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Middle East health IT execs to meet in Oman

 Chip Means November 06, 2009
A new conference based in Oman will draw together government, healthcare and technology executives from across the Middle East.
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Microsoft to launch new healthcare IT Web series

 Diana Manos November 06, 2009
The Microsoft Corporation will launch an online video series on healthcare IT beginning Nov. 10.
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Practice management a hot topic for Sermo docs

 Molly Merrill November 06, 2009
A new social media tool highlighting practice management issues for small practices has been launched by the online physician community Sermo.
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Mayo Clinic, STMicroelectronics to develop heart-monitoring platform

 Bernie Monegain November 06, 2009
The Mayo Clinic and STMicroelectronics, a Swiss-based semiconductor company, are collaborating on a platform for remotely monitoring patients with chronic cardiovascular disease.
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HL7 offers standard for clinical research in an EHR

 Bernie Monegain November 06, 2009
Health Level Seven, which sets standards for healthcare information technology, has published a standard for clinical research in an electronic health record system.
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Report says IT vendors should target CFOs in "changed sales environment"

 Richard Pizzi November 06, 2009
A new report by Gartner, Inc., recommends that information technology and service providers plan their 2010 marketing campaigns, sales and service engagements with clearer value propositions aimed at the chief financial officer and strategic business unit leaders.
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Vendor Notebook - API Healthcare announces new contracts for human capital management

 Eric Wicklund November 06, 2009
API Healthcare, a Hartford, Wis.-based provider of human capital management solutions for healthcare providers, has signed new contracts with seven healthcare organizations.
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HIT vendors call for clarity, consistency on meaningful use

 Diana Manos November 05, 2009
As the government works to draft a "meaningful use" definition by the end of December, healthcare IT vendors are urging clarity and consistency on what they and providers are expected to implement to receive incentives under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
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Hawaii practice to automate medical records, business management

 Bernie Monegain November 05, 2009
The Ali'i Health Center, a 15-provider, multi-location, multi-specialty practice based in Kailua Kona, Hawaii, plans to go live with an electronic health record and practice management system in December.
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NIH to build bioinformatics databases for new treatments

 Bernie Monegain November 05, 2009
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a five-year, $16 million contract to Northrop Grumman to create Web-based bioinformatics resource centers.
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HIMSS aims to promote diversity in health IT

 Bernie Monegain November 05, 2009
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society has created a Diversity Business Roundtable for Health IT, designed to give businesses owned by minorities, women and veterans the opportunity to colaborate and grow as the health IT market prepares for rapid expansion.
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Survey: U.S. physicians lag behind those in other countries in IT use

 Bernie Monegain November 05, 2009
U.S. doctors are far less likely to use health information technology that helps reduce errors and improve care than doctors in other countries, according to a new survey published Thursday.
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Massachusetts doctors, insurers join forces to boost pediatric care

 Molly Merrill November 05, 2009
In an effort to boost healthcare delivery, physicians at Children's Hospital Boston are partnering with Massachusetts' major health plans to develop new technologies and integrated care models.
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David Grant USAF Medical Center goes live with healthcare IT

 Diana Manos November 04, 2009
David Grant USAF Medical Center at California's Travis Air Force Base has gone live with a clinical documentation solution.
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Survey: Healthcare organizations' security not up to HITECH standards

 Molly Merrill November 04, 2009
Healthcare organizations aren't prepared to meet privacy and security standards associated with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, according to a new survey.
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New partnership pushes PBM services to kiosks in doctors' offices

 Eric Wicklund November 04, 2009
Express Scripts, Inc., which develops integrated pharmacy benefit management solutions, has announced a partnership with Greatwater Software, Inc., that will allow Express Scripts to offer its PBM services to patients through Greatwater’s PatientPoint kiosks.
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Physicians still worried about EHRs disrupting work

 Patty Enrado November 04, 2009
Physicians have limited knowledge of the American Recovery and Reinvestment provisions, according to a recent online survey of 1,001 physicians, and they are still reluctant to adopt information technology.
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Healthcare systems racing to fill CIO positions with 'right talent'

 Patty Enrado November 04, 2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is a major contributor in the spike in CIO recruitments at hospitals and healthcare systems, according to a national executive search expert.
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HIMSS VCE: CareSpark delivers best practices for operating a health information exchange

 Patty Enrado November 04, 2009
CareSpark began a health information exchange covering 17 counties in the Tri-Cities Tennessee and Virginia area in November 2008 to improve the health of its residents.
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Kansky: States must rise to the HIE challenge

 Patty Enrado November 04, 2009
The $2 billion allotted for health information exchange under ARRA is a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity to help overcome a lot of barriers associated with HIEs.
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