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.
Bernie Monegain | August 14, 2013 | 23:00 PM | Electronic Health Records, Privacy and Security
No sooner had HHS Office for Civil Rights Director Leon Rodriguez taken the stage at the Healthcare IT News/HIMSSMedia Privacy and Security Forum last December, than he made his “tough on crime” stance clear. More
LEAWOOD, KS | Bernie Monegain | August 14, 2013 | 10:01 AM | Meaningful Use, Electronic Health Records, Policy and Legislation
The American Academy of Family Physicians has appealed to CMS to delay the meaningful use Stage 2 timeline by one year. Otherwise, AAFP notes in an Aug. 7 letter to CMS, the program is likely to "outstrip the capacity of many certified electronic health... More
CHICAGO | Bernie Monegain | August 9, 2013 | 09:54 AM | Electronic Health Records, Financial/Revenue Cycle Management
Allscripts may have missed revenue projections for Q2, but the EHR company was bullish on bookings, seeming to be coming out of the tailspin that began last year with the falling apart of its board of directors, firing of its chairman and finally the stepping... More
WASHINGTON | Bernie Monegain | August 7, 2013 | 10:03 AM | Meaningful Use, Electronic Health Records, Policy and Legislation
No one seems to be offering up potential candidates for the Office of the National Coordinator. But some names have been mentioned in the past, and insiders point to a deep and talented bench at ONC. More
DALLAS | Bernie Monegain | August 6, 2013 | 09:20 AM | Meaningful Use, Electronic Health Records, Workforce Management
The global healthcare IT outsourcing market is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 7.6 percent, to reach $50.4 billion by 2018 from $35 billion in 2013, according to a new RnR Market Research report. More
WASHINGTON | Bernie Monegain | August 5, 2013 | 10:03 AM | Electronic Health Records, Health Information Exchange (HIE)
The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded CACI International a $14 million contract to provide core development support on the VA's Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record program. The 18-month contract is one of 25 CACI has received under the $91... More
NEW YORK | Bernie Monegain | August 1, 2013 | 08:19 AM | Electronic Health Records, Quality and Safety
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is partnering with the Institute for Family Health to launch the first-ever genetic testing program in the primary care setting to identify genetic risk for kidney disease in African American patients with... More
Bernie Monegain | July 31, 2013 | 14:58 PM | Electronic Health Records, Health Information Exchange (HIE), Network Infrastructure
New care and payment models are compelling healthcare provider organizations to seek health information exchange solutions to help manage shared payment risk and joint responsibility for patient and population outcomes, according to a new report from Chilmark... More
BOSTON | Bernie Monegain | July 31, 2013 | 09:30 AM | Meaningful Use, Electronic Health Records, Cloud Computing
In a recent blog post, John Halamka, MD, CIO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, offers his views on why the Epic EHR has gained unprecedented momentum in the market among providers nationwide. So why does BIDMC prefer its home-grown technology? More
Bernie Monegain | July 31, 2013 | 08:29 AM | Electronic Health Records, Network Infrastructure
Maine Medical Center's troubled EHR rollout reveals how difficult and costly it can be to keep a large implementation on course. The ensuing rough weather ripples through every part of the organization, keeping everyone off kilter until the ship can be... More
ST. LOUIS | Bernie Monegain | July 30, 2013 | 09:56 AM | RIS and PACS, Telehealth
Midwest Maternal-Fetal Medicine, a St. Louis-based group of high-risk obstetricians, tripled its number of telemedicine consultations during the first half of the year to accommodate a higher number of patients at outlying facilities. More
MIAMI | Bernie Monegain | July 29, 2013 | 09:28 AM | Mobile/Wireless, Telehealth, Policy and Legislation
About 15,000 children and family members across the country in need of healthcare will benefit from a partnership under which 15 of the Children's Health Fund's mobile medical clinics will be equipped with the latest health IT from the Verizon... More
