February 2010

Novation: Inflation rates for hospital services 8%, prescription drugs 5% ()
JACR: high percentage of imaging exams found to be unnecessary, inappropriate ()
Small steps toward the bigger picture ()
Interoperability: Putting the Word into Action ()
The Healthstory Project: Harmony with Clinical Narrative/Structured Data in the EHR ()
Semantic Interoperability: Creating a Common Language to Transform Care ()
Interoperability in the Perioperative Environment ()
Connecting with Community Practices: Benefiting from the Best of Both Worlds ()
Healthcare Interoperability: Achieving Meaningful Use and Beyond! ()
Interoperability and the Meaningful Use Exchange ()
An International Consortium Exemplar: A Common Practice Framework for Standardizing and Advancing In ()
Interoperability and Public Health: CDC, Making the Connection with EHRs ()
Integrated Medical Home Leverages PHR and E-Connectivity to Transform Care ()
The Role of Standards-Based Solutions in Driving Deployment of Connected Health Information Communit ()
The Health Story Project Interoperability Strategy ()
Improving Quality and Access through Administrative and Clinical Transaction Convergence ()
Interoperability: Leveraging the ONC/HITSP Roadmap for Cost-effective Chronic Care ()
Demonstrating Meaningful Use through Quality Measures ()
AMA: Competition is dwindling for U.S. health insurers ()
Talking the Talk: Building Unity among Healthcare Systems ()
HHS publicly posts list of data breach notifications ()
Blumenthal highlights time requirements to properly define meaningful use ()
HIMSS: Smaller practices just as capable of achieving meaningful use ()
iCAD posts steady profits for 2009 Q4, loss for the year ()
HIMSS: Acuo to unveil Web-based image management system ()
Eclipsys, Microsoft ink health IT deal ()
Implications of ARRA for Clinical Decision Support ()
Physician Synergy Session: Integration of Mobile Health Applications in Healthcare ()
Incorporating Evidence into Decision Making ()
Quality, Safety and Meaningful Use in Healthcare Technology: A Message from ONC ()
Medtronic posts uptick for Q3, bolstered by strong CV sales ()
Clinical Decision Support and the Chain of Liabilities ()
Getting Clinical Decision Support Right: Best Practices and Perspectives from Quality Leaders and ON ()
Hartford Hospital and NextGate team up for HIE ()
Usable, Meaningful CDS for Improved Quality: National Activities, New Advances ()
Clinical Decision Support with EHRs ()
Implementing a Clinical Decision Intelligence System in an Integrated Healthcare System ()
Quality Measures and Clinical Decision Support in EHRs ()
Practical Pearls for Improving Outcomes with CDS: A Roundtable Discussion ()
CDS and Meaningful Use: Requirements, Enablers, and What You Should Do Now ()
HIMSS Preview: CDSFortifying decision-making ()
Nebraska HIE expands with Axolotl platform ()
HIE: Opting In ()
HIE: Opting In ()
KLAS: Wireless DR is here to stay ()
Q&A: Maine HIE works through a variety of challenges ()
Philips' Emergin launches alert notifier for Apple platform ()
Toshiba taps Ryan as new VP of marketing ()
Siemens lands U.K. install ()
AJR: MRI a desirable alternative to sonogram for diagnosis of testicular disease ()
Correction: Boston Sci eliminates international headquarters in Natick, Mass. ()
HIMSS: Clinical Architecture Introduces Symedical Recognize ()
Survey: No clear EMR market leader ()
Using CCD in HIE: Clinical Impact, Utility and Lessons Learned ()
Get Ready EMRs/HIEs, Here Comes One Billion Clinical Documents ()
Maine's HealthInfoNet HIE: Achieving Sustainability ()
Lessons Learned from an Operational HIE ()
National eHealth Collaborative Town Hall: Trust Relationships for HIE ()
HIE Sustainability: Lessons Learned by the Indiana Health Information Exchange ()
Mobile HIE Interconnectivity During Natural Disasters and Medical Emergencies ()
Assessing the Technical Capability of a HIE Organization ()
Community HIEs with Multiple EHRs Resulting in an Integrated Community EHR ()
Is There a Business Case for HIE? The California Experience ()
The Transformative Role of Health IT in the States ()
Closing Keynote Address: Future Horizon for HIE Meaningful Use ()
Clinical Information Exchange ()
HIEs Serving Rural and Underserved Communities: Key to Success ()
Dealing with Malpractice Liability in the Use of EHRs, PHRs, and HIEs ()
Opening Keynote Address: The National Landscape of HIEs ()
HIMSS Preview: HIEsExchanging Information and Ideas ()
HIMSS Feature: Smartphones, sociological changes create perfect storm for telemedicine ()
Implementing and Measuring EMR ROI in the Specialty Practice ()
Correlating EMR Capabilities with Quality and Efficiency Metrics: An Update ()
Leveraging EHRs for Public Health Alerting & Outbreak Management ()
Get Ready EMRs/HIEs, Here Comes One Billion Clinical Documents ()
EMR/Medical Device Integration: Promise in Ambulatory Care Settings ()
Physician Practice EHR/PM System Leads to NCQA Medical Home Recognition ()
Utilizing an EHR to Optimize Pay-for-Performance Participation: A Primary Care Medical Group's Exper ()
Integrating Quality Measures into EHRs: Available Tools and Lessons Learned ()
The Healthstory Project: Harmony with Clinical Narrative/Structured Data in the EHR ()
EHRCenterpiece for Practice Growth and Profitability ()
Lessons Learned from Developing a Premier Global EHR ()
EHR/CPOE Implementation: Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail ()
Getting to Stage 6: Lessons Learned from an Urban Medical Center ()
Integrating Medical Images and the EHRthe Time Is Now ()
Navigating HITECH: Challenges and Opportunities for the Physician Practice ()
Getting Technology Adopted: Views From the Bruised ()
Using Analytics to Drive EMR Value, Quality, and Meaningful Use ()
$1 Million ROI: ED Physician Documentation, CPOE and EHR ()
Optimizing EMR Usage with Self-Service Check-in and Real-time Claims Adjudication ()
Implementing a Web-Based EHR for CPOE in a Rural IDN ()
The Legal EHR Touch Points with ARRA ()
The EMR Value Assessment: A Score Card for Stimulus Preparation ()
Adoption is Seamless When Bedside Clinicans Lead an EHR Implementation ()
Beyond Implementation: Innovative Uses of EHRs ()
What Does the Future of the Ambulatory Practice Look Like in a Post-ARRA Era? ()
New Rules for an Old Game: Structuring Winning EHR Contracts ()
Patient Care, Politics, and Profits: Success with a Private Practice EHR ()
One Year Later: 100 Percent Provider Adoption of an Inpatient/Outpatient EHR ()
EHR Adoption: A Davies Award Winning Story ()