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Healthcare IT News Staff | June 19, 2013 | 11:00 AM | Mobile/Wireless, Policy and Legislation
Rep. Mike Honda, D-Calif., has reintroduced legislation that would create an Office of Wireless Health in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. H.R. 2363, known as the Healthcare Innovation and Marketplace Technologies Act, had been introduced last year, but... More
ROCHESTER, NY | Erin McCann | June 19, 2013 | 10:49 AM | Mobile/Wireless
More and more Americans are keen on the idea of using mobile devices to better monitor their health, according to new survey findings released Tuesday. More
Bernie Monegain | June 19, 2013 | 10:35 AM | Electronic Health Records, Health Information Exchange (HIE), Policy and Legislation
The group includes technology vendors, implementers and associations that represent a broad range of stakeholders, including providers. "The founding members bring the right blend of skills and perspectives to keep us at the forefront of health IT... More
Jeff Rowe | June 19, 2013 | 09:55 AM | Mobile/Wireless, Workforce Management, Telehealth
With all the changes buffeting the healthcare sector, these days, it's easy to overlook what's happening to the nation's supply of doctors. According to a 2012 report, "the United States is projected to confront a shortage of 91,500... More
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD | Diana Manos | June 19, 2013 | 03:21 AM | Meaningful Use, Electronic Health Records, ICD-10
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Farzad Mostashari, MD, spoke with Healthcare IT News Senior Editor Diana Manos Monday at the HIMSS Media ICD-10 Forum in National Harbor, Md. With his typical candor and energy, Mostashari commented on... More
BOSTON | Mike Miliard | June 18, 2013 | 11:03 AM | Quality and Safety, Policy and Legislation
A longtime proponent of evidence-based medicine, Donald Berwick, MD, former administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, believes his home state's healthcare system can be a "model for the nation." More
Bernie Monegain | June 18, 2013 | 11:00 AM | Electronic Health Records, Cloud Computing
Watertown, Mass.-based athenahealth and Miami-based CareCloud, two EHR companies that espouse the advantages of the cloud, seem to be on a fast track for growth. More
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD | Diana Manos | June 18, 2013 | 10:26 AM | Business Intelligence, Claims Processing, ICD-10
If there was an overarching theme at the HIMSS Media/Healthcare IT News ICD-10 Forum on June 17, it was this: Don't wait to get your house in order for ICD-10. Though the Oct. 1, 2014 deadline for the transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 is more than a year... More
WESTBOROUGH, MA | Erin McCann | June 18, 2013 | 10:22 AM | Electronic Health Records, Financial/Revenue Cycle Management
Nontraditional care delivery models such as accountable care organizations and patient centered medical homes have been gaining traction in the healthcare arena, with more than half of physicians and other industry professionals now participating in these... More
WASHINGTON | Anthony Brino | June 18, 2013 | 10:02 AM | Electronic Health Records, Mobile/Wireless, Policy and Legislation
ONC has a real understanding of the importance of consumer engagement, the head of the ONC's Office of Consumer eHealth, says. When ONC was originally created and even when HITECH passed, there was a lot of emphasis on providers and hospitals. But it... More
Daniela Chueke | June 17, 2013 | 02:58 PM | Quality and Safety
Marcos Garcia, vice president of Cerner Brasil, spoke to Camila Gomes, E-Health Reporter Latin America's correspondent, during the Hospitalar 2013 Fair. More
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD | Diana Manos | June 17, 2013 | 11:19 AM | Meaningful Use, Electronic Health Records
Farzad Mostashari, MD, the national coordinator for healthcare IT, asserted today there would be no extension of the deadline for switching from the ICD-9 medical coding system to ICD-10. The deadline for conversion would remain Oct. 1, 2014, Mostashari said... More
