Government & Policy
The recent spate of congressional activity in health information technology bodes well for the future of health care.
Rep. Jon Porter (R-Nev.) plans to introduce a bill to get the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program, the largest health plan in the country, to use health IT.
A medical records code set currently in use is outdated and running out of room for expansion, the American Health Information Management Association says.
New VHA undersecretary puts his stamp on agency's organization chart to streamline the program that delivers health care to vets.
The new system is expected to save the Canadian province $350 million a year.
Senate committee members last week approved a bipartisan health information technology bill.
Microsoft confuses the names of EHR and new Office software, but VA argues VistA came long before MS Office Vista.
Neglect of systems engineering contributes to nearly 100,000 preventable deaths a year, researchers conclude.
Accenture survey of 519 consumers found that 93 percent expect electronic medical records to improve the quality of care.
Bob Dickson, a vice president at Acquisition Solutions, will work closely with Guerra, Kiviat, Flyzik and Associates.
