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When Hurricane Isaac hit New Orleans a month ago, while some government engineers may have been holding their breath watching southern Louisiana's levee system, officials at the Office of the National Coordinator were watching news media accounts of flooded-out evacuees and wondering if they’d be able to access their health records.
September 26, 2012
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Michigan state officials announced Tuesday the formation of a new HIE, the Upper Peninsula Health Information Exchange, which will serve some 300,000 residents and span nearly one-third of the state.
September 25, 2012
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As hospitals, physicians and insurers partner to create accountable care organizations (ACOs), a recent Black Book Rankings survey reveals that 96 percent of organization executives are acquiring new technology.
Start-up ACO's anticipate $500 million in spending within the first year, according to the survey.
September 24, 2012
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology has awarded $9 million in grants to five collaborative groups, including one for healthcare exchange, to demonstrate how online transactions can be secure and private as part of the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace.
September 21, 2012
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Epic Systems CEO Judy Faulkner and Cerner Chairman, CEO and President Neal Patterson are among the 400 wealthiest people in America, listed with well-known billionaires such as Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett and Oracle CEO Larry Ellison.
September 21, 2012
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The Department of Labor released $500 million in grants to community colleges and universities around the country for the development and expansion of training programs, including for healthcare IT and other healthcare programs in rural areas.
September 20, 2012
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Officials at Palomar Medical Center announced Thursday that they're joining a growing number of hospitals providing remote patient monitoring and complimentary Internet access to hospital guests.
September 20, 2012
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Some 71 percent of U.S. hospitals plan to purchase new health information exchange solutions, according to findings from a new study released Friday.
September 14, 2012
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This week, the Federal Communications Commission released the final rule on medical body area network (MBAN) devices, decidedly allocating spectrum for wireless transmitters that are used for patient monitoring.
September 13, 2012
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As director of the HIT Initiatives Group in the Office of E-Health Standards and Services at CMS, Elizabeth Holland is intimately involved in shaping meaningful use criteria. She gives an inside view of what it's like to write the rules.
September 13, 2012
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Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki have announced a joint effort to expand care delivery to veterans living in rural areas through new telehealth and health information exchange initiatives.
September 13, 2012
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One of the most interesting and innovative elements of the advancement of health information technology that I’ve encountered, is Blue Button, a web tool patients can use to view and download their personal health information. Blue Button has been in use for two years by the Veterans Health Administration and other healthcare organizations, including Kaiser Permanente, McKesson, Aetna and United Health Group.
September 13, 2012
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A hospital's network infrastructure is the foundation upon which its IT systems are built. Establishing a connection between providers and patients within a single hospital, or between a hospital and a larger state- or nationwide health information network allows providers to better coordinate care and retrieve data across a wide spectrum.
