January 2011

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 ()