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This page includes news coverage of various aspects of patient healthcare, including new technology innovations, what is working, what is not, personalized medicine and remote and telemedicine delivery. Find specific news in the areas of Care Delivery, Digital Transformation, Precision Medicine, Remote Monitoring and Telehealth.

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Survey: No clear EMR market leader

Despite the presence of heavy hitters such as IBM, 3M and Dell, no single company owns the EMR market, according to a report from Kalorama Information.

Using CCD in HIE: Clinical Impact, Utility and Lessons Learned

Thursday, March 4, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM The Children's Hospital of Alabama will demonstrate the approach, utility and clinical impact of leveraging the Health Level 7 Continuity of Care Document in an emerging statewide health information exchange program.

Get Ready EMRs/HIEs, Here Comes One Billion Clinical Documents

Thursday, March 4, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Over a billion clinical notes are created by physicians in the U.S. each year -- primarily produced through dictation and transcribed. With standards, the output can easily integrate with EMRs/HIEs.

Maine's HealthInfoNet HIE: Achieving Sustainability

Wednesday, March 3, 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM This session will share the results of Maine HealthInfoNet's two-year health information exchange demonstration project. With 15 hospitals and one-third of the state's practicing physicians exchanging data, Maine offers a framework for achieving political, financial and IT sustainability.

Lessons Learned from an Operational HIE

Wednesday, March 3, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Learn from the experiences of an HIE that has been operating since April 2007. We'll share notes on convening stakeholders, privacy, selecting technology, and installing and operating a HIE.

National eHealth Collaborative Town Hall: Trust Relationships for HIE

Tuesday, March 2, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) will lead an open discussion among stakeholders from across the healthcare continuum to share experiences, expectations and concerns about the trust relationships that make up the foundation of successful health information exchange.

HIE Sustainability: Lessons Learned by the Indiana Health Information Exchange

Tuesday, March 2, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM The Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE), founded in 2004, has grown to be the nation's largest health information exchange. IHIE shares the basic sustainability principles of HIE as it applies it to its day-to-day operations.

Mobile HIE Interconnectivity During Natural Disasters and Medical Emergencies

Tuesday, March 2, 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM The New Mexico Health Information Collaborative has proven, through its successful national health information network emergency responder use case, that mobile interconnectivity to health information exchanges can be used to support public health during medical emergencies or natural disasters.

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Q&A: MedAxiom CEO explores key trends in cardiologist, cardiovascular surgeon compensation

Compensation for heart specialists continues to climb. What does this say about cardiology as a whole? Could private equity's rising influence bring about change? We spoke to MedAxiom CEO Jerry Blackwell, MD, MBA, a veteran cardiologist himself, to learn more.

Cardiovascular Business
Payment cuts and beyond: Key takeaways for cardiologists from the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

The American College of Cardiology has shared its perspective on new CMS payment policies, highlighting revenue concerns while providing key details for cardiologists and other cardiology professionals. 

AI in Healthcare
A modest proposal to rally AI regulators around a simple game plan

As debate simmers over how best to regulate AI, experts continue to offer guidance on where to start, how to proceed and what to emphasize. A new resource models its recommendations on what its authors call the “SETO Loop.”