Bernie Monegain, Editor
Bernie Monegain is the Editor of Healthcare IT News. Bernie covers hospitals and IDNs, industry trends and is responsible for overall coverage decisions.
WASHINGTON | Bernie Monegain | June 5, 2013 | 10:01 AM | Data Warehousing, Mobile/Wireless
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has launched a competition among technology developers to improve consumer understanding and use of data that compare hospital prices. Winners of the RWJF Hospital Price Transparency Challenge will share $120,000 in prize... More
OAKLAND, CA | Bernie Monegain | June 4, 2013 | 10:07 AM | Mobile/Wireless
Kaiser Permanente will launch June 5 its first application interface program, Interchange by Kaiser Permanente. The secure program enables collaboration between Kaiser Permanente and application developers to improve healthcare and health-related experiences... More
WASHINGTON | Bernie Monegain | June 3, 2013 | 11:01 AM | Meaningful Use, Data Warehousing, Policy and Legislation
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Monday announced the release of new outpatient procedure cost data and new opportunities for researchers and developers. Sebelius made the announcement Monday at the start of Health Datapalooza IV, the... More
WASHINGTON | Bernie Monegain | June 3, 2013 | 10:15 AM | Electronic Health Records, Mobile/Wireless
As physicians continue to switch EHR systems or select a first vendor, a new survey by research firm Black Book Rankings has identified a "meteoric trend" in favor of mobile EHR applications, especially a marked leaning for iPad apps. More
WASHINGTON | Bernie Monegain | May 31, 2013 | 10:15 AM | Policy and Legislation
The GAO has concluded that the states across the country setting up health insurance exchanges will be ready for enrollment by the Oct. 1, 2013 deadline. Coverage is set to begin Jan. 1, 2014. According to HHS, 18 states will establish a state-based exchange. More
WASHINGTON | Bernie Monegain | May 30, 2013 | 10:00 AM | Data Warehousing, Electronic Health Records, ePrescribing
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is accepting applications for up to $3.4 million in data integration grants through its Electronic Health Record and Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. States and state agencies are eligible.... More
LOS ANGELES | Bernie Monegain | May 29, 2013 | 10:19 AM | Mobile/Wireless, Quality and Safety, Telehealth
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute has approved a $1.6 million research award to the Children's Discovery and Innovation Institute at Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA to study the use of videoconferencing technology to deliver... More
DALLAS | Bernie Monegain | May 28, 2013 | 10:45 AM | RIS and PACS
The global digital X-ray market is estimated to be worth $4.82 billion by 2018, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 4.5 percent from 2013 to 2018, according to a new report from research and marketing firm MarketsandMarkets. The market is divided into... More
BOSTON | Bernie Monegain | May 24, 2013 | 09:58 AM | Health Information Exchange (HIE)
The Massachusetts eHealth Institute at the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative has launched the $1.5 million Mass HIway Vendor Interface Grant Program. The grants will fund projects that advance the interoperability of electronic health records in the... More
SALT LAKE CITY | Bernie Monegain | May 23, 2013 | 10:13 AM | Electronic Health Records, Quality and Safety, RIS and PACS
Intermountain Heathcare has launched a program that measures cumulative radiation doses patients receive over their lifetime for medical treatment. Intermountain hospitals and clinics are first in the country to compile the cumulative radiation patients... More
Bernie Monegain | May 22, 2013 | 10:32 AM | Electronic Health Records, Network Infrastructure, Policy and Legislation
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has notified the Department of Defense that it will look for an electronic health record system available on the commercial market rather than develop its own based on the Department of Veterans Affairs VistA system. In his... More
PORTLAND, ME | Bernie Monegain | May 21, 2013 | 10:48 AM | Health Information Exchange (HIE), Privacy and Security, Policy and Legislation
Maine's HealthInfoNet, a nonprofit that operates the statewide health information exchange, announced that all acute care hospitals are now under contract to connect to the query-based HIE. HealthInfoNet has 34 of the 38 hospitals connected already and... More
