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Oklahoma Helps Launch Test of Electronic Health Record System
By Adrielle Harvey, The Oklahoman http://www.redorbit.com Jun. 17–Dr. Russell Kohl recognized the value of electronic health records more than two years ago. Kohl shared his experiences Monday when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services confirmed that Oklahoma has been selected to take part in a demonstration project that involves using certified electronic health records […]
N.C. Society of Anesthesiologists' President to Use Position to Improve Patient Care Quality
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UW Health Selects Hyland Content Management Software
http://www.redorbit.com Hyland Software has announced that UW Health (including University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics) has selected OnBase, its enterprise content management software, to use as part of the academic medical center’s electronic medical record by integrating with its current applications. OnBase will be used in clinical care through integration with current applications. A patient’s […]
Eyes Bloodshot, Doctors Vent Their Discontent
By SANDEEP JAUHAR, M.D. http://www.nytimes.com
Texas IPA's contract talks are price-fixing, appeals court rules
By Amy Lynn Sorrel http://www.ama-assn.org Physicians fear that a ruling handed down by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in May could stifle efforts to integrate or find other new ways to practice medicine more efficiently. The decision also highlights some of the risks involved when clinically or financially integrated practices engage in collective […]
Getting to the HEART of a program – Sacred Heart launches cardiac institute, acquires big surgical group
By  Emily Proffitt http://www.spokanejournal.com
AHIP Outlines Plan to Slash $145 Billion in Health Care Costs by 2015
By Sheri Porter http://www.aafp.org America’s Health Insurance Plans, or AHIP, recently released a health care reform proposal that it says could reduce America’s total health care expenditures by $145 billion by the year 2015, but some groups have problems with the proposal’s details. “A Shared Responsibility: Advancing Toward a More Accessible, Safe, and Affordable Health Care […]
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