Government & Policy

By Aliya Sternstein 01:00 am July 26, 2005
Senate committee members last week approved a bipartisan health information technology bill.
By Bob Brewin 01:00 am July 25, 2005
Microsoft confuses the names of EHR and new Office software, but VA argues VistA came long before MS Office Vista.
By Bob Brewin 01:00 am July 22, 2005
Neglect of systems engineering contributes to nearly 100,000 preventable deaths a year, researchers conclude.
By Nancy zz_Ferris 01:00 am July 21, 2005
Accenture survey of 519 consumers found that 93 percent expect electronic medical records to improve the quality of care.
By Michael Hardy 01:00 am July 20, 2005
Bob Dickson, a vice president at Acquisition Solutions, will work closely with Guerra, Kiviat, Flyzik and Associates.
By John Moore 01:00 am July 19, 2005
The new group will fall under CDW Government's management and will spend this year creating a marketing strategy.
By Nancy zz_Ferris 01:00 am July 19, 2005
The sponsors of two major Senate bills to promote health information technology have joined forces, merging the two major bills.
By Bob Brewin 01:00 am July 18, 2005
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services wants public input on what role it and its vast storehouse of data on Medicare beneficiaries should play in the development of personal health records.
By Dibya Sarkar 01:00 am July 18, 2005
Integrator will provide system development and maintenance, other services, for state's systems.
By Nancy zz_Ferris 01:00 am July 15, 2005
A high-level commission, to be chaired by HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt, will include 17 members from government and the private sector.