Health IT
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Forget reading health journals or waiting to talk to your doctor. When people want their health questions answered, they go online. That’s according to a new report from the Pew Research Center. The survey found…
June 18, 2009 -
A new pilot program is aimed at improving the care of diabetes patients in Miami. The University of Miami is joining forces with Microsoft and Resolute Solutions Corporation to help diabetes patients better interact with…
June 15, 2009 -
A congressman is predicting a lot of twists and turns for the health care industry as stimulus funding and future health reform legislation evolves. Speaking at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society virtual expo,…
June 11, 2009 -
If you had a choice between checking a health Web site or connecting with your own doctor, which would you choose? Chances are, you’d prefer your own doctor. Many people see technology as their friend…
June 11, 2009 -
Many hospitals are making cutbacks to help weather the economic storm, causing health IT budgets to feel the squeeze. More than half of the nation’s hospitals have had to postpone health IT projects because of…
June 08, 2009 -
A New England Journal of Medicine article says electronic health records could boost the quality of health care for Americans. The author of the study says doctors can improve how they treat people if every…
June 08, 2009 -
A Virginia hospital is getting ready to roll out a fully integrated clinical and revenue management information technology system. Once the system is integrated, doctors will be able to review patient status and document their…
June 08, 2009 -
A health facility in Delaware is the first health system in the United States to adopt an e-ICU program to remotely monitor critically ill patients in hospitals. The facility connects to outside patients using voice,…
June 08, 2009 -
Intensive care patients in Maryland are now able to connect to specialized doctors and nurses at a remote care center through voice, video, and data lines. Thanks to Maryland eCare, hospitals in the state can…
June 08, 2009 -
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is giving $2 billion toward advancing health IT. But where exactly is that money going? Doctors, hospitals and clinics will get $300 million to create electronic health records. About…
May 28, 2009 -
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is working on a new Web site to allow personal health record providers to provide consumers with details about privacy, security, information and management so…
May 27, 2009 -
Do you know what a personal electronic health record is? If your answer is “no,” you’re not alone. PHRs can let people directly manage their own health information, like their health history, test results, prescription…
May 27, 2009 -
HHS also preparing to further implement nationwide health network for at least five agencies.
May 26, 2009 -
Long before the Obama administration received more than $19 billion from Congress for health technology, agencies had big plans in place. The next six months in many ways is the make or break time for…
May 26, 2009 -
One major city is crediting a computer-based patient registry with helping to improve the monitoring and health of diabetic patients. New York City’s Health and Hospitals Corporation, which oversees public hospitals and clinics that provide…
May 20, 2009