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The Senate Finance Committee's vetting process of former Sen. Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) for Secretary of Health and Human Services, hailed by industry insiders as a proponent of healthcare information technology, has hit a snag due to a recent discovery that Daschle failed to pay some of his taxes since 2005.
Attendees at the 25th annual Towards the Electronic Patient Record (TEPR+) conference and exhibition were told Monday that pouring federal funding into healthcare IT won't necessarily solve the nation's healthcare woes.
Results of a nationwide survey of healthcare providers released Monday by Allscripts shows that physician groups support measures in the economic stimulus package that provide federal loans, grants and incentives to promote broader adoption of health information technology.
Crusader Community Health, one of the largest Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Illinois, is preparing to implement an electronic medical record and practice management system for its 54 providers and four locations.
The Medical Records Institute's yearlong drive to champion healthcare IT applications on cell phones and other mobile devices has led to the formation of a new, non-profit advocacy group.
Even in the land of swaying palm trees, lush golf courses and expensive homes, healthcare executives can't escape the sting of a downward-spiraling economy.
More data means better care, and to that end Lourdes Hospital has expanded its Web-based clinical portal.
Healthcare IT leaders in Indiana say they have a tested model of healthcare data exchange - and the government would get a quick return on its investment if it were replicated around the nation.
The Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare information data-sharing project – often held out as an example of two powerhouse health information networks becoming interoperable – was given a warning this week by the Government Accountability Office.
Two vendors have joined forces to develop technology and services aimed at helping Canadian physicians provide chronic disease management programs to their patients.