Health IT

Software Tools Help Providers Serving Uninsured, At-Risk Communities
    The McKesson Gives Back program is now open to physicians and clinics across the country that are providing care to underserved and uninsured communities.
posted 5/17/13 09:34 AM  read complete story

Low Cost Technology Can Have Big Results
   The federal government's mobile app store has been updated with "dozens of new applications," according
posted 3/21/13 11:05 AM  read complete story

CMS Outlines Health IT Plans for the Future
   The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reveals how the agency plans to speed development of health information exchanges (HIE) as part of a larger effort to improve overall healthcare.
posted 3/7/13 8:50 PM  read complete story

Health Reform: Health IT No Magic Bullet
   From new studies to association concerns, it's clear that electronic health records – one of the administration's cornerstones for reducing health costs – haven't yet panned out the way e-record proponents hoped.
posted 1/18/13 10:35 AM  read complete story

Health Technology Update
   A new issue brief (http://tinyurl.com/ivmedic) published by Stoltenberg Consulting Inc., a l healthcare information technology consulting firm, offers guidance,
posted 1/11/13 11:18 AM  read complete story

Suggestions for Improving Health IT: HHS Wants to Hear From You
   The Department of Health and Human Service's Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology accepts comments
posted 1/4/13 11:11 AM  read complete story

Twitter App Helps Keep Track of Health Emergencies
   A new free, Web-based application allows public health officials to "track health concerns in real time" using Twitter, according to officials at the Department of Health and Human Services. The MappyHealth app was the winner of a HHS
posted 9/19/12 10:25 PM  read complete story

HHS Supports Health Technology Demo for Women
   The Department of Health and Human Services is looking for developers able to create a mobile device-optimized tool that "engages and empowers women to improve the prevention and treatment of breast
posted 8/31/12 10:19 AM  read complete story

HHS Again Touts Health IT as Way to Reduce Costs
   The Department of Health and Human Services released of a new rules for makinghealth care claim payments electronically, as well as making it easier to identify adjustments to claims payments. HHS claims the rules, in conjunction with other, existing regulations, will cut red tape for doctors, hospi...
posted 8/10/12 11:33 AM  read complete story