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Study: Robots more expensive, not more effective for surgery
Although surgical robots are a must-have for many hospitals and health systems looking to keep pace with their competitors , such technology isn't necessarily any more effective than regular surgery,
Medicare fraud charges settled against NY Presbyterian, Columbia, doc for nearly $1M
Columbia University this week settled for nearly $1 million for Medicare fraud charges against the Trustees of Columbia University, New York Presbyterian Hospital, and Dr. Erik Goluboff, who was the
Natural language processing underused in radiology
Natural language processing (NLP) has multiple applications to radiology but is underused in the field, according to a recent article in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. However, the
ONC training materials help to close health IT worker gap
The teaching materials used to train health IT professionals in community colleges have been made publicly available, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) announced last week.
Harlem Hospital strike avoided
Despite threatening to strike over lost pension and tuition benefits, doctors at Harlem Hospital Center ultimately conceded and signed an 18-month contract mainly due to "restore[d] elements of
New-York Presbyterian leaks data on thousands of patients
New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center "inadvertently" posted the personal information of about 6,800 patients--including names, clinical data and 10 Social Security
Hospitals report breaches of thousands of paper, electronic records
Another week, another breach of patient records. Make that two breaches--one paper, one electronic; one on the west coast, one on the east coast. First, the Los Angeles County Department of Health
'Meaningful use' progress hinges on stakeholder input
The Health IT Policy Committee has begun work in earnest on Stage 2 and 3 requirements for "meaningful use" of health IT, but some members of the federal advisory panel would like to see faster
Hospitals set on limiting school affiliations
In an attempt to "streamline" services at its 11 New York City hospitals, Health and Hospitals Corporation wants to take responsibility back from the prestigious universities it once sought help
Microsoft touts cloud computing in healthcare as providers wait for better security
While acknowledging the myriad privacy and security concerns about cloud computing, a top Microsoft healthcare official is touting the technology as an affordable means of network maintenance, health
