Government & Policy
After one year at the helm of the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), Susan Turney, MD, is presiding over nothing short of a reinvention for medical practices across the nation. She talked with Healthcare IT News about the promise and the difficulties practices face as they shape a new model.
After two months of beta testing, Imprivata is going to market with a texting app called Imprivata Cortext. Executives say it will change the lives of physicians -- and their patients. Can a texting app do that? At least one CIO is convinced that it can.
Health experts weigh in with burning matters they would like to see the candidates tackle on Wednesday night.
Become "pioneers" in health information management, Wil Yu urged the audience at his keynote speech Oct. 2 at AHIMA's 84th Annual Convention and Exhibit.
It's a joke without a punch line: Both Republican and Democratic national party platforms make barely any mention of health IT.
David Riley of Harris Healthcare Solutions took a 9-month research journey to learn about P4, and how analyzing genetic information could improve his health, as well as what the practices mean for future health IT.
Michael Grunwald, author of The New New Deal: The Hidden Story of Change in the Obama Era, spoke to Healthcare IT News about the making of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and about why health information technology may be the most lasting and transformative pillar of the stimulus bill.
How easy or difficult EHRs are to use is suddenly center stage, now that usability testing is part of the EHR certification criteria for meaningful use Stage 2. We spoke with five healthcare IT insiders, who offer a glimpse of key factors they associate with usability.
Roberta Mullin of HITECHAnswers reflects on the 7th annual National Health IT week and many of the related happenings inside the beltway.
At National Health IT Week, HIMSS recognized Mary Wakefield, PhD, RN administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration for bridging the health services divide.