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May 13, 2008 - The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights has released updated statistics showing how it handles complaints of violations of the HIPAA privacy rule.
May 13, 2008 - Atlanta-based Eclipsys Corp. has integrated into its hospital information systems the Clairvia suite of staffing and resource management software from AtStaff Inc., Durham, N.C.
May 13, 2008 - Palo Alto, Calif.-based Hewlett-Packard Co. plans to purchase Electronic Data Systems in a deal valued at about $13.9 billion. The acquisition, which is expected to close in the second half of 2008, already has been approved by the boards of directors for both companies.
Lisa Bewley, R.N., CIO, Regional West Medical Center, Scottsbluff, Neb.
My position as a CIO never ceases to be challenging. But what gets me through many of the dilemmas I face are the experiences that I had as a nurse.
As a start-up, we are very comfortable with where we are and where were heading, says Richard Noffsinger, CEO at the company." " Noffsinger, who joined San Diego-based SafeMed in December, formerly headed Microsoft Corp.s health care division.
At several rural Kentucky hospitals, Kerri Remmel, M.D., is sometimes referred to as the robot lady. Remmel, however, didnt earn the nickname as a result of a rigid bedside manner. Instead, some patients coined the term of endearment because she has used a robot to help treat them.
Eight years in the restaurant business before medical school taught Tom Landholt, M.D. some valuable lessons that he now applies to his practice.
Preventing hospital-acquired infections not only saves lives and shortens hospital stays; it saves big money.