American Board of Medical Specialties to include MU in certification program
Date: Aug 05, 2010
The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) is creating a new measurement tool to incorporate meaningful use into its Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program, which requires physician speci  Read »

Singapore set to launch new health record system in early 2011
Date: Aug 05, 2010
The Singapore Ministry of Health has signed a contract with Accenture to implement the National Electronic Health Record (NEHR) system, a key enabler of Singapore’s vision toward a national, integr  Read »

End of Google Wave leaves questions about its use for EHRs
Date: Aug 05, 2010
Google announced on Wednesday that it's no longer developing Google Wave, its Web application for real-time communication and collaboration, as a standalone product.  Read »

IT helps Texas hospital save lives and $2.8M
Date: Aug 05, 2010
Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco, Texas, reports saving $2.8 million in one year using a performance improvement program.  Read »

Six states, District of Columbia receive federal matching funds for EHR incentives program
Date: Aug 05, 2010
Six states and the District of Columbia are the latest to receive federal matching funds for state planning activities necessary to implement the electronic health record incentive program establis  Read »

All of us are smarter than any of us: Welcome to the community
Date: Aug 04, 2010
The recent release of the final rule on "meaningful use" will have a profound impact on healthcare providers across the country.  Those who already have an electronic health record in place are wel  Read »

Bill aims to give multi-site health systems 'fair share' of IT incentives
Date: Aug 04, 2010
A new bipartisan bill aims to ensure that multi-campus hospitals that employ and show meaningful use of health IT systems receive incentive payments that reflect the higher costs of implementation.  Read »

Surescripts, Microsoft offer online access to medication history
Date: Aug 04, 2010
Surescripts announced a service on Tuesday that seeks to make it easier for consumers to access an electronic record of their prescriptions.  Read »

Capital BlueCross helps members comparison shop online
Date: Aug 04, 2010
Capital BlueCross recently launched an online educational tool for its members, designed to aid them in comparing costs of procedures, quality of care and overall satisfaction with specific provide  Read »

EMR retrieval tool 'full of potential'
Date: Aug 03, 2010
Radiologists' use of an advanced search tool that aims at improving the way they retrieve and sort data from an electronic medical record has the potential to benefit many other departments, accord  Read »