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2008 CIO Survey Results

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Laptop Management and Data Breach Prevention for Healthcare

Date: June 11, 2008

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Industry Events

CardTech/SecureTech Conference & Exhibition

Date: May 13, 2008

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White Papers

Ensuring Compliance for Healthcare Organizations

HP's Medical Archive Portal

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Podcasts

Digital Image Management: Tying the Pieces Together

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The use of personal health records software will never become widespread.



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Editorial Calendar Accessing Images: The Next Step
Mercy Medical Center didn’t begin to realize the full potential of its picture archiving and communication system until it began integrating it with other technologies to provide broader, enterprisewide access to images.
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PHRs: Where Are We Headed?

Personal health records are in the spotlight at center stage now that two technology giants—Microsoft and Google—have both launched high-profile projects to support PHRs. The debate on what long-term role — if any — PHRs will play in improving the quality of health care while cutting costs is intensifying.



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Latest News

HHS Issues Privacy Enforcement Data

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.

Eclipsys Finds Staffing Partner

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.

HP to Buy EDS

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.

Consensus I.T. Definitions Ready

New Leader for Medical Records Firm

3 Sutter Hospitals Get New Lab Systems

Merge Could Face Bankruptcy

Docs to Get Remote Labor Data

Mayo to Test 802.11n Technology

AMA to HHS: Finish E-Script Standards

Feds Expand NHIN Trial Sites

Mich. Blues to Do Medicare Eligibility

HIE in Florida Picks Vendors

Revenue, Losses Up for QuadraMed

NCPDP Enhances Drug Database

Podesta Is New Fletcher Allen CIO

Sage to Resell Patient Kiosks

Site Offers Medical Tourism Info

New Chief at Elsevier

Big Quarter, Big Deal for athenahealth

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My Two Cents

Why Nurses Make Good CIOs

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.

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Corporate Strategy

Time to Roll for SafeMed

“As a start-up, we are very comfortable with where we are and where we’re 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.

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Case Studies

Robots’ Role in Telemedicine

At several rural Kentucky hospitals, Kerri Remmel, M.D., is sometimes referred to as the “robot lady.” Remmel, however, didn’t 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.


Opening Doors To Information

Eight years in the restaurant business before medical school taught Tom Landholt, M.D. some valuable lessons that he now applies to his practice.


Data Mining Reaps Rewards

Preventing hospital-acquired infections not only saves lives and shortens hospital stays; it saves big money.


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