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Editor's Picks
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The signing of the stimulus
It has been called the most momentous funding initiative to hit the healthcare industry since the passage of Medicare in 1965. President Barack Obama will sign the $787 billion stimulus package (with $19 billion set aside to bring America's healthcare records into the electronic age) at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science today, and the news outlets are stumbling over themselves trying to the get the newest angle on the package. Here's a good round-up from some of the biggest news outlets on MSNBC.com. [Read More]
Electronic medical records might benefit IT firms
There has been a lot of talk about how this huge infusion of federal cash will benefit healthcare providers and patients, but there is another side of the healthcare business that stands to gain: the vendor. This story from the Dallas Morning News examines benefits and the challenges vendors will face as they attempt to get the multitude of hospitals and doctors' offices and pharmacies and state agencies and private insurers to coordinate with each other and adopt systems that can share that data. [Read More]
Dear Mr. President
Curious about how your peers want to see the stimulus money spent? Here is a packet of letters from 21 health information technology leaders to the president that demonstrate what they think the road map for building an electronic healthcare system should look like. [Read More]
Medpedia launches to join the ranks of social encyclopedias
A new social encyclopedia is launching today with the goal of offering yet another platform for patients and providers to interact with each other. Unlike its "pedia" predecessors (Wikipedia, Wookieepedia, Lostpedia) Medpedia only allows contributions from trained professionals and all contributors will have individual author pages detailing their qualifications and backgrounds. Already the project has received contributions from some pretty heavy hitters in the medical community, including: Harvard Medical School, the National Health Service in England, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the School of Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley. [Read More]
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Tech Headlines
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Online health data in remission
Washington Post - February 17, 2009
Health benefits from stimulus
San Francisco Chronicle - February 13, 2009
Cigna Web tool tells cost of care upfront
Wall Street Journal - February 11, 2009
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Events & Product News
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Former Healthlink executives form health IT consulting firm
CIO Healthcare Summit
Webcasts
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March 20, 2009: Experience Design: Moving Beyond the Brand Promise in Healthcare
March 16, 2009: Solving Your Nurse Shortage: Long-Term Strategies That Work
February 24, 2009: Form 990H: Act Now to Protect Your Reputation
February 20, 2009: ED Overhaul 2009: Five Improvements to Make Today
On Demand: Incentive-Based Compensation Plans to Enhance Physician Performance
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Back to Basics
The strategy for surviving the economic downturn? Invest in core strengths, scrutinize staffing and operations, seize partnership opportunities—and get down to work. [Read More]
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| Service Line Management |
Essential and ExpensivePatient demand for intensive care services continues to rise—but ICUs cost a ton of money. Here's how some providers are making intensive care worth their financial while. [Read More]
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