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GE announced Monday it would provide physicians and hospitals loans at 0 percent interest, along with a delayed repayment schedule on the purchase of its electronic health record systems as a way to help push forward the adoption of healthcare IT.
At a keynote speech at the annual conference of the American Medical Association Monday, President Obama said healthcare IT is the first step to reforming care in the U.S. He said there is already "widespread agreement" on steps necessary to improve the healthcare system, including the use of health IT.
A new imaging e-ordering coalition has launched a national initiative to promote healthcare information technology-enabled decision-support (e-Ordering) as a way to ensure that all patients receive the most medically appropriate diagnostic imaging test for their specific condition.
Worried that provisions in the HITECH Act could be “squandered,” healthcare stakeholders sent an appeal to Congress to include information technology into the administration’s broader healthcare reform efforts.
Toshiba leads a small group of top-performing medical equipment companies ranked by research firm KLAS in its annual report.
Halifax Health's new 500,000-square-foot, high-tech medical facility in Daytona Beach, Fla., is poised to open this week equipped with a wireless network aimed at boosting mobility and productivity for clinicians and staff.
After a successful pilot with the Massachusetts-based EMC Corp., the Center for Connected Health, part of Partners Healthcare system in Boston, is launching a new company to allow self-insured employers to help employees manage their own health.
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology has finished appointing the 265 members for its 19 all-volunteer work groups.
President Barack Obama on Thursday turned the spotlight on healthcare IT leaders Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City and Geisinger Health in rural Philadelphia.
The majority of American adults look online for health information and most are accessing reviews and comments posted by fellow consumers, according to a new report.