July 2012

Chicago hospital burglary causes data breach ()
Americans not yet fans of EHRs ()
mHealth Congress: Providers share experiences with mobile EHR deployment ()
Philips, Nuvodia pen PACS partnership ()
Software pairs smartphone, Twitter to enable remote stroke consults ()
PACSGear inks deal with eMix for cloud-based image exchange ()
Societies' guide focuses on pacemaker device, mode selection ()
Covidien gets FDA go-ahead on next-gen Nellcor monitor ()
AHIMA unveils interactive health IT career mapping tool ()
Study: If the technology doesnt fit, dont donate it ()
Happtique moving forward with app certification program ()
mHealth Congress: Initiatives reap success engaging patients with texts ()
Bracco nets expanded labeling for MR agent ()
mHealth Congress: As smartphone adoption grows, patient engagement must adjust ()
Boston Sci takes blow with slide in Q2 sales ()
Barco releases iPad app for medical image viewing calibration and QA ()
Weekly roundup: From medical heist to found money ()
Blumenthal to take helm at Commonwealth Fund ()
mHealth World Congress: Become a mHealth innovator to better patient care ()
mHealth Congress: Some mobile apps unduly burdened by regulation ()
IEEE updates its suite of interoperability standards ()
Imaging informatics & MU: The time is now ()
Medicare beneficiaries are happier, healthier than those with private coverage ()
Patient engagement a top priority for HIEs ()
EHNAC demands more specificity for NwHIN governance ()
Partners, CHS align for IT-delivered specialty care ()
AMA develops guidelines for reporting doc profile data ()
JAMA: Rigid regulatory framework can't fix complex healthcare system ()
Beth Israel suffers large data breach ()
OIG: Adverse events widespread, but hospitals fail to report ()
Agfa, Premier ink DR deal ()
Nevada, Mo. launches comprehensive community health improvement project ()
Medtronic begins enrollment for CoreValve in intermediate-risk patients ()
RIQI: Using available resource poises providers for MU success ()
AHRQ outlines plans for master patient registry ()
NIST: One-size-fits-all EHRs won't work for pediatric care ()
Weekly roundup: Encouraging EHR adoption rates ()
KLAS: HIE consulting firms pleasing providers ()
ANSI accredits five organizations for ONC's certification program ()
Community Oncology Alliance inches toward medical home model ()
KLAS: Vendors vie for larger shares of growing EHR market ()
Study: Remote robot assistance makes ICU docs happy ()
New app available: data breach tool ()
Interoperability efforts seek to engage patients ()
CMS: Proposed rule supports preventive, quality care initiatives ()
Joint Commission issues FAQ on unlicensed scribes ()
HIE growing pains ()
HIMSS publishes mobile app evaluation guide ()
Feature: Colorado HIE leader dishes on White House meeting, future plans ()
New Johns Hopkins Center to use IT for focus on population health ()
Q&A: William Bria, MD, talks past, present & future role of the CMIO ()
Sodium buildup in the brain correlates with MS disability ()
VA launches pilot to empower PCPs to treat chronic conditions ()
Study: Automated quality measurement systems require refining ()
ONC workgroup issues recommendations for reporting lab results ()
Weekly round-up: more ACOs, HIE shuts down, IT workforce ()
eHI tells ONC to take time with nationwide HIE ()
HIMSS Webinar: PPACA helps nationalize health IT standards ()
Class 1 recall: GE Aestiva ventilator-anesthesia machine ()
ONC: Access to personal health information getting easier, barriers remain ()
Webinar: ONC's workforce development programs on track for success ()
AAFP lists three conditions for NwHIN governance ()
Inside a Private HIE: Clinical, Economic and Operational Successes at The Washington Hospital ()
JAMIA: Making EHR data extraction more exact is possible ()
MRI, newly developed criteria could aid early ID of rheumatoid arthritis ()
AV can bring efficiency, savings, quality ()
Tenn.'s statewide HIE votes to shut down ()
Obama signs popular but protested bill on med device user fees ()
As epidemic of knee replacements looms, x-rays may provide predictive power ()
Philips, Therapeutic Monitoring Systems align on CDS pilot ()
Triad to provide radiopharma products for Novation ()
Study: Pediatric CCTA nudges toward sub-mSv levels ()
Another 89 ACOs join federal cost-sharing programs ()
CMS proposes to increase PCP payments, to change EHR incentives ()
Vetting a Partnership: When to Consider a Merger or Acquisition ()
EMR 2.0: Mining the EMR for Meaning ()
Accelerating Change: Take No Prisoners, Find Your Burning Platform ()
Not Fiddling While Rome Burns ()
Radiology: Nanoparticles boost detection of MS lesions on MRI ()
Survey: Value-based purchasing coming but give us a few more years ()
Cleveland system keeps up with computer-assisted coding, documentation improvement ()
BMJ: Impressive results for remote patient monitoring ()
MD Anderson suffers data breach via stolen computer ()