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By Bernie Monegain | 11:15 am | August 26, 2009
Phoenix Children's Hospital is now placing most of its medication and non-medication orders electronically through a newly activated computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system.
By Bernie Monegain | 01:17 pm | August 25, 2009
The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology has slated a "town call" Web conference on Sept. 3 to gather input from the vendor and developer communities on the commission's planned new paths to certification for electronic health record technologies.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:55 am | August 25, 2009
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee will provide tailored health and wellness information to its members through interactive, automated phone calls.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:27 am | August 25, 2009
The Federal Trade Commission has issued a final rule requiring certain Web-based businesses to notify consumers when the security of their electronic health information is breached.
By Bernie Monegain | 08:52 am | August 24, 2009
Medical students consider technology a 'must have' for their future practice, according to the fourth annual survey by healthcare IT company Epocrates.
By Bernie Monegain | 05:49 pm | August 21, 2009
Swedish Medical Center, with four hospitals and 40 clinics in and around Seattle, has gotten its arms around patient information by taking charge of its document management. Scanners are a critical piece of the strategy.
By Kyle Hardy | 05:45 pm | August 21, 2009
CHRISTUS Health, a Dallas-based healthcare system, has implemented five new clinical decision support systems designed to improve care.
By Jack Beaudoin | 05:39 pm | August 21, 2009
When officials at Grant Medical Center, part of the OhioHealth system, looked to improve the hospital’s quality indicators, they knew information technology could help. But unlike many healthcare organizations, they aimed the IT initiative at patients, not clinicians.
By Bernie Monegain | 05:34 pm | August 21, 2009
The Kettering Health Network, a six-hospital system based in Dayton, Ohio, has committed more than $50 million to implement an electronic health record system, abandoning its best-of-breed strategy for a fully integrated, enterprise-wide system.
By Jeffery Fuller | 05:30 pm | August 21, 2009
How can hospitals meet regulatory and emergency service requirements for wireless, and satisfy staff and patient demands for commercial services at the same time?