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49 community health centers win grants to boost HIT infrastructure

 Bernie Monegain January 21, 2013
Each of the grantees chose a project to advance their health IT systems, including meaningful use training, medical coding training, and performance improvement.
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Illinois critical access hospitals get HIE support

 Anthony Brino December 07, 2012
Facing a post-recession and post-health reform crossroads, many critical access hospitals are looking for new ways to fulfill their mission as rural providers, while also finding financial sustainability. Health information exchange is one of the current goals for Illinois CAHs, with support from state health IT officials and the HITECH Act.
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Healthcare Information Xchange Of New York (HIXNY) Recognizes Physician Practice and Electronic Medical Record Company at Annual Meeting

 Industry News Release December 06, 2012
The Healthcare Information Xchange of New York (HIXNY) recognized a physician practice, an electronic medical records (EMR) company, and two of its own at the organization’s annual meeting December 4, 2012 at the Glen Sanders Mansion in Scotia. Boston-based InterSystems Corporation, a global leader in software for connected care, was the exclusive sponsor for HIXNY’s annual meeting.
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InterSystems opens Riyadh office, Clinton Health Matters project backing rural health IT

 Anthony Brino November 13, 2012
Among some notable health IT news this week: InterSystems has opened it first office in Saudi Arabia, following what's expected to be a growth in the Middle Eastern country's health economy. And Bill Clinton's charitable organization has launched a new program backing health IT as a way to reduce rural health disparities.
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Billings, MT workers get PHRs in ONC pilot, Florida Medicaid records go online

 Anthony Brino October 04, 2012
City employees in Billings, Montana can now access their personal health records online, as part of pilot project stemming from the ONC. In Florida, Medicaid recipients can do the same, to manage records online and also tap a number of health resources.
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Some of the reasons so many health org's lack mHealth goals

 Eric Wicklund September 25, 2012
It shouldn't be a surprise that approximately 20 percent of healthcare companies that are adopting mobile technologies do not have clear intentions. mHIMSS Editor Eric Wicklund dissects the root causes.
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InterSystems ranked a leader in IDC MarketScape on U.S. HIE platform solutions

Industry News Release July 23, 2012
InterSystems Corporation, a global leader in software for connected care, today announced it has been ranked a leader in the IDC MarketScape: U.S. Health Information Exchange Platform Solutions 2012 Vendor Assessment, Doc # HI235816. IDC Health Insights examined the capabilities and strategies of 16 HIE platform vendors on the basis of estimated market share and potential for growth, and determined that the InterSystems HealthShare(TM) strategic informatics platform is a leading solution.
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LiveData receives additional $500,000 for clinical "Plug and Play" environment

Industry News Release July 09, 2012
LiveData, Inc. has announced that it is achieving significant progress on development work in association with a $500,000 contract awarded by the U.S. Army Small Business Administration (SBA) Commercialization Pilot Program (CPP). The contract is for work in accelerating the transition of LiveData's latest data integration and display technologies from development to implementation and commercial deployment in military hospitals.
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Editor's Desk: T.W.I.G. Notes

 Tom Sullivan May 18, 2012
Oregon CCOs, as in Coordinated Care Organizations, 3M opens HDD and the VA and DoD will inject it into iEHR, early progress points from a Pioneer ACO, big data tools on fraud and abuse, and a public hospital CEO's chief concerns.
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Field report: One Pioneer ACO's 9 early progress points

 Colin Barry May 15, 2012
While still early in the initiative, Pioneer ACOs such as Mount Auburn Cambridge Independent Practice Association are already sharing notes.
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IHI highlights 'dynamic grassroots movement' toward triple-aim

 Bernie Monegain May 08, 2012
The new book "Pursuing the Triple Aim" shines a light on seven pioneering healthcare organizations that are gearing up to improve patient and population health at a lower cost, and doing so without drivers from the federal government.
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U.S. patients conflicted about future of healthcare system, despite high satisfaction

Industry News Release March 14, 2012
Today, HawkPartners, LLC and ICARE released results from their Global Patient Pulse.  The study asked thousands of patients around the world about their perceptions of various healthcare providers and institutions, their most pressing healthcare needs, the quality of their country's healthcare system, and how they feel about its healthcare future.
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Mostashari: Health Affairs study 'not about EHRs'

 Diana Manos March 08, 2012
ONC head wants to set the record straight about a contentious survey finding that EHRs are ineffective as a cost-control strategy.
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Berwick: Healthcare is broken, fragmented, unsafe

 Kaiser Health News www.kaiserhealthnews.org December 12, 2011
The former Medicare administrator says the U.S. health care system "isn't built for modern times," but the health care law will help rein in costs and improve care.
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Berwick: Republicans are 'True Rationers'

 Kaiser Health News www.kaiserhealthnews.org December 08, 2011
Striking back at critics, Berwick talks rationing, defunding critical healthcare programs, and death panels.
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AHRQ funds three centers aimed at preventative care

 Mike Miliard October 28, 2011
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality will disburse $4.5 million in grants to three centers focused on improving clinical preventive services and practices such as screening, counseling and use of preventive medications for patients.


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A drone that saves lives

 Peter Buxbaum January 05, 2010
Army researchers want to put mechanized medics on the battlefield, but the robots must prove their mettle.
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A drone that saves lives

Peter Buxbaum December 23, 2009
Army researchers want to put mechanized medics on the battlefield, but the robots must still prove their mettle.
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Arizona exchange ready to roll

 John Moore March 13, 2009
Work will begin during the first half of this year on an statewide Arizona health information exchange, which could connect more than 1 million people to their health care centers.
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The search for John Doe

 Nancy Ferris January 26, 2009
Scientists and policy-makers seek ways to maintain patient anonymity and tap the data treasure trove of personal medical records.
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