http://www.modernhealthcare.com Latest News from Modern Healthcare - Information Technology en-us 144 21 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/?utm_source=tagid-rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagid-rss http://www.modernhealthcare.com/graphics/icons/rss.gif http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130524/NEWS/305249951/teletracking-hires-former-joint-commission-exec http://www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/CH/20130524/NEWS/305249951/AR/0/Nanne-Finis.jpg Fri, 24 May 2013 15:15:00 EST Pittsburgh-based TeleTracking Technologies, which helps its hospital and health system clients to improve hospital patient flow and optimize hospital operations, has named Nanne Finis VP of consulting services. http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130524/NEWS/305249951 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130524/INFO/305249994/allscripts-sues-merchandise-mart-over-google-project Fri, 24 May 2013 14:15:00 EST Not everyone is pardoning Google's dust as Chicago's Merchandise Mart makes renovations for the arrival of the Internet giant's new mobile solutions unit next year. Allscripts Healthcare Solutions is suing its landlord. http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130524/INFO/305249994 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130524/NEWS/305249954/ims-health-makes-third-deal-in-three-months Fri, 24 May 2013 14:00:00 EST IMS Health, a Danbury, Conn.-based prescription drug data-miner, has announced its third acquisition in as many months with the addition of cloud-based mobile sales and marketing systems provider 360 Vantage, Chandler, Ariz. http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130524/NEWS/305249954 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130524/INFO/305249990/filling-the-skills-gap-healthcare-looks-for-more-data-workers Fri, 24 May 2013 10:00:00 EST The competition for workers with high-tech analytics skills has been explosive during the past five years, partly because of new digital billing and patient-monitoring requirements for hospitals, doctors and physician groups under the Affordable... http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130524/INFO/305249990 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130524/INFO/305249978/iphone-urinalysis-draws-first-fda-inquiry-of-medical-apps Fri, 24 May 2013 06:30:00 EST An iPhone application that lets users check levels of blood, protein and other substances in their urine is the first target of U.S. regulators seeking boundaries in a burgeoning industry for medical diagnosis on-the-go. http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130524/INFO/305249978 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130523/NEWS/305239954/defense-secretary-considers-commercial-ehr-system http://www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/CH/20130523/NEWS/305239954/AR/0/Chuck-Hagel.jpg Thu, 23 May 2013 16:00:00 EST The Defense Department is back in the market for an electronic health-record system for its sprawling healthcare empire, according to a memorandum from Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130523/NEWS/305239954 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130523/NEWS/305239951/virtual-radiologic-names-new-chief-medical-officer http://www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/CH/20130523/NEWS/305239951/AR/0/Benjamin-Strong.jpg Thu, 23 May 2013 12:30:00 EST Virtual Radiologic, a technology-enabled national radiology practice and telemedicine company based in Eden Prairie, Minn., has named Dr. Benjamin Strong its chief medical officer, effective May 22. http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130523/NEWS/305239951 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130523/INFO/305239990/calif-tool-helps-providers-make-patient-record-sharing-authorization Thu, 23 May 2013 12:15:00 EST California health officials have developed a tool to help providers decide when they need patient authorization to share treatment records as California builds an electronic highway for medical information. http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130523/INFO/305239990 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130523/NEWS/130529974/chime-time-staffing-growing-your-own http://www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/CH/20130523/NEWS/130529974/AR/0/Edith-Dees.jpg Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 EST We are all coming to grips with the reality that healthcare IT staffing and recruitment is a vexing problem. The executive team at Holy Spirit Health System -- particularly the human resources vice president and chief financial officer -- now... http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130523/NEWS/130529974 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130523/INFO/305229984/audit-n-c-medicaid-claims-system-untested-flawed http://www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/CH/20130523/INFO/305229984/AR/0/AR-305229984.jpg Thu, 23 May 2013 09:30:00 EST An audit of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services released Wednesday says it has failed to fully test a new $484 million computer system scheduled to begin processing Medicaid claims on July 1. http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130523/INFO/305229984 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130522/NEWS/305229968/reform-update-rhode-island-sets-sights-on-healthcare-overhaul http://www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/CH/20130522/NEWS/305229968/AR/0/Elizabeth-Roberts-.jpg Wed, 22 May 2013 15:00:00 EST Rhode Island policymakers and the state's healthcare industry began to draft plans last month on how best to overhaul payment to hospitals, doctors and other providers and simultaneously improve the health and well-being of its citizens. http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130522/NEWS/305229968 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130522/NEWS/305229954/over-half-of-docs-have-received-ehr-incentive-payments http://www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/CH/20130522/NEWS/305229954/AR/0/AR-305229954.jpg Wed, 22 May 2013 14:00:00 EST Key federal programs to boost electronic health-record system use passed a milestone last month as more than half of physicians and other "eligible professionals" have received incentive payments for attesting to the adoption of a... http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130522/NEWS/305229954 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130522/INFO/305229990/idaho-university-to-pay-400k-for-hipaa-violation Wed, 22 May 2013 15:30:00 EST Idaho State University has agreed to pay $400,000 to HHS for violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 Security Rule. http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130522/INFO/305229990 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130522/NEWS/305229953/healthland-acquires-ehr-developer-american-healthtech Wed, 22 May 2013 15:15:00 EST Minneapolis-based Healthland, an information-technology provider focused on rural community and critical-access hospitals, has acquired American HealthTech, a Jackson, Miss.-based software and electronic health-record developer for the post-acute... http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130522/NEWS/305229953 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130522/NEWS/305229951/health-it-consulting-firm-stoltenberg-names-herr-vp Wed, 22 May 2013 14:00:00 EST Stoltenberg Consulting, a healthcare information technology consulting firm based in Pittsburgh, has named Douglas Herr its VP of Epic practice and client relations. http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130522/NEWS/305229951