Cegedim makes move into EHRs with acquisition of Pulse Systems
Date: Jul 29, 2010
Cegedim, a global technology and services company specializing in the healthcare field,  announced on Wednesday its acquisition of Wichita, Kan.-based Pulse Systems, Inc., a leading U.S.  Read »

Cerner reports strong Q2 results
Date: Jul 29, 2010
Cerner this week announced robust financial results for the second quarter, reporting strong bookings, revenue, earnings and cash flow.  Read »

UPMC takes its 'smart room' to market
Date: Jul 29, 2010
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is partnering with IBM to market UPMC's "smart" hospital rooms nationwide.  Read »

ICD-10 absent from latest health IT priorities report
Date: Jul 29, 2010
Perhaps it's waiting on the back burner but ICD-10 did not make the cut of health IT's most important projects for 2010 and 2011, at least not among healthcare executives.  Read »

Grant will connect Los Angeles County clinics to HIE
Date: Jul 28, 2010
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NCQA recognizes 51 sites with top patient-centered medical home status
Date: Jul 28, 2010
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) announced Wednesday that 51 primary care practice sites in the Hudson Valley have been recognized as Level 3 patient-centered medical homes – the  Read »

'Keeping the wheels on the wagon' on road to meaningful use
Date: Jul 27, 2010
For Catholic Health Initiatives, a Denver-based health system with 55 acute care hospitals across the country and no electronic health record system, the challenge of achieving meaningful use will   Read »

CCHIT announces three new certification programs for EHRs
Date: Jul 27, 2010
The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) announced Tuesday the launch of new CCHIT Certified programs in three specialty areas for electronic health records.   Read »

Sustainability threatens HIEs even as their numbers increase
Date: Jul 27, 2010
Finding a durable business model to keep afloat financially is one of the biggest challenges facing health information exchanges as the federal and state grants that funded their startup and early   Read »

Protecting Privacy
Date: Jul 26, 2010
As we all implement Meaningful Use stages 1, 2, and 3 from 2011-2015, we will increasingly share data among payers, providers and patients.  Read »