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 | April 12, 2013 | 11:26 AM | Meaningful Use, Electronic Health Records
Citing the crush of an increasing workload and dwindling government funding, the Office of the National Coordinator has proposed a health IT user fee that would be imposed on health IT vendors who certify their products through the ONC Health IT Certification... More
CHICAGO | Bernie Monegain | April 11, 2013 | 08:54 AM | Electronic Health Records, Health Information Exchange (HIE), Quality and Safety
The clinics of NorthShore University HealthSystem are the first to reach Stage 7 on the new HIMSS Analytics Ambulatory EMR Adoption Model, patterned after HIMSS Analytics' model for hospitals, which has been in use since 2005. More
Bernie Monegain | April 10, 2013 | 09:55 AM | Electronic Health Records, Quality and Safety, Workforce Management
Healthcare insurer UnitedHealth Group has awarded On Lok Lifeways a $897,240 grant to help strengthen its health information technology system and delivery of care to San Francisco Bay area seniors through EMR initiatives. The grant is part of $5.2 million... More
OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL | Bernie Monegain | April 9, 2013 | 08:01 AM | Data Warehousing, Quality and Safety
The constant beeping of alarms and an overabundance of information transmitted by medical devices such as ventilators, blood pressure monitors and ECG machines is creating "alarm fatigue" that puts hospital patients at serious risk, according to a... More
HARTFORD, CT | Bernie Monegain | April 4, 2013 | 16:58 PM | Electronic Health Records, Mobile/Wireless, Quality and Safety
In the new world of healthcare -- one that is focused on collaboration, accountability, providing better care and cutting costs -- Aetna executives view the insurer's newly minted Healthagen division, unveiled last month at HIMSS13, as an indispensible... More
TAMPA, FL | Bernie Monegain | April 4, 2013 | 09:32 AM | Electronic Health Records, Quality and Safety
Florida Hospital Carrollwood, an Adventist Health System facility, has received the Stage 7 award from HIMSS Analytics. The award represents attainment of the highest level on the HIMSS Analytics Electronic Medical Records Adoption Model, which is used to... More
DENVER | Bernie Monegain | April 3, 2013 | 09:55 AM | Workforce Management, Financial/Revenue Cycle Management
TriZetto Corporation expects to create as many as 750 new jobs over five years, the healthcare technology company announced April 2 during the opening ceremony for its new worldwide company headquarters in Colorado. More
WASHINGTON | Bernie Monegain | April 2, 2013 | 15:09 PM | Data Warehousing, Quality and Safety, Policy and Legislation
Dubbing it "the next great American project," President Barack Obama announced the launch of the BRAIN Initiative, aimed at unlocking the many mysteries of the brain. The $100 million "to get the project off the ground" comes from the... More
ANN ARBOR, MI | Bernie Monegain | April 2, 2013 | 10:39 AM | Meaningful Use, Electronic Health Records, Health Information Exchange (HIE)
Making good on its promise, Health Level Seven International's primary standards and other intellectual property are now available to license at no cost. The decision represents HL7's commitment to the betterment of healthcare worldwide by ensuring... More
NEW YORK | Bernie Monegain | April 1, 2013 | 10:50 AM | Meaningful Use, Electronic Health Records, Financial/Revenue Cycle Management
Sixty-two percent of MEDITECH customers plan to upgrade their EHR within two years, according to a survey conducted by investment firm Piper Jaffray. Subsequent analysis from Piper Jaffray analysts concludes there is a "big replacement opportunity in the... More
NEW YORK | Bernie Monegain | March 28, 2013 | 10:12 AM | Meaningful Use, Electronic Health Records, Quality and Safety
Eighty-two percent of U.S. doctors responding to a recent survey indicate they want patients to actively participate in their own healthcare by updating their electronic health records. However, only 31 percent said they believed a patient should have full... More
WASHINGTON | Bernie Monegain | March 25, 2013 | 11:14 AM | Mobile/Wireless, Policy and Legislation, Cloud Computing
The Health IT Now Coalition says that last week's three days of hearings on healthcare IT held by the House Energy and Commerce Committee to discuss the potential effects of current and a potentially new regulatory framework for health information... More
