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It will take two to three years for the healthcare industry to catch up to other industries such as retail and banking.
Hospitals and doctors are scrambling to get their hands on iPads. Doctors are using Apple’s latest gadget to view patients’ EMRs and say it could be a major game changer in the health IT world.…
The electronic health record system used by the Department of Veterans Affairs is getting a makeover. The VA recently announced it will spend $10.9 million to improve its Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture,…
The Department of Health and Human Services has made it possible for vendors to certify that their electronic health records hardware and software meet the definition of meaningful use for health information technology. Dr. John Loonsk, former director of interoperability and standards in the Office of the National Coordinator, explains what this means.
Determining the language you\'ll use to work together is step one, says MHS CIO Chuck Campbell.
Can telehealth improve keep heart failure patients out of the hospital and improve their quality of life? A study conducted at a hospital in Spain found patients’ conditions significantly improved over a 12-month period. The…
Defense Health Information Management System\'s program manager says e-health records are saving lives and making soldiers safer. The information also is giving commanders more data on soldiers to help stave off health problems.
System is precursor for nationwide health IT program.
Messages like “Dr. Smith, report to the OR, STAT” on public address systems could become a thing of the past in hospitals. Studies show that outdated communication systems – like PAs, pagers and other mobile…
The Health 2.0 Conference is coming to D.C. for the first time, and one of the conference\'s co-founders explains that he wants to share best practices with the government in order to help the individual patient.
Who is reading what you write? That’s the question some doctors will soon have to ask themselves. Some hospitals in Massachusetts are undergoing a pilot program that allows patients to access information written by their…
At last year’s Detroit marathon, organizers made sure they had the essentials. Water. Gatorade. And electronic medical records. Representatives from Henry Ford Hospital brought EMRs to the race to show organizers how the technology could…
Former Deputy CIO at VA sees a \"confluence of events\" pushing uniformity on health IT.