September 2012

Yuma welcomes new CMIO ()
EHRs lead to increased testing, positive outcomes in patients with diabetes, high cholesterol ()
Open notes will lead to greater provider accountability, patient responsibility ()
Missouri HIE partners with first participants ()
EHR integration would benefit from more collaborative relationship between research and clinical operations ()
More research, clinical ops collaboration would benefit EHR integration ()
Nuance to buy QuadraMed's Quantim HIM business ()
Patient interest in online services, retail clinics is growing ()
IOM: Introduce patients to medical evidence to enable informed decision making ()
Calif. program to use HIE to facilitate data flow ()
Task force: How to make mHealth routine by 2017 ()
HIE: Focus on consumers ()
Phased approach to info sharing during disasters is superior ()
EHNAC offers updated program criteria for review ()
HHS celebrates employees' innovation efforts ()
R.I. hospital's new NICU allows for infant care delivery innovations ()
NCQA updates standards for ACO designation ()
McKesson to buy developer of population management tools ()
IOM: EHR product reviews could prevent FDA regulation ()
Record security 'only as good as weakest link' ()
mHealth initiatives popular but few have driver, strategy ()
Got an iPhone? Image an ear infection ()
Town hall: Interoperability won’t make alarms any quieter ()
Weekly round-up: Flurry of activity ()
KY. data breach affects 2,500 ()
Mass. alliance may be formed between three providers ()
Open architectures for EHRs could spur innovation ()
Kansas HIE will dissolve ()
J-Co recognizes more top performing hospitals in 2011 ()
Concrete interoperability developments ()
Social media: potential and problems ()
How can social media impact treatment, research? ()
HHS awards online tool that helps track public health concerns ()
Text-based smoking cessation program produces positive outcomes ()
Smart IT Strategies for Imaging Growth & Quality Outcomes ()
Participatory healthcare hurt by provider attitudes, poor quality of online health info ()
athenahealth to acquire population management tools developer ()
Virtual healthcare can improve provider efficiency ()
NIH pilot shows MRI can accurately guide cardiac caths ()
PHR popularity increasing, but deployment best practices still unknown ()
Imaging outcomes: Preop breast MR does not cut reoperation rate ()
Ohio practice deploys oval MRI ()
Utah insurance exchange hacked ()
Weekly round-up: A cult of health IT innovation has been established ()
Appropriate use in the cath lab? Theres an app for that ()
FCC to expand spectrum available for wireless medical use ()
Wearable monitors could unlock mHealth power ()
Specific benefits of AV tools for women ()
Researchers develop tool to measure continuity of care for patients ()
JAMA: Medicare's accountable care demo shows modest savings ()
Patients approve of HIE, but want strong security measures ()
Agfa, Orion Health ink global partnership ()
Barco unveils surgical display ()
Patient health information: building access, encouraging action and changing attitudes ()
U of Miami Hospital breach due to employee foul play ()
Renal denervation + PVI produce best outcomes for drug-resistant hypertension ()
Healthcare business model for social media based on trust ()
Race-based disparity improves HF outpatient care, CDS could help more ()
Children's National launches text updates for surgical patients' families ()
CHIME, eHI survey reveal data analytics trends ()
Court: Patient use of Epic's MyChart can qualify as patent infringement ()
CMS rep: Health IT will help complexity of care delivery, eventually ()
Weekly round-up: No breaches but privacy news abounds ()
Aging MR scanner base may spur buying spree ()
IOM calls for improved use of IT in healthcare ()
Barco unveils display software for large-scale images ()
Merge makes move to explore sale ()
Informatics tools show potential for data extraction ()
WellPoint patient-centered medical homes make cost, quality progress ()
Hospital fined $1 million for past breaches, faces two years of scrutiny ()
WEDI adjusts ICD-10 timeline to new compliance deadline ()
Philips ECGs are now compatible with STEMI Alert app ()
More comparative effectiveness research needed for diabetes treatments ()
President announces innovation fellows program ()
Mobile devices may help autistic adults build work skills ()
TeraRecon introduces iNtuition Review and iNtuition Share ()
Clopidogrel + aspirin doesn't reduce bleeding, death after lacunar strokes ()
Serving Low-income Patients Inland Empire Health Plan’s PPACA Strategy ()
M&A Part II: Practical Considerations of the Deal ()
Scott & White’s Robert W. Pryor, MD: Putting Physician–Administrator Teams in Charge ()
The Power of Communication ()
Groups to assess big data security challenges ()