Electronic health records timeline in stimulus bill could be unrealistic, senior health IT official says
May 19, 2009
Lawmakers might have underestimated how long it would take the healthcare industry to implement new healthcare information technology when setting a timeline for its adoption under the American Recovery...
How to do it: implementing IT solutions
Mar 01, 2009
New information technology products are vital, but they are seldom inexpensive. That makes it critical for providers, who are typically saddled with tight budgets, to learn how to implement new IT products...
Healthcare information will be plentiful for providers at this meeting
Feb 18, 2011
The Healthcare Information Management Systems and Society is hosting its annual conference Sunday through Wednesday in Orlando, FL. More than 400 educational sessions will be offered at HIMMS11, covering...
Studies find ‘minimal’ use of IT in nursing homes
Apr 08, 2008
Scrutiny of information technology use in nursing homes has been put under a new microscope and the findings are not pretty, researchers say.
Obama: Economic recovery package should include funds for IT
Jan 09, 2009
President-elect Barack Obama Thursday outlined plans for an economic recovery package that includes funding to improve healthcare information technology.
Economic stimulus package offers funds for IT, housing
By
Liza Berger
Mar 01, 2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which the president signed into law last month, provides desired funding for long-term care providers.
TWO DAYS AND COUNTING: Expo session on IT comes on heels of naming of new national health information...
Mar 23, 2009
Long-term care providers are liable to hear the name David Blumenthal, M.D., a lot in the coming months and years if all goes as planned at the Department of Health and Human Services. On Friday, HHS named...
How to do it … IT hardware
Mar 02, 2013
Information technology today has become sophisticated and complex. With many long-term care facilities now facing looming mandates to adopt electronic medical records, security and reliability of hardware...
Edentech adds I.T. services
Aug 21, 2013
Edentech has expanded to include Information Technology-related professional services for healthcare marketplaces.
State privacy laws could be slowing electronic medical record adoption
Jul 14, 2009
The call for widespread adoption of electronic medical records has prompted some states to pass stringent privacy laws to protect their residents against fraud or identity theft. But a new analysis finds...