October 2011 Features

September 30, 2011

Apixio serves up data

Healthcare is swimming in data. Objectively, that's a good thing, of course. But a sea of information is useless – and can sometimes be harmful – without a way to navigate it, to get the right data at the right time.
September 30, 2011

Health plans save big with HIEs

"There is no question that providers recognize the importance of HIE, and realize in combination with electronic health records that it will transform the practice of medicine," wrote Larry Boland, director of healthcare solutions for Syracuse, N.Y.-based Systems Made Simple in a recent opinion piece for Healthcare IT News.
September 30, 2011

EMR coaching program connects pre-med students with docs

A unique summer program, which paired physicians at Mount Nittany Medical Center with pre-med students at Penn State, has proved to be successful in coaching doctors on EMR use and giving students a real-life experience in a hospital setting.
September 30, 2011

New Jersey health system puts docs on path to meaningful use

Robert L. Murry, MD, is a family practitioner with Hunterdon Health, which includes a 140-bed community hospital in western New Jersey, a rural part of the state near Amish country. He is leading the implementation of electronic medical records for 180 physicians – about half of them employed by the hospital.
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