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Taming high health costs takes taming high-tech
How one HIX cut testing costs
August 30, 2011
Natural language processing IDs medical complications
For WI clinic, EHRs + quality reporting = shared savings
WY hospital sets electronic health records milestone
August 25, 2011
Rural emergency departments lag in E-prescribing
August 24, 2011
Hacked medical device sparks Congressional inquiry
Cleveland Clinic studying iPad app to screen for concussions
August 23, 2011
Hip implant complaints surge, even as dangers are studied
RI police, hospitals at odds in medical privacy debate
August 22, 2011
Data spill in California shows risk of online health files
August 19, 2011
VA to test cloud collaboration for docs
Single vocabulary standard for EHR reporting seen as 'momentous'
Is Google eying healthcare once again?
Lost USB causes 500 breach notifications in DE
August 18, 2011
When EHRs meet malpractice suits: New concerns
Pittsburgh hospitals to join in information sharing
New Orlando center improves odds of brain surgery
August 17, 2011
Hospitals lag in CPOE
August 16, 2011
CT scans for lung cancer trigger debate
3D mammograms: A breast cancer breakthrough?
August 15, 2011
Hackers hijack websites in online pharmacy scam
August 12, 2011
Thin electronic patches on skin could monitor hearts comfortably
OCR Data Breach Tally Passes a Milestone
August 11, 2011
Will Metatags improve EHR?
AMA, 81 groups call on CMS to let docs review data
OCR: Walgreens HIPAA Investigation Continues
Rise in CT Use in ED Curbs Admissions, Transfers
August 10, 2011
AMA denies conflict on pharmaceutical data mining
PGP project pays million in incentives, saves Medicare millions
Tweeting health woes could help fight disease
August 9, 2011
CA clinic system embraces online consultations
Survey reveals docs' perceptions of EHRs as potential buyers, users
ONC seeks input on EHR metadata
Successful remote hacking reported of insulin pump
Book Excerpt: Complete Guide to Physician Relationships
CMS Expands HospitalCompare Data
August 8, 2011
MA hospital reports a possible data loss
EHRs give docs analytics tools they may ignore
'Labs on a chip' may detect diseases in the field
August 5, 2011
Opinion: Leverage HIT to Improve Care Management
HITECH Act blocking smaller IT firms
August 4, 2011
Insulin pumps, medical monitors vulnerable to hacking
Mature HIEs build trust to share data, IT
Don't shortchange nursing informatics
What happens after a data breach?
August 3, 2011
UT's health insurance experiment built around small businesses
AHA: Drop HIPAA Access Report Provision
August 2, 2011
HIEs struggle with sustainability
August 1, 2011
In case of emergency, check Twitter
FDA 'Open' to 510(k) Proposals