January 2012 Features

February 29, 2012

Could a Republican president slow health IT?

What with primary season in full swing, if there’s one thing the Republican candidates agree on it’s that, if elected, each would work to repeal health reform. Campaign promises are one thing. But since none of the remaining candidates have yet offered any kind of detailed replacement plan, could they actually repeal or otherwise thwart health reform?
January 31, 2012

BI: tech with multitude of uses

When looking at the potential uses for a system under the BI umbrella, there seems to be virtually nothing they can’t do as they collect, massage and deliver data for clinical, financial, administrative and operational purposes as well as for payer negotiations.
January 31, 2012

Information inspiration: Siemens enters the HIE space

In late 2011, Siemens became the latest in a long procession of healthcare behemoths to scoop up a health information exchange vendor, with its acquisition of Yardley, Pa.-based MobileMD.
January 31, 2012

HIX deadline ‘less than 600 days’

While HHS and CMS have come forth with some answers to the myriad lingering questions about Health Insurance Exchanges, it doesn’t change the fact that Jan. 1, 2014 remains a tight start-up deadline for states to meet.
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