Cerner Corp., a leading supplier of Electronic Health Records software, experienced a major computer outage on July 23rd which affected an unspecified number of hospitals. The five-hour outage was blamed
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A new survey indicates that 40% of U.S. adults feel the use of Electronic Health Records software can deliver better, more efficient patient healthcare. The online survey, conducted by Harris
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Connecticut’s Hartford Hospital announced on Monday the theft of a laptop computer containing personal information of almost 10,000 patients. Officials learned on June 26th that the unencrypted laptop was stolen
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Arlington, VA-based Surescripts announced the ten states with the highest rate of electronic prescribing activity for the year 2011 this week. The U.S.’ largest network for ePrescribing ranked Minnesota, which
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has begun auditing healthcare providers who have received Medicare and Medicaid meaningful use incentive payments. Accounting firm Figliozzi & Company is acting
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To succeed, mobile medical apps will have to integrate with healthcare platforms and Electronic Medical Records software as well as engage consumers’ sense of fun. Last week’s mHealth World Congress,
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Six laptop and tablet computers were stolen from the hospice offices of Chicago’s Northwestern Memorial Hospital during a burglary in June. The hospital is conducting an internal investigation to determine
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The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) expects that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will reap $84 billion in savings over eleven years. A report released Tuesday by the CBO noted
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A patient data exchange system that sometimes sends incomplete cardiology reports is being recalled by Philips Healthcare because it could lead to misdiagnosis. A healthcare facility reported to the Federal Drug
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Boston’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is alerting patients of a possible data breach stemming from the theft of a physician’s personal laptop from a hospital office. A suspect has
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