Digital Government
VistA-Office is released -- sort of
CMS makes open-source-based e-records software available for evaluation as part of limited release.
People
Military Health System appoints CIO
Retired Army colonel spent 26 years in Army Medical Service Corps.
People
Brailer: Health IT vision takes shape
After responding to the crisis following Hurricane Katrina, the national health IT coordinator sees more opportunity to drive technology use.
Digital Government
Rand pegs health IT savings at $81B a year
Think tank report encourages the federal government to do more to accelerate the adoption of such technology.
Digital Government
Leavitt names advisory board members
The commissioners represent various segments of the health care industry, those who pay for care and consumers.
Digital Government
The calculus of change
The U.S. health care bill could be cut significantly through wider use of health IT systems. What will it take to get doctors to use the technology?
Digital Government
Vendors scramble for seats at the table
Industry players emerge in the high-stakes effort to shape a national health IT policy and speed the implementation of clinical information systems.
Digital Government
Health IT to help with care for Katrina victims
Agencies are trying to recover parts of patient medical records from electronic systems to replace paper records lost in the storm.
Digital Government
Free EHR software is on hold
The release of free electronic health record software from the Department of Health and Human Services has been delayed indefinitely.
People
New help for consumers to pick best hospital
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services adds three new quality measures to the 17 already available for consumers to compare hospital performance.
People
Outdated hospital bed system hampers Katrina relief effort
The National Disaster Medical System relies on phone calls and faxes to gather information about available beds following disasters.
Digital Government
State legislatures back health IT for Medicaid
National Conference of State Legislatures support push for expanding health information technology to Medicaid, the health care program for the poor and sick.
Digital Government
System uses quality data to improve health care
Software allows nursing homes to head off falls and other health threats to residents.
People
Health industry exchanges more information, survey finds
The number of health information exchanges that share information has nearly tripled during the past year, according to an eHealth Initiative Foundation report.
Digital Government
Long-term care lags in health IT
Developers of Health IT records are overlooking long-term care institutions as they implement records in the health care industry, experts say.
Digital Government
Indiana health net will aid nursing homes
Information available through regional health networks will help managers determine whether they can care for a prospective resident.
People
Health care needs systems know-how, report says
A new study suggests creating university-based centers to train health care professionals to apply systems expertise to health care delivery.
People
Health IT office takes shape
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology was officially launched in a notice in the Federal Register.
Digital Government
IT no cure-all for prescription errors
Report shows how errors can occur when doctors use automated systems to prescribe medicine.
Digital Government
Patient ID is trouble spot for commission
Federal advisory group on interoperability was unable to agree on whether to recommend use of national health ID numbers.
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