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Deloitte: EMRs pricey, but necessary for patient-centered medical home
Though it may be pricey and encounter cultural resistance, an EMR and related health IT is a necessary investment for organizations wishing to follow the patient-centered medical home model, suggests
Merger, MU revelations, genetics make for remarkable week in EMRs
Wow, what a week! And I don't mean that just because the Chicago Blackhawks last night won the Stanley Cup for the first time since 1961 and I'm hoarse from celebrating a remarkable two months of
Intermountain would miss 36 of 48 current MU requirements
An organization like Utah's Intermountain Healthcare that has years of experience with an EMR and even serves as a development site for GE Healthcare's Centricity system should have no problem
More EMR data could mean more patient anxiety
One of the side effects of greater transparency is that potentially embarrassing or alarming information could get out. This is certainly true when patients are able to view electronic medical
Health IT pros warn of network vulnerabilities during 'cyberwar'
Fans of doomsday scenarios, gather 'round. It may not be hackers that present the greatest threat to EHR databases, but terrorist groups or rogue regimes, a hospital IT director told federal
GE forms $250M health technology investment fund, will debut CDS system at HIMSS
GE Healthcare is establishing a $250 million equity investment fund to support innovative health technology companies, particularly in IT, diagnostic medicine and life sciences. Called the
HIPAA is getting stronger and the rules are getting tougher
In addition to authorizing a net $19.2 billion in health IT funding, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act tightens HIPAA privacy and security regulations. The standards will be more stringent
