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CT scans can help reduce lung cancer deaths, study finds
5 reasons why Google Health failed
Errors occur in 12% of e-prescriptions matching handwritten
June 29, 2011
RWJ Launches Healthcare Quality Data Website
HFMA: Kaiser Details $4B Investment in Health Management Tools
June 28, 2011
App Challenge: Battle Obesity with Public Health Data
MU Final Rules a 'Roadmap' Not a Checklist, Mostashari Says
June 27, 2011
CDPH Data Breach Affects 9,000 State Workers
June 24, 2011
ABCs of EHRs: New training choices for non-techies
Virginia RHIO hits medication history milestone
June 23, 2011
ONC: Metadata proposed rule imminent
AMA, others advise HHS to clarify meaningful use regs
June 22, 2011
National Library of Medicine launches MedlinePlus Connect
Back to school: Courses help physicians learn health IT
Health clinics play key role in Indiana quality, Beacon programs
Tech Advances for Tonsillectomy Not Necessarily Better
June 21, 2011
Social Networking Researcher Studies Physicians, Influence
June 20, 2011
Many hospitals overuse double CT scans, data show
CMS to Tap Tech for Medicare Fraud Fight
June 17, 2011
Federal health tools, data help docs achieve MU
June 16, 2011
Mostashari: We need a better marketplace
UK unencrypted laptop health breach affects more than 8.6M records
ACOs and shared savings: Can IT get you there?
June 15, 2011
Medical smart cards find their niche
June 14, 2011
At Ramstein, America’s military aeromedical mission heats up
Jackson Health patient data stolen
June 13, 2011
Make EHRs More Like Cars, Healthcare CIOs Say
Rush to robotic surgery raising flags
Heart with no beat offers hope of new lease on life
June 10, 2011
ONC funds developer challenge to spur health IT innovation
New EHRs perform better, but transition pains docs
HHS Proposes EMR Access Disclosure Rule
June 9, 2011
Senators request probe of surgeons
Panel endorses delay of stage 2 meaningful use to 2014
Pfizer touts first US ’virtual’ clinical study
Greater patient access to records proposed
Is social networking changing the face of medicine?
June 8, 2011
Should mobile health apps be regulated by FDA?
How to survive a privacy breach audit
Patient involvement is critical to success of Meaningful Use program
June 7, 2011
AHRQ to tackle EHR barriers Medicaid providers face
Body imaging business pushes health scans many don’t need
6 Things to Know About the HIPAA Disclosures Proposed Rule
June 3, 2011
Lost medical records complicate Joplin hospital’s tornado recovery
Despite incentives, cost is a barrier to small provider EHR use
June 2, 2011
The $30B healthcare tech gamble
CDC to build public health surveillance via EHR data
209K docs at risk for e-prescribing penalties
Hospitals compete for IT talent with funding at stake
Brain injuries are seen in new scans of vets
IPPS Proposed Rule Clarifies Device Payments
June 1, 2011
Breaches lead to push to protect medical data
Telecom providers see opportunities in telemedicine
Mobile Phones May Pose MRSA Threat
MGH Customizes CT Radiation Doses via 'Virtual Autopsy'