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Fewer Than 25% of Providers Are Ready for Meaningful Use Stage 2

by Fred Pennic 01/15/2014 Leave a Comment

Fewer than 25% of providers in the US are ready for Meaningful Use Stage 2, according to data from CMS and the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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WeIVU Leverages InterSystems for Interoperability with EHRs for Improved Patient Experience

by Fred Pennic 01/06/2014 Leave a Comment

Leading patient education technology provider leverages InterSystems health informatics platform for interoperability with EHRs to deliver personalized clinical data and videos on any mobile device
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Achieving Successful CDS-EHR Integration via the HL7 Infobutton

by Dr. Stephen Beck 12/27/2013 1 Comment

Dr. Stephen Beck discusses how HL7 Infobutton technology helps improve outcomes, accelerate clinician adoption of CDS and EHR technologies at Catholic Health Partners.
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HHS Taps Karen DeSalvo As Next National Coordinator for HIT

by Jasmine Pennic 12/19/2013 Leave a Comment

Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that Karen DeSalvo, MD, City of New Orleans Health Commissioner as the new National Coordinator for Health IT starting Monday, Jan. 13th.
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The Problem Facing Clinical Researchers: Too Many Logins, Too Little Time (Infographic)

by Fred Pennic 12/17/2013 Leave a Comment

For every clinical trial researchers conduct, they’re burdened with remembering separate passwords and logins, each unique to the systems or organizations with which they’re working.
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Athenahealth’s Jonathan Bush Talks Emerging Technologies in Healthcare

by Jasmine Pennic 12/14/2013 1 Comment

Jonathan Bush, CEO and President of Athenahealth, provides his insights on deploying cloud-based services for more efficient, personalized health-care services.
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Clinithink Receives Mediwales 2013 Innovation Judges’ Award

by Jasmine Pennic 12/12/2013 Leave a Comment

Clinithink, a world-leader in clinical natural language processing (CNLP) technology, today announced that it received the 2013 MediWales Innovation Judges’ Award.
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Stage 3 Meaningful Use Should Incorporate Criteria to Reduce Disparities, Advocates Say

by Jasmine Pennic 12/10/2013 1 Comment

The National Partnership for Women & Families states the extra time associated with announced delay in stage 3 Meaningful Use must be used to advance consumer goals.
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