Yesterday, we pointed to a CDC study which revealed that while many providers intend to try to attest to Meaningful Use, many are still not prepared due to inadequate technology.

The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation announced $1.6 million in grants to four health care institutions in India that will help improve diabetes education, prevention and care and increase health care worker capacity in rural and tribal areas and among the urban poor.

The healthcare demand will grow twice as fast as the national economy over the next eight years, creating 5.6 million new jobs according to a study released today by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce.

Decision Resources, one of the world’s leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that annual fees related to the U.S. Affordable Care Act which will be levied on drug manufacturers will cost the pharmaceutical industry approximately $30.8 billion from 2011 through 2020. Also, measures to close the Medicare Part D coverage gap will add an additional $30 billion to the industry’s expenses and Medicaid rebate increases are projected to cost the industry $20 billion over the next ten years. In total, the pharmaceutical industry's support for this healthcare reform will add up to approximately $90 billion through 2020.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Cúram Software Ltd. to help governments improve the efficiency, effectiveness and accessibility of social programs for smarter cities. Financial terms were not disclosed.

With an eye on remote regions, awards were given to people who harnessed mobile technologies to "improve health systems and outcomes."

Broader access to fast 4G wireless technologies will boost healthcare in rural and developing parts of the world where landline Internet is less developed, according to experts from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the world's largest technical professional association.

Data center migration, overseas expansion, and inventory tracking systems are top priorities for CIO Lori Davis

The debate must shift from how health care and other services will be financed to how much they should really cost, said Virginia's secretary of technology.