August 2010

IICC names Siemens exec president ()
IMV: RF procedures increase while installs decline over past decade ()
Weno seeks ONC-ATCB status ()
CCHIT, Drummond Group first to be approved as ONC-ATCBs ()
Heatlh IT Innovation Awards: 5 Health IT Projects that Improved Care ()
From the Editor: In Praise of Innovation, and a Plea for PHRs ()
Study: MRI method may enable earlier osteoarthritis diagnosis ()
Good Practice: Outsourcing Health IT Can Save You Headaches, Not Money ()
PHRs: Power to the Patients ()
CAS Medical appoints Patton as prez, CEO ()
VisionFM, ECRI to facilitate device safety alert, recall communication ()
The AMDIS Connection | Always Connected vs. Overwhelmed: Where Do We Draw the Line? ()
Maine HIE selects Health Language for clinical content integration ()
Report: PHR for mobile devices could be healthcares 'killer app' ()
Sage releases lastest version of Intergy ()
Health Affairs: EMR transition could take some time ()
GE donates EMR to Texas university ()
Tips from EHR traiblazers ()
Agfa HealthCare sees slight rise in Q2 ()
Cambridge Health Alliance names Worthen CMIO ()
ViewRay secures $20M to fund MRI-guided radiotherapy system ()
KLAS: EMRs' true costs are higher than expected ()
BayCare Health System names Thompson CIO ()
ONC hires Lockheed Martin to assist with NHIN ()
MinXray introduces portable DR offering ()
Along the path to HIE uptake, EHRs play a widening role ()
Center for Diagnostic Imaging opens new Indiana location ()
Indianapolis VA to partner with IHIE for pilot program ()
CHIME releases EHR implementation guidebook ()
California hospital selects RelayHealth's HIE ()
iSalus Healthcare releases EMR iPhone app ()
Q&A: Regional HIE takes a best-of-breed approach ()
Q&A: At John Muir Health, the EHR is the HIE ()
Alabama extends Medicaid management deal with HP ()
Report: Meaningful use criteria = health IT staff gaps ()
Medtronic posts strong earnings, but guidance dropped due to shaky sales ()
KLAS: RIS gains ground through interoperability, functionality ()
GE to assist with Virginia RHIO ()
Canon premieres wireless DR offering at AHRA ()
Study: 96% of data breaches avoidable ()
JGIM: E-tracking system can improve OB/GYN follow-up ()
Oridion, IMI team for patient monitoring devices ()
Conn. AG investigates Yale med school data breach ()
DMS Health Technologies lands mobile MRI service contract in Southeast ()
Tiger Team to Blumenthal: Stick to fair info practices ()
RamSoft launches imaging software site ()
Accountability, front and center ()
athenahealth offers stand-alone EHR service ()
Philips updates voice recognition device ()
NIST publishes finalized EHR testing procedures ()
HTH gets global with iPhone app ()
CCI: DES benefits validated out to five years ()
Report: Smartphones will keep ringing up sales in healthcare ()
Interoperability efforts move forward ()
Thomson Reuters, CareEvolution to assist N.C. HIE development ()
Tenn. alliance signs with ICA for HIE ()
HHS announces $46 million to ensure transparency in health insurance markets ()
California launches statewide telehealth network ()
Diagnostic Imaging Specialists aligns with new distributor ()
Rimage open for business in China ()
QuadraMed partners with CPM Resource Center ()
Ingenix continues acquisition spree with Axolotl ()
EMR adoption could be contagious ()
Stanley awarded $15M to support NHIN ()
CMS Webinar: Incentive payments to offset EHR adoption, not reimburse ()
Data on thousands of Boston-area patients left in landfill ()
PACSGear acquires NAI Tech ()
VA to test paperless claims system in R.I. ()
'Medical necessity' joins RAC review requirements ()
Report: Relaxed meaningful use criteria reflect reality ()
Digital voices, clinical choices ()
Judge drops CardioNet shareholder lawsuit ()
Clarkson to run Toshiba's MR business unit ()
RadNet completes purchase of three N.J. imaging facilites ()
Ortho society endorses EHR\EMR adoption, with reservations ()
Study: MRI can detect autism in the adult brain ()
Report: Mobile data service market to reach $27B by 2014 ()
Smartronix expands health IT services with Cogon purchase ()
Epson aligns with Philips to offer ultrasound printing options ()
KLAS: Enterprise resource planning vendors don't have a leg to stand on ()
CMS webinar: Eligible professionals can expect EHR incentives in 2011 ()
JACR: Advanced EMR search tools could improve radiology services ()
Benefitfocus acquires Benefit Informatics ()
Indiana extension center selects iSalus ()
CDW: 48% of IT decision makers anticipate increased IT budgets ()
NextGate updates MatchMetrix, releases three data mgmt suites ()
Orion Healthcare scoops up Aspyra ()
Merge gets knocked into red due to Amicas purchase in Q2 ()
Humana, athenahealth align for EHR services ()
Vangent to buy data analytics developer for $65M ()
Hologic finalizes Sentinelle Medical acquisition ()
Eclipsys skips into black in Q2 ()
Elektas EMR receives Surescripts certification for e-prescribing ()
Payors get into meaningful use incentives game ()
Encore debuts EHR tools to assist meaningful use efforts ()
Axolotl releases Elysium Express HIE migration tool ()
FCC, FDA open lines of communication ()
Cochrane: Telemonitoring shrinks cost, mortality for heart failure ()
Leapfrog Group expresses "grave concerns" over meaningful use ()
HHS allocates $159M for healthcare workforce training ()