosks of 23 scenarios involving 60 organizations, increasing its presence times eight.
Social media and evolving business models have completely changed job recruitment, and getting the best healthcare IT talent in the 21st century will require employers to adapt to a completely new talent landscape, said Dan DeMaioNewton, director of strategy and business development at Monster Worldwide, in a session Tuesday at HIMSS.
David Blumenthal, MD, the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, surprised a packed hall of attendees Tuesday afternoon at HIMSS10 with the release of the notice of proposed rulemaking on certification.
Healthcare IT is the foundation for transforming healthcare, and right now states are leading the way, according to Jim Douglas, the Republican governor of Vermont, at a Monday HIMSS10 session.
Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse took the stage to deliver the opening keynote address of HIMSS10 on Monday morning. His core message: It is absolutely essential that healthcare providers embrace and make full use of the technological advances of the 21st century - especially wireless communication technology.