Data Warehousing

By early summer, four communities in Colorado will be able to securely share patient information through the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization's (CORHIO) network.

The Department of Health and Human Services’ proposed regulations on accountable care organizations, released March 31, will be one of the first delivery-reform initiatives to be implemented under the Accountable Care Act and will be key to overhauling the U.S. healthcare system, said Donald Berwick, MD, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

On March 31, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed new regulations for accountable care organizations. While they are complex – in excess of 400 pages in length – it is also clear that technology will play a significant role in implementing ACOs.

With each advance in medical imaging, the role of radiology in healthcare becomes more central and the need for clinicians to have immediate access to medical imaging data more critical.

Connecting has never been more critical.

Dozens of would-be competitors collaborate under ONC auspices on pivotal data exchange project

The American Academy of Family Physicians and e-prescribing network Surescripts have introduced a new messaging system to provide doctors across the country with a way to securely communicate with each other.

Seven entities awarded grants

An electronic health card designed to maintain an individual's personal health record and provide a payment card option that can access an individual's HSA, FSA or HRA account was launched during the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's annual conference last month.

Analysts offer their hints on the top trends and tricks for the coming year