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VA says online scheduling system to go live in January
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs plans to begin online scheduling of medical appointments nationwide in January of 2017.With the program, the VA will schedule primary-care appointments for more...
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Cerner and American Well partner to tie EHR to telehealth tools
Cerner and American Well partnered to integrate Cerner’s electronic health record portfolio with American Well’s telehealth platform.The partnership will enable providers to manage care virtually from...
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Best Hospital IT 2016: CIOs talk emerging technologies with biggest potential
When Healthcare IT News interviewed the winners of our Best Hospital IT Departments 2016 we also asked them which emerging technologies today have the greatest potential to improve healthcare in the...
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OIG names 2017 goals: Bolstering HHS and NIH data security, tackling EHR...
The Office of Inspector General has the National Institute of Health's security and data control in its crosshairs. Its recently released 2017 agenda highlighted the need to ensure protection and...
View ArticleNo more Crysis: Master keys and ransomware decryptor released
Master decryption keys for the major ransomware strain Crysis were released on security blog BleepingComputer forum by a member on Monday. The user's post contained the master keys and directions on...
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Horizon Family Medical Group wins HIMSS Davies Award
Orange County, New York-based Horizon Family Medical Group has earned a 2016 HIMSS Ambulatory Davies Award of Excellence.Horizon Family Medical Group, with more than 100 physicians and 40 locations in...
View ArticleSurgeon General: EHRs, mHealth, evidence-based medicine crucial to fighting...
The biggest public health concern in the U.S. is addiction, said Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, in a massive report released Thursday. In it, he outlines the severity of substance abuse in the...
View ArticleWhat does the Trump presidency imply for healthcare and healthcare IT?
Compliance & LegalElectronic Health RecordsGovernment & PolicyMACRAMeaningful UseFrom the survival of the ACA to the oversight of the FDA to the enforcement actions of the FTC, a look at what...
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Saint Francis Hospital scores HIMSS Stage 7 Award
Hartford, Connecticut-based Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center has been achieved Stage 7 on HIMSS' Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model.Specifically, Saint Francis is being recognized for...
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Flashback: 7 highlights from HIMSS16
With the 2017 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition here before we know it, here’s a look back at what happened in Las Vegas last year during HIMSS16.After a day of pre-conference symposia, Health...
View ArticleMassachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker launches state Digital Healthcare Council
A new public-private partnership comprising more than 30 healthcare experts from Massachusetts will advise Governor Charlie Baker's administration on ways technology can help improve healthcare quality...
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Demystifying patient engagement: strategies for a participatory health system
Paying lip service to the concept of patient engagement is much easier than the reality of actually ensuring healthcare consumers are equal partners in their care. Equipping patients with the...
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Running list: 2016 notable hires, promotions in health IT
Topic: AnalyticsEHRsElectronic Health RecordsNetwork InfrastructureWorkforceAuthor: Bernie MonegainSlideshow Image: http://m.healthcareitnews.com/sites/default/files/New%20hires_0.jpgSlideshow Title:...
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Best Hospital IT 2016: Winners' cutting edge tech projects tap Microsoft...
Inspira Health Network is currently in the process of building two gyms on its New Jersey campuses and developing a fitness app that patients and trainers can use to determine personalized exercise...
View ArticleOn the ground in Cuba: A look at a healthcare system driven by prevention
ClinicalElectronic Health RecordsPatient EngagementPopulation HealthWomen In Health ITHealthcare is free at all levels for all patients.Sue SchadeYou will be hearing a lot about Cuba after the death of...
View ArticleIBM Watson Health, Merge launch new personalized imaging tools at RSNA
IBM companies Watson Health and Merge Healthcare unveiled several new machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies for imaging at the RSNA Annual meeting in Chicago this week.Big Blue also...
View ArticleHealthcare top target for cyberattacks in 2017, Experian predicts
Global information services company Experian has released its 2017 data breach industry forecast, and the news is sobering.Among the report's top five predictions? "Healthcare organizations will be the...
View Article21st Century Cures Act brings provisions for EHRs, interoperability,...
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the long-awaited 21st Century Cures Act on Wednesday by a vote of 392 to 26. It will now head to the Senate for further debate, before it makes it to the...
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Get to know Linda Stotsky: She writes poetry, sticks up for the underserved...
Linda Stotsky has dominated the #HIT100 list, served as a Social Media Ambassador at past HIMSS conferences, and amassed a Twitter following more than 16,000 strong.Stotsky, aka @EMRanswers, is the...
View ArticleShafiq Rab will take helm as CIO and vice president at Rush University...
Shafiq Rab is taking the position of chief information officer and senior vice president at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.He will leave Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack,...
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