HHS recently announced it will offer a new contract aimed at reducing cyber security risks in Health IT as reported by Healthcare IT News The contract is being offered to companies that…
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Barrack Obama releases $950 billion health reform plan
The Obama administration has released a health reform proposal roughly worth 950$ that shall track closely with the already passed bill of the U.S. Senate. This proposal would increase the coverage subsidies…
MediGene and Teva sign agreement to commercialize Veregen(TM) in Israel
Martinsried/Munich, February 22, 2010. The biotech company MediGene AG (Frankfurt, Prime Standard, TecDAX) has signed a license and supply agreement with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. for the supply and commercialization of Veregen(TM)…
CCHIT Updates Certification Programs To New HHS Rules
The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) has announced that both of its electronic health record (EHR) technology certification programs will be updated to conform to the Interim Final Rule (IFR)…
Doctors find it difficult to select IT Vendors
Doctors who have shopped for healthcare software have sometimes come to regret their purchases, according to a story reported by the Huffington Post Investigative Fund. In her feature, Emma Schwartz “finds that…
Eclipsys posts good fourth quarter earnings, builds new EHR
Eclipsys, the Atlanta-based health software and services company, has beaten expectations for the fourth quarter of 2009, posting adjusted earnings of 17 cents per share.Eclipsys reported increased fourth quarter earnings of $3.8…
Study Reveals Patient-Doctor Disconnect on Healthy Living
FAIRFIELD, Conn., Feb 16, 2010 Most Americans give themselves “A” or “B” grades, while doctors give Americans low grades on personal health Many Americans say they would rather live in pain than…
Study: Stem cells may beat premature aging in children and adults
Stem cells may help treat an early aging syndrome, suggest biomedical researchers Wednesday, in a study that offers insight into how such cells reproduce forever. In the study released by the journal…
Training is key to getting older people online, says charity
Older people need training and education to help them get online, says charity Age Concern. By “demystifying online technology” and demonstrating the benefits of using computers, it is possible to get more…
Work on National Health Information Network(NHIN) speeds up
A Health and Human Services Department advisory panel has stepped up its efforts to identify standards and services that would open up the nationwide health information network (NHIN) in U.S. to providers…
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A machine that prints organs is coming to market – Economist
An Economis article has shed light on the fact that the human organs can indeed now be produced just like books or brochurs are printed. According to the Economist the transplant surgeons…
Health and Human Services (HHS) wishes to relax meaningful use tests for 2011
Health and Human Services (HHS) advisory group in United States gave recommendation to the government to abandon its “all or nothing” approach to its plan for offering doctors and hospitals financial incentives…
Veteran Affairs wants to track physicians reactions to CPRS alerts
The Veterans Affairs Department, United States wants to be able to track when and how its physicians respond to medical alerts sent to them via the agency’s computerized patient record system (CPRS)….
Orange Peels, Newspapers May Lead to Cheaper, Cleaner Ethanol Fuel
Scientists may have just made the breakthrough of a lifetime, turning discarded fruit peels and other throwaways into cheap, clean fuel to power the world’s vehicles. University of Central Florida professor Henry…