July 24, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
news
Physicians in the U.S. have cited managing shifting reimbursement models with payers (91 percent), financial management (90 percent), and spending time with patients (88 percent) as the top three business challenges, according to a new survey from Wolters Kluwer Health, a global information services company.
July 24, 2013 Gabriel Perna
news
The CommonWell Health Alliance has added two more companies, Computer Programs and Systems, Inc. (CPSI) and Sunquest Information Systems, to join the organization in its goal of achieving industry wide interoperability.
July 23, 2013 Gabriel Perna
blog
In today’s world of nonstop digital information, it’s important for providers to realize that patients are going to educate themselves on possible medical symptoms whether they like it or not. Leading provider organization are rightfully recognizing this and taking the initiative rather than letting patients rely on Dr. Google.
July 23, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
news
For the first half of 2013, health information technology was the most active market segment of the healthcare/pharma IT industry for mergers and acquisitions, according to a report from New York-based investment bank Berkery Noyes.
July 23, 2013 Gabriel Perna
news
According to seven different surveys of various end-users conducted by the New York-based Black Book Market Research, eight health record (EHR) vendors stand above the crowded pack of 550 qualified systems and nearly 900 EHR competitors when it comes to satisfaction.
July 22, 2013 Mark Hagland
news
On July 15, Next Wave Health, a Huntsville, Tex.-based investment advisory firm involved with healthcare information technology, announced that Drexel (Drex) DeFord, a very well-known leader among healthcare CIOs, had joined the company as principal advisor, where “he will help forward-thinking entrepreneurs turn promising ideas into successful businesses,” according to a news item on the company’s website.
July 19, 2013 John DeGaspari
news
Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $12 million in Affordable Care Act funding to support primary care residency programs in 32 Teaching Health Centers across the nation. Funding will help train more than 300 residents during the 2013-2014 academic year, doubling the number of residents trained in the previous academic year.
July 19, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
news
Healthcare providers are actively reducing costs in reaction to changes brought by healthcare reform, according to a survey from Provista, an Irving, Tx.-based supply chain improvement company.
July 16, 2013 Mark Hagland
news
According to a report in The New York Times online that appeared in the evening on July 16, Continuum Health Partners, which includes Beth Israel and the two St. Luke’s Roosevelt campuses, and Mount Sinai Medical Center, have agreed to merge, creating the largest private hospital system in the city.
July 16, 2013 Gabriel Perna
news
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has released resource for health IT stakeholders to use as a way to evaluate their IT investments.
July 15, 2013 Gabriel Perna
news
The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) have announced a partnership to work together on healthcare information governance and standards.
July 11, 2013 Gabriel Perna
news
HIMSS Analytics, the research arm of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, recently conducted a survey that revealed most healthcare provider organizations and IT vendors are planning on hiring more employees in the coming year. A number of providers say becasue of staffing shortages they are putting an IT initiative on hold.
