June 25, 2009
By:Benjamin P. Saylor
Billing and administration costs remain high even when a practice has implemented health information technology, according to a recent study.
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June 25, 2009
By:Benjamin P. Saylor
A company that provides EHR resources to physicians in print and web formats has added a video website on the subject.
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June 25, 2009
By:Benjamin P. Saylor
Inconsistent information in computerized provider order entry systems can lead to a "significant risk" to safety, according to the results of a recent study.
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May 29, 2009
By:Kathy Method
Consumer interest in online tools and resources to assist with health improvement is high, according to results of the 2009 Deloitte Survey of Health Care Consumers.
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May 29, 2009
By:Kathy Method
A website created in 2006 by the New York State Department of Health to help New Yorkers comparison shop for prescription drugs is being criticized for failing to live up to that goal.
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May 29, 2009
By:Kathy Method
The Department of Health and Human Services has released the free software that will become the gateway between federal agencies and non-government organizations to create the Nationwide Health Information Network.
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May 29, 2009
By:Kathy Method
Last fall, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement began its free online IHI Open School for Health Professions in response to statistics that say preventable mistakes in healthcare kill 44,000 to 98,000 Americans a year and harm millions more.
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April 24, 2009
By:Kathy Method
A survey of more than 4,000 member hospitals of the American Hospital Association found that only 1.5 percent have a comprehensive electronic health records system implemented across all clinical units.
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April 24, 2009
By:Kathy Method
Doctors in Wyoming using the WyNETTE telehealth network need only a computer with a camera, Internet access, and a telephone to diagnose and treat patients in remote sections of the state without ever leaving their offices.
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