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Thomas Giannulli, MD, is hoping that physicians who are hesitant to invest in full-blown electronic medical records systems will at least buy an iPhone.
Scripps Mercy Physician Partners, a physician business organization and medical group based in San Diego, is leveraging information technology to boost member collaboration in its health initiative.
South Carolina's 65 acute care hospitals are banding together to prevent healthcare-acquired infections across the state. The effort is expected to save hundreds of lives and as much $40 million a year.
Sometime during the next two months, through grants totaling $1.7 million, the Washington State Health Care Authority, or WSHCA, will launch three consumer-controlled health record bank pilots in the communities of Bellingham, Spokane and Cashmere.
With nine weeks to go, officials are reporting that early registration for the 2009 Annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Conference & Exhibition (HIMSS09) is running ahead of the 2008 trend.
Two physician organizations are weighing in on the healthcare piece of the economic stimulus package, calling on the president and Congress to support healthcare information technology, additional funding for primary care training, Medicaid funding for states and comparative effectiveness research.
UnitedHealth Group has adopted new standards for healthcare ID cards across all its health plans. The cards will provide patient eligibility information and access to a personal health record, and process healthcare transactions.
A partnership between Eclipsys and the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, or Penn Nursing, will bring the healthcare IT company's technology and clinical expertise into the nursing curriculum.
Former Sen. Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) withdrew Tuesday from consideration as Department of Health and Human Services Secretary, according to a White House statement. The withdrawal follows a Senate Finance Committee vetting review that revealed Daschle had tax violations. Daschle, viewed as an advocate for healthcare information technology, was a highly favored candidate across party lines and also had been tapped to be the White House healthcare czar.
Humana, one of the nation's largest health-benefits companies, has promised to adopt machine-readable patient ID cards and, in the process, won the acclaim of the Medical Group Management Association, which estimates the cards could save physician offices and hospitals as much as $1 billion a year.