News
Jeff Rowe | May 28, 2013 | 03:35 PM | Electronic Health Records, Health Information Exchange (HIE), Quality and Safety
Electronic health records are a big investment, so it's not surprising that many providers are both wary of taking on the burden of a transition from paper to EHRs and skeptical that it's really going to help them provide better care. That's... More
QUEBEC CITY | Erin McCann | May 28, 2013 | 10:53 AM | Electronic Health Records, Financial/Revenue Cycle Management
Quebec province in eastern Canada is poised to roll out a $1.6 billion electronic health record system across all 17 regions of the province after seeing marked success with four regional pilot programs. 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
FOSTER CITY, CA | Mike Miliard | May 28, 2013 | 10:10 AM | Mobile/Wireless, Quality and Safety, Telehealth
Certain self-monitoring blood glucose systems, even though they meet accuracy standards upon FDA clearance, fail to consistently meet those standards once on the market, according to the Diabetes Technology Society. More
MOORE, OK | Kaiser Health News | May 28, 2013 | 09:44 AM | Electronic Health Records, Network Infrastructure
Everyone expects a hospital to be ready to jump into action when disaster strikes. But what about when the disaster devastates the hospital itself? Turns out, it helps a lot to have an electronic medical record system in place. At least that was the case at... More
Rocio Mellas | May 28, 2013 | 08:13 AM | Electronic Health Records, Privacy and Security
Improving patient safety is a challenge for everyone. In fact this was the slogan for the 23rd Global GS1 Conference, which was held April 23-25 at the Marriott Plaza Hotel. More
SAN FRANCISCO | Mike Miliard | May 24, 2013 | 10:50 AM | Mobile/Wireless, Quality and Safety, Telehealth
A new study, funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, suggests that follow-up calls to diabetes patients using interactive voice recognition technology could show promise in identifying safety triggers. More
WASHINGTON | Erin McCann | May 24, 2013 | 10:32 AM | Electronic Health Records, Network Infrastructure, Financial/Revenue Cycle Management
An information collection request for the Rural Health Information Technology Network Development Program, which aims to financially support health IT adoption in rural or underserved areas, has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for review. More
Mike Miliard | May 24, 2013 | 10:22 AM | Mobile/Wireless, Privacy and Security, Quality and Safety
Insecure IT systems have left hospitals lousy with viruses and malware. Implantable medical devices are vulnerable to hackers and cyber criminals. How real is the danger? And what's being done to fight it? More
RALEIGH, NC | Anthony Brino | May 24, 2013 | 10:21 AM | Claims Processing, Network Infrastructure, Privacy and Security
The North Carolina State Auditor has found several problems with the state Department of Health and Human Services' implementation of a new Medicaid information management system, such as security and testing verifications. The North Carolina Department... 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
HULL, UK | Jamie Thompson | May 23, 2013 | 02:12 PM | Network Infrastructure, Quality and Safety
City Health Care Partnership CIC (CHCP CIC) has implemented a patient flow management solution by Cayder to enable healthcare providers to manage patient care more effectively. More
