January 2014

Wisc. breach affects 42K ()
ONC sponsors journal issue on health IT ()
ONC offers provider transformation video ()
ONC Annual Meeting covers interoperability, usability, more ()
Interim evaluation finds many ACOs slowed spending ()
Providers, patients consult Wikipedia the most for healthcare information ()
Programmed EHR alerts show mixed results in pediatric obesity study ()
CHS Completes Acquisition of HMA for $3.9 Billion ()
Study: Health IT to change healthcare, avoid MD shortages ()
Draft legislation would overhaul federal IT procurement process ()
Automated texting system shows promise for use with Latina girls ()
AHIMA CEO: Information governance essential ()
CCHIT cutting its EHR testing, certification services ()
ATA: ‘Stars are aligning’ for telehealth ()
AMDIS Connection | Don’t Copy-and-Paste Yourself Into Big Trouble ()
APPortunities for Better Medication Adherence ()
Investing in Leadership Development ()
HIMSS 2014 ()
Standardized Data & Good Communication for Safer Care Transitions ()
Image-Enabling Your HIE: Why Now? ()
Educating Tomorrow’s Informaticists ()
2014 Health IT Landscape ()
Successful telehealth driving market growth ()
Thinking, Planning Ahead ()
Older breast cancer survivors share same CVD risk as healthy women ()
EMR and administrative data both needed for full perspective of patient ()
Halamka shares advice for ONC's DeSalvo ()
Beth Israel awarded $5.3M grant to target preventable harm in ICU ()
N.Y. budget proposal includes $1.2B for health infrastructure ()
Healthcare IT Outsourcing Market - By Application & Industry - Global Foreca ()
Wearable technology for health and activity monitoring by Sensogram Technologies AG to be offered to the medical and sport markets this year ()
72% of Physicians Say EHR System Helps Them Make More Informed Healthcare Decisions in Real Time ()
Orion Health™ Rhapsody® Integration Engine Enables Vermont’s HIE ()
Partnership Readies Massachusetts for Transition to ICD-10, Highlights Value of External Testing ()
Survey: Majority say HIEs not providing value ()
Health IT still faces digital divide ()
ONC Annual Meeting: Patient engagement dissected ()
ONC Annual Meeting: How to innovate in healthcare ()
Social media users open to sharing their data ()
ONC Annual Meeting: Town Hall covers mandates, alignment, future ()
3M ICD-10 Code Translation Software Converts EHR Custom Problem Lists ()
Boston Medical Center combats alarm fatigue ()
Survey: Independent docs concerned about ACA ()
ONC Annual Meeting: Market now demanding interoperability ()
ONC Annual Meeting: Usability for better health IT safety ()
US-UK agree to ‘unprecedented’ health data sharing ()
More products earn MU certification ()
ONC Annual Meeting: NY providers share impact of health IT ()
This week in health IT: Spotlight on Stage 2 ()
IOM seeking input to improve clinical trials data ()
Google developing lenses to monitor, detect diabetes ()
Michigan HIEs set to merge ()
Miss. telehealth pilot targets diabetes epidemic ()
EHR adoption up, but few ready for Stage 2 ()
Payers sharpen focus on consumer engagement ()
KLAS identifies top EMRs for midsize physician practices ()
Rush Health launches HIE ()
Top MU obstacles, measuring EHR ROI ()
Report details pharma's role in social media ()
PCORI grant supports La. clinical data research network ()
Act places restrictions on VA, DoD EHR funding ()
Telestroke lowers costs, improves outcomes ()
Big growth expected for telehealth ()
WEDI to HHS: More ICD-10 testing needed ()
Study identifies top MU challenges ()
Study: Male med students find EHRs easier to use ()
Lost computer puts 6,700 patients’ data at risk ()
Application period open for entities seeking ONC-AA status ()
This week in health IT: Safety first ()
McKesson, Meditech named first ‘test EHRs’ ()
Improving health IT patient safety ()
Patient portals, data warehousing and radiology barcoding apps poised for growth ()
HITPC: ONC spotlight on HIT safety, 2015 certification criteria ()
Health challenge announces 7 projects winning $2M ()
More integration required for successful CDS ()
HHS releases SAFER guides for HIT ()
Care costs come in second on "worry scale" ()
Measuring health IT's ROI ()
MU program growth continues ()
Physicians increasingly turn to scribes to offset EHR work ()
HITPC: Major health IT challenges hamper ACOs ()
HITPC approves eCQM recommendations ()
Healthcare.gov contractor changes hands ()
ONC launches Patient @ Center initiative ()
HITPC: DeSalvo explains why she said yes ()
HIT venture capital funding healthy in 2013 ()
PCORI awards Kaiser Permanente $7M to build national research network ()
Malware cause of breach at Ohio medical supply firm ()
Vocera acquires mVisum ()
EHR products achieve MU certification ()
Texas CIO earns HIMSS/CHIME HIT award ()
New EHNAC criteria support latest federal legislative rules ()
Why Accept Tradeoffs? Have Both Your Enterprise EMR and Complementary, Functionally-rich Department Software ()
HITRUST launching cyber attack exercises ()
Rodriguez to vacate OCR director post ()
ACOs require more than EMRs to manage population health ()
GAO calls out CMS, other agencies for inconsistent data breach practices ()
OIG: CMS not doing enough to prevent fraud in EHRs ()
IOM model addresses ROI on EHRs ()
Global wireless EHR market projected at $23.5B by 2018 ()
Linking IT, outcomes and usability ()
Prioritizing the quality indicators that matter most ()
ACO patients older, wealthier than counterparts ()
Patient portal use linked to improved adherence ()
KLAS: Vendors struggling to deliver robust analytics products ()
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital earns Stage 7 recognition ()
New services, new leader ()
ONC focusing on usability ()
Exchanges face bumps in the road ()
FDA plans EHR database to target drug safety ()
Healthcare spending slowdown continues ()
CMS’ esMD system popular among providers ()
Brightree Announces Strategic Agreement With athenahealth ()
FDA grant aims to foster innovation in pediatric medical devices ()
AAMI's home health tech report details challenges, recommendations ()
Cancer risk calculator demonstrates ‘good accuracy’ ()
Employee snooping cause of breach at Va. health system ()
OCR proposed rule would strengthen background checks ()
MRC urges hold on further health IT regulation until FDASIA report ()
Majority of physicians report EHR benefits ()
Patients pay for telehealth with a Tweet ()
More studies needed on CDS’ impact on inpatient costs ()
Hospital sues EHR vendor for system installation failure ()
CIT's biggest stories of 2013 ()
Global medical device connectivity market to hit $33.5B by 2019 ()
EHR safe harbor extended through 2021 ()
Humana, Healthsense launch passive remote monitoring pilot ()
Health IT salaries continue to rise ()
Practice hit by $150K fine for lacking thorough security policies ()