Healthcare

News and insights on healthcare IT technology that can impact patient outcomes, care, accessibility, security, and compliance. Healthcare IT technology is evolving fast, especially as organizations have geared up for technologies such as electronic health records, telemedicine and healthcare interoperability standards such as FHIR. Healthcare organizations must also pay close attention to security, compliance, the cloud, and analytics and AI. This section provides news and insights into the technology behind Healthcare IT including software and tools, organizational strategies, and innovative use cases.

GE Admits Inaccuracies With EHR Reporting GE Admits Inaccuracies With EHR Reporting

Centricity customers should hold off on Meaningful Use attestation until problem is fixed, the company says.

byNeil Versel, Contributor

Oct 21, 2011

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EHR Market To Reach $6.5 Billion By 2012 EHR Market To Reach $6.5 Billion By 2012

Oct 21, 2011

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EHR Best Practices: Who's Winning And Why?EHR Best Practices: Who's Winning And Why?

Oct 20, 2011

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Emergency Room Patients Tracked With RFID Tags Emergency Room Patients Tracked With RFID Tags

Oct 19, 2011

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Insurer Pumps $20 Million Into Accountable Care Tech Insurer Pumps $20 Million Into Accountable Care Tech

Oct 19, 2011

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Hospital Rooms Get Smart Hospital Rooms Get Smart

Oct 19, 2011

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Microsoft Partners On Worldwide Health Information Exchanges

Microsoft Partners On Worldwide Health Information Exchanges

byNeil Versel, Contributor

$25 Million Awarded For Behavioral Healthcare IT

$25 Million Awarded For Behavioral Healthcare IT

byNicole Lewis, Contributor

Are EHR Incentives A Waste Of Money?

Are EHR Incentives A Waste Of Money?

byKen Terry, Contributor

Accountable Care Organizations Can't Survive Without Health IT

Accountable Care Organizations Can't Survive Without Health IT

byNicole Lewis, Contributor

Many Patients Love EHRs, Fear Storing Data Themselves

Many Patients Love EHRs, Fear Storing Data Themselves

byKen Terry, Contributor

Emergency Departments Give Health IT Tools Failing Grade

Emergency Departments Give Health IT Tools Failing Grade

byNicole Lewis, Contributor

Meaningful Use Compliance: A Piece Of Cake?

Meaningful Use Compliance: A Piece Of Cake?

byMarianne Kolbasuk McGee, Senior Writer, information

Data Capture Pen Gets Meaningful Use Certification

Data Capture Pen Gets Meaningful Use Certification

byNeil Versel, Contributor

2-D Barcodes Can Automatically Update EHRs

2-D Barcodes Can Automatically Update EHRs

byMarianne Kolbasuk McGee, Senior Writer, information

3M Gives Healthcare Coding System ICD-10 Facelift

3M Gives Healthcare Coding System ICD-10 Facelift

byNicole Lewis, Contributor

Cerner To Buy Clairvia To Boost BI Capabilities

Cerner To Buy Clairvia To Boost BI Capabilities

byNicole Lewis, Contributor

Clinical Analytics Gets Up Close And Personal

Clinical Analytics Gets Up Close And Personal

byPaul Cerrato, Contributor

Central Illinois Upgrades Health Information Exchange

Central Illinois Upgrades Health Information Exchange

byNicole Lewis, Contributor

Medical Imaging Gets Free Ride In the Cloud

Medical Imaging Gets Free Ride In the Cloud

byNeil Versel, Contributor

Hospitals, Home Health Fail IT Interoperability

Hospitals, Home Health Fail IT Interoperability

byKen Terry, Contributor

Denied An EHR Incentive Payment? Appeal

Denied An EHR Incentive Payment? Appeal

byNicole Lewis, Contributor

British Electronic Health Record Collapse Sparks Lawsuit

British Electronic Health Record Collapse Sparks Lawsuit

byNeil Versel, Contributor

Discounted EHRs Offered To Doctors In N.C.

Discounted EHRs Offered To Doctors In N.C.

byNicole Lewis, Contributor

Will Your EHR Land You In Court?

Will Your EHR Land You In Court?

byPaul Cerrato, Contributor

Speech Recognition Tool Comes Up 'Speechless'

Speech Recognition Tool Comes Up 'Speechless'

byNicole Lewis, Contributor

Health IT Ready To Tackle ACO's Challenges

Health IT Ready To Tackle ACO's Challenges

byNicole Lewis, Contributor

Healthcare Costs Go Under BI Microscope

Healthcare Costs Go Under BI Microscope

byNicole Lewis, Contributor

Sage Practice Management Software Sold At Big Loss

Sage Practice Management Software Sold At Big Loss

byKen Terry, Contributor

IT Best Practices Can Sidestep EHR Snafus

IT Best Practices Can Sidestep EHR Snafus

byPaul Cerrato, Contributor

E-Prescribing Threshold Too Low To Reduce Deaths: RAND

E-Prescribing Threshold Too Low To Reduce Deaths: RAND

byKen Terry, Contributor

Health Insurance Exchanges Change Game

Health Insurance Exchanges Change Game

byNeil Versel, Contributor

Cloud Apps In The Real World

Cloud Apps In The Real World

byMarianne Kolbasuk McGee, Senior Writer, information

How EHRs Feed The Clinical Research Pipeline

How EHRs Feed The Clinical Research Pipeline

byPaul Cerrato, Contributor

New Software Helps Docs Identify, Contact At-Risk Patients

New Software Helps Docs Identify, Contact At-Risk Patients

byMarianne Kolbasuk McGee, Senior Writer, information

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