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By Mary Mosquera | 10:13 am | August 03, 2012
The Supreme Court ruled on June 28 that it is constitutional to require all Americans to either obtain health insurance coverage or pay a penalty, defying the expectations of many that the majority conservative leaning justices would strike it down.
By Healthcare IT News | 09:58 am | August 03, 2012
Wolfgang Ward enlisted with the United States Marine Corps fresh from high school in 2001. The September 11 attacks occurred while he was at boot camp. Within two years, he was deployed to Northern Iraq.
By Kate Spies | 09:33 am | August 02, 2012
The Western New York HIE's executive director discusses the pact HealtheLink signed with the VA this week to exchange clinical information among providers, the ways each sides will benefit, and challenges ahead.
By Tom Sullivan | 12:47 pm | July 30, 2012
Health information exchange, much like online and ATM banking, will succeed when people cannot live without their health data. Someone has to create that appetite, says Reginald Coopwood, MD, chairman of HIP TN.
By Rick Kam | 09:38 am | July 30, 2012
When it comes to protecting patient health information, it's what's lacking that matters most. The forthcoming Health Information Privacy Bill of Rights might help.
By Karen Conway | 11:22 am | July 27, 2012
Entities thinking about a cloud strategy should begin with a cross-functional team that answers these half-dozen questions.
By Mike Miliard | 04:24 pm | July 26, 2012
David Blumenthal, MD, who was the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology from 2009 to 2011, has been appointed president of the Commonwealth Fund. He will succeed Karen Davis, effective Jan. 1, 2013.
By Kate Spies | 09:05 am | July 26, 2012
Further solidifying a bridge between public and private health, Sarasota County Medical Society becomes latest to join the Florida Health Data Network health information exchange.
By Tom Sullivan | 10:17 am | July 20, 2012
Since the Supreme Court ruled on the Affordable Care Act, there has been barrage of conflicting reports on what it means for Medicaid. Here's a look at the immediate impact on states.
By Kaiser Health News | 10:38 am | July 19, 2012
Former GOP Senate majority leader Bill Frist explains how state health insurance exchanges are "federalist ideal of states as laboratories for democracy."