Features
The quest for value
As policy-makers struggle to measure the benefits of health IT, some experts suggest it’s time to move beyond the emphasis on saving money.
Telemedicine's growing pains
The risks to patients and providers are growing as telemedicine scales to larger and larger populations.
Hospital of the future
Despite progress toward the digital hospital of tomorrow, military planners are still grappling with the technical problems of today.
Editor’s letter
Editorial: Health IT symphony orchestra
One expert suggests that health information exchanges take a cue from the funding model for symphony orchestras.
Communities
Alert net set to go national
After years of delay, states and the federal government are beginning to share public health alerts.
Tech Briefing
Taming health messaging
Unified communications systems can streamline health care administration, but clinical applications will take time.
Back Page
Comment: No excuse for improper payments
Given today’s technologies, incomplete or inaccurate data should not exist.
News
Spying on epidemics
HealthMap developers envision a real-time wiki to report on and monitor infectious-disease outbreaks.
Tri-state triage on the Web
A New England medical team is testing a Web-based system to track emergency resources in real time.
Health IT for everyone
A new collaborative wants to ensure that health information technology meets the needs of the medically underserved.
