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WebMD Gets Govt. Toehold with Vips Acquisition
WebMD Corp. is buying privately-held Vips Inc. for US$160 million with a key aim of the deal to boost WebMD's presence in health-IT for government agencies, the company said Monday.
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July 12, 2004
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Frist Says EMRs 'Absolutely' Vital to Lowering Health Costs
Senate majority leader Bill Frist outlined a plan yesterday to modernize medical care in the United States. The effort would rely heavily on an interconnected medical records system that could be accessed anywhere yet would have adequate privacy safeguards. more
July 13, 2004 |
Hospital Report Urges Intense Attention on CPOE Barriers
Barriers to adopting computerized physician order-entry systems, though real, can be overcome by focusing on three specific issues, according to new research by a team of CPOE pioneers from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. more
July 13, 2004
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iMedica, Rx Hub Get New Bosses; CIO Glaser to Advise CHIME; SeeBeyond Health Vertical Looks to Owen
iMedica and RxHub have gained new chief executives, with RxHub promoting McLean from within and iMedica picking Nissenbaum from without. FCG names Javitt to a post within its Office of the Chairman. Elsewhere, CHIME picks Glaser to serve as its senior advisor for National HIT Adoption. more
July 13, 2004 |
One Patient's Tortuous Trek Through the Healthcare Jungle
Screaming down highway I-95 to work two Mondays ago, I had two episodes of near-blackout fainting spells. What followed was a series of events that opened my eyes to some of the true inefficiencies in the healthcare system (not the physicians) and how we as healthcare-IT professionals can make a difference. more
July 13, 2004
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Ready, Set, Comply -- Or Wait for Your Money
Hospitals should be able to weather the Medicare rules that go into effect this week that aim to punish providers who fail to file electronic claims in HIPAA-compliant form, according to an American Hospital Association official. more
July 08, 2004 |
CCR Sponsors Embrace HL7 to Ensure Data Integration
A steering committee representing sponsors of the Continuity of Care Record (CCR) standard will continue working with Health Level 7 to integrate data for the CCR and other standards, according to a statement issued by the American Society for Testing and Materials. more
July 08, 2004
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VoIP Is Viable, Definitely Cheaper
On a whim, I signed up for a residential voice-over-IP (VoIP) service. It's too early to determine reliability and quality, but so far I am impressed. Net net? My monthly phone bill was cut in half.
I say on a whim because I saw an online ad on a news Web site and went for it (I refuse to buy anything from a vendor that throws pop-up ads in my face – sorry Orbitz, but your pop-ups make me hate you). I read a couple of reviews on VoIP service, and Vonage, the service provider I was eyeing, checked out pretty well.
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