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Health Care’s Road To Ruin
HAVING spent the last year reporting for a series of articles on the high cost of American medicine, I’ve heard it all. [...] As of Jan. 1, the Affordable Care Act promises for the first time to deliver the possibility of meaningful health insurance to every American. But where does that leave the United States in terms of affordable care? Read More »
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Health Chaos Ahead
It was always going to be difficult to implement Obamacare, but even fervent supporters of the law admit that things are going worse than expected. Read More »
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Health Checks Via Smartphones, Tablets On The Way
A new cloud-based system could deliver real-time health monitoring and alerts to healthcare professionals. Read More »
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Health Cloud Grows In Europe
Cloud computing is rapidly becoming a key enabler for enterprise-wide solutions. In the healthcare IT market, implementing cloud computing technologies effectively can assist European healthcare providers to improve the quality of medical services and the efficiency of operations, share information geographically, and manage overheads. Read More »
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Health Committee: Hidden Trial Data Should Be Opened Up
The pharmaceutical industry should introduce a new code of practice, ensuring negative trial data cannot be hidden, according to the government’s Health Committee. Read More »
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Health Cost Websites Not Much Help
A growing number of state-run websites are designed to help consumers compare the cost of healthcare services, but most lack critical pricing information and aren't all that useful, a study found. Read More »
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Health Datapalooza 2012: Throw Your Hat Into the Ring!
It’s a phenomenal time to be an innovator at the intersection of data and health care improvement...And coming soon is the latest opportunity to showcase and learn about many of those innovations: the 2012 Health Data Initiative Forum– aka the Health Datapalooza — being held in DC at the Washington Convention Center on June 5-6, 2012. Read More »
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Health Datapalooza IV Early Bird Pricing Open
With less than six months until Health Datapalooza IV on June 3-4, planning and promotion for the event is well underway. We are now selling Early Bird priced tickets until March 3rd. So now is the time to get your conference tickets. Read More »
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Health Datapalooza IV: A Chat With The CEO Of Health Data Consortium
Dr Pat Salber, co-founder of Health Innovation TV, CEO of HealthTech Hatch and publisher of The Doctor Weighs In chats with Dwayne Spradlin. Read More »
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Health Datapalooza IV: A Poignant Message From Kym Martin
One of the many interviews we were privileged to produce at Health Datapalooza IV is a remarkable exchange between husband and wife, Ross (@rossmartin), physician, medical informaticist, musician and Kym Martin (@kymlmartin) ‘ a 30 year, 3x cancer survivor’ and certified nutrition & fitness consultant. Read More »
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Health Execs Uneasy About EHR Budgets, Survey Finds
About half the business administrators at hospitals or health systems who participated in a recent poll conducted by New York-based audit, tax and advisory firm KPMG said they're halfway or more done with deployment of their electronic health record system; 48 percent, however, said they're only somewhat comfortable with their organization's budget for doing so. Read More »
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Health I.T. Job Growth Has Been Underestimated?
New data from an analysis of online job postings confirms that employment growth in health information technology (HIT) has even further exceeded projections, driven by funding from the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act. [...] Read More »
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Health Information Exchanges Face Significant Financial Challenges
Concerns about competition could undercut development and long-term sustainability of health information exchanges, according to preliminary findings of a survey by the eHealth Initiative. Read More »
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Health Information Exchanges: More Innovation Needed
HIEs have been slow to develop offerings that organizations can use to improve care coordination, says report. Read More »
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Health Information Technology: Putting the Patient Back into Health Care
Most government advisory committees are stocked with representatives of corporations and special interest groups who distort government policies, sometimes unconsciously and with good intentions, to fertilize their own turfs. In health information technology, we have a rare chance to ensure that the most affected members of the public actually have their own direct representative.
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