Half of the nation's hospitals have a CIO or CTO and 30 percent have a CMIO, according to a survey by the American Hospital Association.
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By decreasing expenses, imaging-sharing solutions vendor Merge Healthcare was able to post a small profit in the first quarter of 2014 despite a decline in sales.
In February, the ONC released a proposal for voluntary 2015 Edition criteria in an attempt to break the journey to meaningful use down into more manageable steps. However, the move has largely been derided by industry stakeholders.
May Issue; CEO Strategy Roundtable May issue. This issue of Becker’s Hospital Review is one of the biggest yet. Inside you will find a special section devoted to the 2014 edition of “100 Great Hospitals in America.” Each of the…
Urbana, Ill.-based Carle Foundation has appointed Michael Sutter as the system's new chief innovation officer.
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Just like their patients, physicians often turn to search engines for medical information, according to a new survey from MedData Group.
In a survey conducted just before the passage of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, which delayed the transition to ICD-10 by at least one year, a Healthcare Financial Management Association survey found many healthcare providers weren't ready…
The Joint Commission offers free resources, including podcasts, offering tips to better comply with accreditation standards. The following are five tips for better infection control practices extracted from a podcast with Lisa Waldowski, MS, APRN, CIC, an infection control specialist…
In mid-April the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled that the state's certificate of need program would stand. Now, the state's public health department is requesting the court review its ruling, according to a report by The Post and Courier.
A sampling of third-party, semi-private websites offering healthcare cost comparison data.