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By Diana Manos | 11:53 am | May 15, 2009
The Health IT Standards Committee, headed by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and created under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, kicked off Friday, facing what members called challenging deadlines.
By Molly Merrill | 11:25 am | May 15, 2009
Children's Medical Center in Dallas will provide live Twitter updates from its operating room Monday, while 3-year-old John Gilbreath receives a kidney transplant from his father.
By Bernie Monegain | 10:38 am | May 15, 2009
Healthcare imaging vendors offering next-generation computed tomography (CT) scanners are hard-pressed to convince healthcare providers of the value, concludes a new report from Orem, Utah-based research firm KLAS.
By Molly Merrill | 10:49 am | May 14, 2009
IBM executives are touting the company's new "stream computing" software as representing "a significant advancement in information technology."
By Eric Wicklund | 10:42 am | May 14, 2009
R. Andrew Eckert, who as CEO of the Eclipsys Corp. saw the company through a restructuring in 2006 and back to prosperity, is stepping down from the helm of the Atlanta-based company and will be replaced by a well-known industry insider.
By Eric Wicklund | 09:58 am | May 14, 2009
A group of well-known healthcare IT vendors on Thursday launched a joint effort to educate physicians across the country on the benefits of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
By Kyle Hardy | 01:03 am | May 14, 2009
Even physicians who use EMR systems and other information technology are experiencing high costs in serving multiple-patient health plans, according to a new study.
By Molly Merrill | 11:14 am | May 13, 2009
Healthcare IT and medical technology are primed for investment in 2009, according to an annual report on healthcare investing issues.
By Bernie Monegain | 10:48 am | May 13, 2009
As William Bria, MD, sees it, the Web site www.meaningfuluse.org, launched Tuesday by AMDIS and Compuware, will encompass much more than a narrow discussion on the words "meaningful use."
By Eric Wicklund | 10:22 am | May 13, 2009
A group of American and British healthcare IT vendors have banded together to package their products for overseas use.