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.
KANSAS CITY, MO | Bernie Monegain | February 26, 2013 | 15:37 PM | Electronic Health Records, Mobile/Wireless
Analysts pronounced health IT company's pending acquisition of PureWellness a healthy step for Cerner -- one that gives it a $420 million opportunity out of the gate, serves as a driver of new bookings and differentiates the company in the marketplace. More
PORTLAND, OR | Bernie Monegain | February 26, 2013 | 11:04 AM | Quality and Safety
OCHIN, a nonprofit focused on quality health information technology, has acquired Oregon Health Network, a Portland, Ore.-based nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve the quality, access and delivery of healthcare to all Oregonians. More
PRINCETON, NJ | Bernie Monegain | February 25, 2013 | 11:37 AM | Mobile/Wireless, Quality and Safety
PatientsLikeMe has been awarded a $1.9 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to create what the organizations tout as the "world's first open-participation research platform for the development of patient-centered health outcome... More
WASHINGTON | Bernie Monegain | February 21, 2013 | 15:32 PM | Quality and Safety, Policy and Legislation
The government will award nearly $300 million to 25 states to improve healthcare delivery. Called State Innovation Model awards, the funding is made available under the Affordable Care Act. More
WASHINGTON | Bernie Monegain | February 21, 2013 | 11:27 AM | Electronic Health Records, Quality and Safety, Policy and Legislation
Communities of color could see significant improvements in their health through strategic use of emerging technologies in healthcare, according to a new report released today at a White House Summit hosted by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health... More
CHICAGO | Bernie Monegain | February 20, 2013 | 11:04 AM | Electronic Health Records
Allscripts President and CEO Paul Black condensed it all in one sentence: "Our fourth quarter and 2012 financial results did not meet our expectations." The company tallied a net loss of $24.3 million for the fourth quarter and a total net loss of $... More
Bernie Monegain | February 19, 2013 | 13:06 PM
The CHIME/HIMSS John E. Gall, Jr. CIO of the Year, James Turnbull, who oversees all things IT at University of Utah Health Care, is informed by experience he gained at several other healthcare systems before coming to Utah five years ago. His stints,... More
CLEVELAND | Bernie Monegain | February 19, 2013 | 12:03 PM | Electronic Health Records, Health Information Exchange (HIE), Mobile/Wireless
Chalk one up for interoperability -- hands-on interoperability. It is one of many gains HIMSS President and CEO H. Stephen Lieber envisions with the opening of the HIMSS Innovation Center in Cleveland, slated for October. More
Bernie Monegain | February 19, 2013 | 11:30 AM | Mobile/Wireless
A recent market forecast on wearable devices and smart glasses, coupled with 2012 venture capital investments in mHealth at nearly $908 million, indicate the market is hot and likely to get hotter. More
CHANTILLY, VA | Bernie Monegain | February 19, 2013 | 11:22 AM | Meaningful Use, Electronic Health Records, ICD-10
When Medicomp chief executive officer David Lareau hears U.S. chief technology officer Todd Park talk about the need to find the right technology to set data free and make it usable, Lareau wants to tell him he has just the thing. More
SALT LAKE CITY | Bernie Monegain | February 18, 2013 | 17:19 PM | Electronic Health Records
Health Catalyst, a small, five-year-old company whose two founders have their roots at Intermountain Healthcare, is helping to improve clinical quality, and changing the cost structure for hospitals - big and small - across the country with its data-... More
Bernie Monegain | February 18, 2013 | 17:13 PM | Meaningful Use, Electronic Health Records
Two Stage 6 hospitals, one in Manhattan and the other in Honolulu - Mount Sinai Medical Center and Hawai'i Pacific Health - are due to pick up their 2012 Enterprise HIMSS Davies Awards of Excellence at the 2013 Annual HIMSS Conference &... More
