January 2011

Aprima tapped as EHR vendor for AmericanEHR Partners ()
New Jersey hospital selects Meta Health's documentation tech ()
Apple named new IHIE CEO, president ()
Quality Systems posts increases in Q3 ()
ONC extends funding for 3 programs ()
Report: Health reform to reverse imaging market slump ()
Words, facts & figures in healthcare reform debate ()
Study: fMRI pinpoints visual & acoustic memory to common brain region ()
Kansas HIE signs deal for ICA software ()
Houston hospital opens virtual surgical training center ()
Report: New tax could accelerate medical device outsourcing ()
Fate of HITECH is unclear in GOP's new cost-cutting bill ()
HIMSS questions Obama's plan for universal healthcare language ()
EHR certification update 1.28.11 ()
Dow Jones attempts to uncover Medicare payment data ()
IMV: 80% of U.S. providers have C-PACS ()
New York hospital to manage ops with Perceptive software ()
KLAS: Modality spending to jump 10% in 11 ()
NHIN Exchange: 'Beyond the science fair level' ()
Cisco to acquire Pari Networks ()
Health Affairs: ACOs on horizon, regulations need to be flexible ()
AHRQ releases health risk appraisal report draft ()
Minnesota HIE provides e-prescribing services to state rehab center ()
Q&A: Laheys path to HIE leads through portal ()
Q&A: N.Y. HIE aims to increase access, data types ()
Vermont Blueprint for Health draws in Covisint ()
Oregon REC partners with Allscripts ()
EU grants $4.1M for MRI method to assess Crohns disease ()
U.K. hospital purchases Siemens 3T MRI ()
Federal healthcare fraud efforts saved $4B in 2010 ()
Southern Fla. health system selects IOS EMR ()
Maryland upholds ban on in-group imaging referrals ()
Philips Healthcare posts strong Q4 ()
AIM: Ambulatory EHR+CDS may not lead to better care ()
Beth Israel nets CCHITs first cert for self-developed software ()
Harris awarded $10.6M army IT contract ()
ACR + RSNA make suggestions to ONC ()
Study: OR costs account for majority of hospital expenses ()
Study: Value of PET for malignant glioma unproven ()
Report: Remote patient monitoring market to grow 26% annually ()
FDA panel clears Bayer's MR agent ()
3 million received prescription drug relief under PPACA to date ()
Survey: Change management crucial to EMR adoption ()
Wanted: Clinical informatics professionals ()
Health insurance exchanges get new funding source ()
Interview with Blumenthal: We are 'on track' for meaningful use goals ()
A word for the year ()
KLAS: Providers say electronic order sets have greatest CDS impact ()
Decision support sweeps Minn., saves $84M ()
Study: Mammo may help assess cardiac risk in kidney disease patients ()
Colo. RHIO, REC tap BridgeFront for e-learning ()
CSC debuts SaaS tech for HIEs ()
Visualizing better care ()
Study: More research-based evidence needed in clinical decision-making ()
Rad attendance at RSNA 2010 sets record ()
Who's leading the connectivity charge? ()
AHRQ to identify Medicaid meaningful use barriers ()
Six more states to challenge healthcare reform ()
AJR: CT use growing in pregnant women ()
Survey: Doctors say reform will hurt quality of care in near term ()
Washington hospital connects with Medicity ()
JAMA: PHRs must be patient-centered to work ()
USPSTF updates bone density screening guidelines ()
CCHIT launches EHR cert program for hospitals ()
New York HIE goes live using InterSystems platform ()
Lumidigm, i-Evo partner for biometrics ()
ONC selects Accenture for data exchange specs ()
PwC: U.S. maintains lead in med tech--but for how long? ()
AJR: Pre-op breast MRI helps detect occult cancers ()
Penn. committee maps out healthcare reform at state level ()
Study: Healthcare can align Medicare with preventive care ()
HIMSS, Life Sciences IT Global Institute join forces ()
Meaningful use from community health point of view ()
AJR: Rads at mercy of external forces ()
Health IT Policy Committee seeks MU Stage 2 comments ()
Lockheed exec joins CCHIT board ()
Four fired for inappropriate access of EMRs in wake of Ariz. shootings ()
Upward movement in an uphill battle ()
EHR certification update 1.14.11 ()
WHITIA launches Healthy Communities Initiative ()
16 systems to participate in AMGA ACO collaborative ()
HP to develop Texas HIE under $30M services contract ()
District Court slams Guidant with fees, probation in ICD dispute ()
N.H. radiology computer server breach reported ()
Berry to lead National eHealth Collaborative ()
Survey: Admin costs, reimbursement top list of practice challenges ()
Report: Boomers to drive adoption of tech-enabled health products ()
Study: Caregivers strong adopters of health IT ()
Colorado med center signs IT contract with CareTech ()
GE, KeyHIE expand HIE collaboration ()
New Hampshire HIE plan approved ()
Virginia REC selects Pulse Complete EHR ()
Northeastern Pa. HIE signs Covisint for clinical messaging ()
Greenway Medical chooses DiagnosisONE CDS for EHRs ()
HealthTrust to offer 3M tech for ICD-10 transition ()
ONC forms PCAST Workgroup ()
Study: New model could contain arthritis imaging, costs ()
White paper cites home healthcare device challenges ()
AJR: Top tips for optimizing CT stroke workup ()
Zoll signs testing agreement with Mass. hospital ()
AHRQ: Diabetes expenditures doubled between 1996 and 2007 ()
Vocera acquires Wallace Wireless ()
HIMSS accepting 2011 Davies Award apps ()
CMS issues first Medicaid incentive payments ()
NIST issues 2 draft publications on IT security risk management ()
NQF reports target CDS, appropriate health IT use ()
Toronto provider launches Sectra RIS ()
No quiet end for '10, nor tranquil start for 2011 ()
Philips acquires medSage ()
RadNet pays $3M for two NY imaging centers ()
CentraState selects MobileMD for HIE ()
CMS: Healthcare spending increased to $2.5 trillion in 2009 ()
Allina Hospitals & Clinics taps Greenway's PrimeSUITE ()
EHR certification update 1.7.11 ()
ONC to release additional $12.2 for RECs ()
AT&T selects MedApps for remote care monitoring ()
iHealth Lab's mobile blood pressure device now available ()
Welch Allyn debuts mobile blood pressure device ()
Medical device market poised to hit $300B ()
ONC to launch permanent health IT certification program ()
Dell to buy SecureWorks ()
Kalorama: Medical mobile apps to hit $84.1M ()
CMS updates Physician Compare tool ()
Social Security approves EHR Doctors' CCD ()
Michigan network enhances Medicity HIE infrastructure ()
JACR: CDS can help control inappropriate medical imaging ()
Smartphone transmission of ECGs improves heart attack treatment ()
Study: fMRI visualizes allaying of cravings by anti-smoking meds ()
From the Editor: The Year Ahead for Health IT ()
Surescripts earns ONC-ATCB status ()
Clinical Information: An Expanding World | Pushing Evidence, Best Practices & Analysis to Caregiver ()
Mobile Devices: EMR Integration Is Just Beginning ()
ACOs: The IT Challenges Within ()
Remotely Monitoring Patients: Pilot Programs Take Off ()
NEJM: ACOs should foster competition ()
The AMDIS Connection: The Key to Meaningful Use Is the Belief that Its Possible ()
Frolich added to law firm's health team ()
KLAS: Most customers are satisfied with single sign-on ()
Saint John's, St. Vincent Jennings join IHIE ()