Health IT Business News Wrap-up – August 12, 2012
This Week’s Health IT Business News The lead story of the week is Republican candidate Mitt Romney’s choice of Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate….
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Top-of-Mind Pitfalls to Avoid When Launching HIEs
What Problem is the HIE Seeking to Solve? The number of health information exchanges (HIEs) increased from 234 in 2010 to 255 in 2011, or…
HITECH Answers Announces Launch of HIEAnswers.net
HIE Answers to Support Health Information Exchange August 9, 2012 – HITECH Answers, a leading provider of educational resources, reporting and commentary on the HITECH…
Nominations Sought for Top 25 Clinical Informaticists
Modern Healthcare Call for Entries for 2012 Top 25 Clinical Informaticists For the third straight year Modern Healthcare is seeking nominations for the country’s Top…
Health IT Business News Wrap-up – August 5, 2012
This Week’s Health IT Business News The electronic trading glitch that hit Wall Street this week leads business news. Just after the opening bell on…
Awards Announced to States with Highest Rates of e-Prescribing
7th Annual Safe-Rx Awards to States for e-Prescribing Surescripts operates the nation’s largest health information network and that network supports the most comprehensive ecosystem of…
Healthcare Consumerism in a Post-reform Health Market
New Report looks at Customer Experience in Healthcare PricewaterhouseCooper’s Health Research Institute (HRI) provides research and analysis on trends impacting health-related industries. Their latest report, Customer…
ACO Movement is Gaining Momentum
An ACO “heat map” Robert Rowley, MD, Healthcare and health IT consultant, practicing family physician Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are gaining momentum. These efforts, part…
Challenges in Governance and Technology in Creating HIE Success
Ensuring the Success of an HIE There are positives and negatives to existing governance and technology models for HIEs across the country. Tennessee, for example,…