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By Bernie Monegain | 11:25 am | February 12, 2009
Cancer Treatment Centers of America has opened the nation's first all-digital cancer hospital in Goodyear, Ariz. The 213,000-square-foot CTCA at Western Regional Medical Center (Western), the fourth hospital in the CTCA network, extends the comprehensive electronic health record system launched by CTCA last year.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:14 am | February 12, 2009
The Emory University Orthopaedics & Spine Hospital, which opens Thursday, features the latest in technology, including a patient education and entertainment system in every room.
By Eric Wicklund | 11:10 am | February 12, 2009
The proposed merger of Emageon and Health Systems Solutions has been put in jeopardy once again - and could be scrapped altogether.
By Bernie Monegain | 12:49 pm | February 11, 2009
Medicare programs designed to boost the care of chronically ill patients while reducing hospital admissions and saving costs have largely failed, a new government-contracted study concludes.
By Diana Manos | 12:38 pm | February 11, 2009
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) said it will take more than what's in the stimulus package to reform U.S. healthcare.
By Bernie Monegain | 12:03 pm | February 11, 2009
The widespread use of healthcare information technology is a critical first step to curing much of what ails the healthcare system, the heads of three national healthcare organizations say in a "Shared Roadmap and Vision for Health IT," released Wednesday.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:41 am | February 11, 2009
Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions announced on Tuesday it plans to sell its Medication Services business.
By Diana Manos | 02:50 pm | February 10, 2009
The Senate voted 61 to 37 Tuesday afternoon to approve an $838 billion stimulus package, according to The Washington Post.
By Bernie Monegain | 12:00 pm | February 10, 2009
San Jose, Calif.-based healthcare IT company Axolotl has created a four-person team dedicated to building New York's statewide health information network. The SHIN-NY development team will work with the New York Department of Health and the New York eHealth Collaborative.
By Diana Manos | 11:57 am | February 10, 2009
President Barack Obama pushed the urgency of an economic stimulus package during his first televised national address Monday night. Included in that package, he said, is funding for healthcare IT.