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• Use of telemedicine for mental health in rural areas on the rise but uneven Newly published research by Harvard Medical School and the RAND Corporation reveals a dramatic growth in the use of telemedicine for the diagnosis and treatment ...
• This technology may allow computers to sniff out diseases Patients give off a unique odor that can hold clues to any medical problems going on in their bodies, but it can’t be detected easily ...
• ‘Volumetric’ imaging method reveals chemical content, might lead to systems that eliminate need to draw blood for lab tests A “chemical imaging” system that uses a special type of laser beam to penetrate deep into tissue might lead to technologies that eliminate the need ...
• Selling hearing aids over the counter could help millions of Americans One company aims to shift views on the devices from being a sign of aging to “something that’s hip and cool,” as Congress considers a ...
• MACRA considerations for physicians in 2017 Written by: Joncé Smith Entering 2017 brings a huge degree of uncertainty amid major healthcare industry changes. In particular, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act ...
• Virtual reality project allows doctors to teleport into a heart “I can literally see where the blood’s coming from and where it’s going in a way that I never had,” says Dr. Christopher Knoll, a ...
• MEDITECH and Centennial-MIT named to UK clinical and digital information systems (CDIS) framework MEDITECH’s integrated solution is now available on the UK’s recently launched Clinical and Digital Information Systems (CDIS) Framework, as MEDITECH’s longtime partner Centennial-MIT has been ...
• Carestream Health earns high marks* in KLAS Enterprise Imaging Report for healthcare IT offerings Carestream Health earns high ratings* for its vendor-neutral archive and universal viewer in the recently released KLAS Enterprise Imaging 2016 Report. Carestream tied with one other ...
• AMGA welcomes new members to Board of Directors AMGA an association representing medical groups and integrated systems of care, today announced the addition of three new members to its Board of Directors, beginning ...
• Interoperability and patient access just became law When President Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act (HR 34) into law in December, the world of healthcare IT was turned on its ear. ...
• Teleradiology: After decades of maturation, has it become the answer to today’s small hospital imaging woes? Far gone are the days of simple film-based readings.  Imaging modalities in radiology have seen an expansion as a result of new technology and specialties ...
• EHNAC announces finalized 2017 accreditation criteria versions for 18 accreditation programs The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC), a non-profit standards development organization and accrediting body for organizations that electronically exchange healthcare data, announced today the ...
• AMA letter to congressional leaders on reform of healthcare system The American Medical Association (AMA) released the following letter today to congressional leadership from Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President James L. Madara, M.D., ...
• Optimizing healthcare revenue cycle management in 2017 If there is one thing the healthcare industry has learned in 2016, it’s that change is constant. With regards to the revenue cycle, for example, ...
• Looking ahead: The future of healthcare delivery in 2017 and beyond Well, the election results are in with significant changes proposed with respect to the Affordable Care Act. While what ultimately gets implemented in law will ...
• Mobile healthcare bridges gap between providers and patient Although many laws such as the ACA and HITECH Act have been enacted within the past decade to help transform the healthcare industry, numerous problems ...
• Hospira and Iatric Systems partner to deliver smart pump-EMR interoperability to hospitals Iatric Systems, a healthcare technology company dedicated to helping healthcare organizations enhance their IT investments, and Hospira, a Pfizer Company and leading provider of infusion ...
• AMGA applauds the decision to not implement Part B drug proposal AMGA applauded the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) decision to not move forward with the Medicare Part B Drug Demonstration. In May, AMGA submitted ...
• Sheridan Memorial Hospital first to implement interoperable alarm technology between Cerner and Hospira Cerner, a global leader in health care technology, and Hospira, a Pfizer company and leading provider of infusion technologies, today announced that Sheridan Memorial Hospital ...
• St. Joseph Hoag Health joins the California Integrated Data Exchange The California Integrated Data Exchange (Cal INDEX) today announced that it has joined with St. Joseph Hoag Health, the largest health care provider in Orange ...