January 2010

This Month's Features

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  • December 31, 2009 | COMMENTS ()

    New appointees join certification commission

    The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology has named three appointees to its board of trustees and five new commissioners.
  • December 31, 2009 | COMMENTS ()

    CCHIT sets base for 'meaningful use'

    The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology has certified 14 electronic health record products that pass muster for meaningful use under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).

Industry News

  • Government gives health technology a $235M boost across the country

    Diana Manos
    The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology will grant $235 million for 15 “beacon communities” that exemplify the positive impact of healthcare IT on population health.

  • New 'world order' coming for docs

    Molly Merrill
    In 2010 doctors should be looking at technologies that can help boost their communication with their patients, experts say.

  • Microsoft adds Sentillion to its portfolio

    Eric Wicklund
    To an ever-expanding array of healthcare offerings, Microsoft has added some glue.

  • $60M for 'breakthrough' research

    Bernie Monegain
    The government is putting up $60 million to support healthcare IT research projects aimed at “breakthrough” advances.

  • Provider opportunity is knocking

    Diana Manos
    David Blumenthal, MD, the national coordinator for healthcare IT, has called the federal allotment of stimulus funding to advance healthcare IT adoption “an unprecedented opportunity.” There are so many major healthcare IT-related policy events in the queue for 2010, it could make a CIO’s head spin.