Despite high HIE adoption rates, many healthcare organizations still find robust, meaningful engagement as well as integrating paper-based strategies a challenge.
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41% of Consumers Willing to Switch Physicians for Access To Their EMRs
New Accenture survey finds that 41% of consumers are willing to switch physicians to gain online access to their EMRs
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The Future of E-Learning in Health IT (Infographic)
Alliance-based AMVONET infographic illustrates the latest trends and challenges facing the health IT industry and the need for alternative to traditional training techniques.
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The Meaningful Use Train Is Simply Moving Too Fast
The meaningful use train is simply moving too fast, and the future success of the program depends on an application of the brakes.
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UnitedHealth Recalls EHR Software Due to Lost Physicians Notes on Patient’s Prescriptions
UnitedHealth Group Inc. has recalled the Picis ED PulseCheck EHR software used in hospital emergency departments in more than 22 states due to an error that caused lost doctor’s notes on patient prescriptions
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Alternative Health Information Technology
A quick look at what is driving health care costs up reveals that physicians as a group are cheerfully adopting a host of high tech tools that would terrify the average technophobe. So why is health information technology so different?
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NHS & Government Commits to Invest £1 Billion in Health IT
The NHS and the government have committed to investing £1 billion in health IT to improve data sharing between care professionals and patients.
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Epic Implementation Results in $55.1M Operational Loss for Hospital
The rollout of the Epic electronic health records system contributed to a $55.1 million operational loss in fiscal 2012-13 for Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, according to a financial report released last week.
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Investigation Finds VA/DoD Wasted $1.3 Billion on Cancelled EHR System
The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense (VA/DoD) spent at least $1.3 billion during the last four years trying unsuccessfully to develop a single "integrated" and "interoperable" EHR system between the two departments
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Report Finds Health IT Spending On Pace To Top $34.5B in 2014
Healthcare IT spending is on pace to top $34.5 billion in North America in 2014, according to a new report by research firm Technology Business Research.
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