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05/21/2007

Digital Health Coach Can Increase Drug Compliance, Exercise

05/21/2007

Electronic Systems Could End Errors From Hospital Faxes

05/21/2007

Florida E-Prescribing Plan Wins Support from Stakeholders

05/21/2007

House Bill To Require E911 Availability, Liability Protection

05/21/2007

IT Executives Offer Advice for Adopting Electronic Records

05/21/2007

San Diego Hospitals Still Years Away From Complete EHRs

05/18/2007

Business Roundup for May 18, 2007

05/18/2007

Current PHRs Might Not Appeal to Underserved, Study Finds

05/18/2007

Government Tapping IT To Boost Care, National Health IT Leader Says

05/18/2007

Government, Employers, Consumers Driving Health IT Market

05/18/2007

Michigan Official Calls for Upgrade of Rx Pricing Web Site

05/18/2007

Qualcomm To Market Cell Phones as Health Monitors

05/18/2007

Software at California Hospital Helps Find Matches for Kidney Transplants

05/17/2007

Aetna To Pay Pennsylvania Hospital Pay-For-Performance Bonuses

05/17/2007

IT Can Help Increase, Retain Children's Health Coverage, Report Finds

05/17/2007

Minnesota House Approves Bill That Would Restrict Online Drug Sales

05/17/2007

Push for Health IT Adoption Slowing Down, Some Experts Say

05/17/2007

Senate Panel Discusses Ways To Limit Online Drug Companies

05/17/2007

U.S. Ranks Last in Health Care Performance, IT Adoption

05/16/2007

Employer PHR Initiatives Still in Early Stages, Lack Data To Assess Progress

05/16/2007

IBM Grid Computing System To Help Hospitals Pool IT Resources

05/16/2007

Massachusetts Health Center Adopts EHR System To Provide Seamless Care

05/16/2007

Senators Set To Introduce Bill To Facilitate Health IT Adoption

05/16/2007

Technological Advances Could Help Elderly Stay Independent, Healthy

05/16/2007

Web Site Provides Resources on Spinal Conditions for Patients, Physicians

05/15/2007

California EHR System Targets Diabetes Management

05/15/2007

Cardinal Health Buys Medical Technology Company for $1.5B

05/15/2007

Carolinas Hospital System Streamline Registrations With Palm Scanner

05/15/2007

First Online Integrated Cancer Research Database Launches in Canada

05/15/2007

Maryland Group Aims To Boost Uninsured Care with EHRs

05/15/2007

Medical Device Lobby Fights House Push for Bar Code Requirement

05/15/2007

Nebraska Health Systems Post Procedure Cost Estimates Online

05/14/2007

Health Centers To Get IT Boost Under Missouri Budget Bill

05/14/2007

Illinois Medical School Takes on EHRs, E-Prescriptions

05/14/2007

IRS OKs Not-for-Profit Hospital IT Subsidies for Physicians

05/14/2007

Japan To Track Elderly Health Via Wireless Test Zone

05/14/2007

Massachusetts Faces Shortage in Qualified Health IT Professionals

05/14/2007

Physician Blogs Spark Concerns About Privacy, Accuracy of Information

05/11/2007

'Medical Home' Model Gets Support From Businesses, Employers

05/11/2007

Business Roundup for May 11, 2007

05/11/2007

FDA Offers Advice for Using Computer Systems in Clinical Trials

05/11/2007

Home Telemonitoring Holds Promise for Managing Chronic Diseases, Study Finds

05/11/2007

iPods Can Spell Trouble for Pacemakers, Study Finds

05/11/2007

Syracuse Hospital Automates Patient Flow, Bed Management

05/11/2007

Verizon Unveils PHR System for Employees, Retirees

05/10/2007

Bush's Value-Driven Health Care Plan Gains Steam as More Employers Step Up

05/10/2007

Kuwait Military Hospital To Link Up With Battlefield Medical Database

05/10/2007

Pay-for-Performance Programs Not Going Away, CMS Official Says

05/10/2007

Regional Health Data Network on Wish List for Northern Virginia Group

05/10/2007

Senate Passes Legislation To Expand Surveillance of New Drugs

05/10/2007

Texas Considers Posting Hospital Infection Rates Online for Consumers

05/09/2007

Government Database To Monitor Stem Cell Transplant Outcomes

05/09/2007

Grant Program Catalyst for New York Hospital's EHR System

05/09/2007

Joint Pentagon, VA EHR System Could Take Years

05/09/2007

New Hampshire Senator Calls for Increased Transparency To Curb Costs

05/09/2007

Ohio Hospitals Take Billing Online, Plan Additional Services

05/09/2007

Project To Merge Health Care, Banking Information Systems

05/08/2007

Electronic Data Capture Investments To Increase, Report Finds

05/08/2007

Florida Insurers To Launch First Statewide, Multi-Payer EHR System

05/08/2007

Lawmakers Weigh Value, Risks of Monitoring Technology

05/08/2007

Missing Texas Computer Tapes Containing Sensitive Data Found

05/08/2007

New York City Physicians Line Up for Discounted EHRs

05/08/2007

Report Urges RFID Security Analysis, Best Practices

05/07/2007

California Health System Remotely Monitors ICU Patients

05/07/2007

New Hampshire To Appeal Ruling on Drug Data Mining

05/07/2007

PACS Goes Mainstream in North America, Europe

05/07/2007

Pentagon, VA Must Bolster Patient Data Sharing Efforts, Report Says

05/07/2007

PlayStations' Idle Computing Power Pooled for Medical Research

05/07/2007

Report: HHS, CMS Need Plan for Collecting Data With IT

05/07/2007

WHO To Publish All Clinical Trial Data Online

05/04/2007

Business Roundup for May 4, 2007

05/04/2007

Consumers Support Secure Electronic Health Data Exchanges

05/04/2007

FDA Launches Web Site, E-Newsletter for Consumers

05/04/2007

Hewlett-Packard Joins California Health Data Exchange Project

05/04/2007

Missouri Hospital Posts Pricing Data Online

05/04/2007

Pennsylvania Group Unveils Statewide EHR Plan

05/04/2007

WHO Touts IT To Improve Patient Safety

05/03/2007

California Physicians in Pay-for-Performance Group Step Up Health IT

05/03/2007

Financial Incentives for IT Adoption Lacking, Survey Finds

05/03/2007

NASA To Test Telesurgery Underwater as Space Simulation

05/03/2007

Paper Systems More Secure, Less Beneficial Than EHRs, Consumers Say

05/03/2007

Researchers Track Spread of Avian Flu With Online Map

05/03/2007

WHO Gets Wiki for Updating Disease Classification System

05/02/2007

Cigna Receives Highest Insurer Ranking in Survey

05/02/2007

Health Care Taking Notice of Self-Service Technology

05/02/2007

Kodak Sells Health Group for $2.35B

05/02/2007

Privacy Laws Could Hamper Bill To Automate Mental Health Records

05/02/2007

SureScripts Acquires Chief Rival, Boosts E-Prescribing Network

05/02/2007

Web-Based Asthma Program Helps Minority Teens, Study Finds

05/01/2007

Certification Commission OKs 30 More EHR Systems

05/01/2007

Federal Court Overturns New Hampshire Rx Data Ban

05/01/2007

HHS Agenda Includes Plans To Step Up Health Data Security

05/01/2007

New Jersey Hospital Wirelessly Links to New York Facility

05/01/2007

Online Physician Visits Catching On

05/01/2007

Senate Set To Discuss FDA Drug Safety System

05/01/2007

VA Compensation Network Slowly Reaching Benchmarks, GAO Finds

04/30/2007

Indiana Insurer Goes Public with Prices

04/30/2007

Kaiser Expands Access to Heart Disease Management Program

04/30/2007

Nurses' Involvement With IT Systems Increasing

04/30/2007

Texas Hospital Taps RFID for Equipment Tracking

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