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'MASH' treats patients outside tornado-damaged Joplin hospital
MA extension center enrolls 2,500 providers to deploy EHRs
An ’X Prize’ for mobile diagnostics
HIPAA Violator Sentenced to Prison
May 27, 2011
Pentagon to consolidate military health records
Advanced HIT needed for ACO initiatives
Robo-simulator trains shaky new surgeons
MU Payments Yield $75M Payday for EHR Participants
May 26, 2011
FDA rapped for unpredictability on 510(K) approval process
Opinion: IT is not the doctor's real enemy
May 25, 2011
More and more docs turn to iPads
Most cancer patients like full access to records
Stress testing metal detectors and other devices
May 24, 2011
Patient Classification Systems Address Nurse Staffing Balance
HIT boosts bottom line for hospitals
Patients at heart of medical device issue
May 23, 2011
Metal artificial hips may need a hip check
When median doesn’t mean what it seems
Heart-valve rings slip through FDA loophole
’Jeopardy!’-winning computer delving into medicine
ONC Announces Exams for HIT Pros
May 20, 2011
Few docs, hospitals exchanging patient data
Would meaningful use Stage 2 delay ignite ICD-10?
Small clinic says MU 'worthwhile'
Electrical stimulation in spine helps paraplegic man stand
First physicians in the nation get MU check
May 19, 2011
Medtronic, Ford developing dashboard display for glucose readings
Philadelphia plans preventative-care EHR for Public Health
May 18, 2011
Blumenthal: Building national health network could take decades
In EHR adoption, practice size matters
ICU telemedicine intervention decreased mortality, hospital LOS
HIT Security Problems Found at CMS, ONC
ACO Concerns Elicit Enticements from CMS' Berwick
Aurora Health Balks at ACOs
May 17, 2011
Computers help patients make decisions about end-of-life care
Only 13 RHIOs Meet Meaningful Use Criteria
May 16, 2011
IPPS Proposed Changes Clarify Three-Day Rule
May 13, 2011
Opinion: Certification regs complicate MU program
E-Prescribing increases 71%
May 12, 2011
Farzad: No CIO should have to choose between ACO, MU
Survey: Hospital CIOs to increase IT spending in 2011
May 11, 2011
Patient advocates want more say in health IT
Hip makers told to study more data
Top OCR HIPAA official leaves post
May 10, 2011
Many kids with head injuries may not need CT scans
HMA deal could alter healthcare in Knoxville
CMS answers more provider questions on MU
Hospitals on alert for X-ray thieves
3-D printers may someday create replacement human organs
May 9, 2011
E-Prescribing not meeting expectations
75% of physicians use iPad or iPhone, survey shows
May 6, 2011
ONC, HIMSS to help grads find IT work
EHRs deemed 'essential' to pediatric healthcare
CMS’ TeleMed Rule Eases Physician Credentialing
May 5, 2011
Audit finds long waits for breast exams
Panel weighs delaying stage 2 of MU
Telemedicine left out of MU, experts say
May 4, 2011
House votes to cut funds for key part of health law
Mostashari outlines challenges
NY HIE connects four hospitals
May 3, 2011
Large Patient Information Breach List Climbs to 265
May 2, 2011
ACO rules limit patient telehealth options
HRSA launches $12M rural health IT program