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The federal government and healthcare think tanks may be pushing doctors to adopt electronic prescribing, but many of them are still resisting — and with good reason, they say....
The Medical Record Institute is reporting another heavyweight backer has gotten behind the effort to create a standard Continuity of Care Record. According to an announcement made earlier today, the A...
Before electronic prescribing can make an impact on care delivery in the U.S., work needs to be done to make systems interoperable and prescribing physicians need incentives to encourage adoption....
HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson announced today that Charles Havekost will become the department's chief information officer (CIO). Havekost will also hold the position of Deputy Assistant Secretary f...
The President's Information Technology Advisory Committee is set to hear testimony today on the government's investment in networking and information technology research. Severa...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the success of the Continuity of Care Record ballot last week, providers, vendors and industry activists are now looking forward to implementation and adoption....
CHICAGO — David E. Garets will lead the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's new research subsidiary as president and chief executive officer, HIMSS announced today. Garets, chair...
When the Justice Department sought recently to seize patients' private medical records from six hospitals and six Planned Parenthood affiliates to collect information about late-ter...
