Health Information Technology News

Health Care Winners & Losers: Cerner (TheStreet.com)
An analyst predicts health care IT stocks will be flat or lower until mid-2009 and downgrades several in the sector.

VA Data Show Home Health Technology Improves Access to Care (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
Peake: Entire Health Care System More Effective

Fixes to health care may be on horizon (Hattiesburg American)
WASHINGTON - Next year could finally mark the beginning of the first successful effort to fix the nation’s overpriced, fractured health care system, experts say.

Green briefs of the week (Long Island Business News)
Preparing an environmental workforce The Long Island Works Coalition, in conjunction with the Ford Motor Co. Fund and the Long Island Association, launched career academies in September in several Long Island high schools to help prepare students for jobs that are needed locally. While Massapequa s academy features a health care curriculum; Wyandanch s, information technology, and Wantagh s, [...]

Health Robotics Announces Partnership in the People’s Republic of China With The Devon International Group (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Health Robotics today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with the Devon International Group , whereby DIG has acquired the exclusive rights to Health Robotics’ CytoCare and i.v.STATION robots in the People’s Republic of China.

The biggest health IT story of 2008 (ZDNet)
Even health professionals don’t know how to coordinate all their EHR data into a coherent PHR from which they can make wellness decisions. by Dana Blankenhorn

Health Care IT Trade Group Issues Recommendations For Obama, Congress On Strategies For Nationwide Adoption Of … (Medical News Today)
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society on Wednesday released a set of policy recommendations for the incoming Obama administration and the 111th Congress that outline five priorities to promote wider use of health information technology and stimulate the economy, CQ HealthBeat reports.

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries (Medical News Today)
While mainstream news coverage is still a primary source of information for the latest in policy debates and the health care marketplace, online blogs have become a significant part of the media landscape, often presenting new perspectives on policy issues and drawing attention to under-reported topics.

Health Care IT Trade Group Issues Recommendations For Obama, Congress On Strategies For Nationwide Adoption Of … (Medical News Today)
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society on Wednesday released a set of policy recommendations for the incoming Obama administration and the 111th Congress that outline five priorities to promote wider use of health information technology and stimulate the economy, CQ HealthBeat reports.

Kimball Health Services Selects HMS to Provide Information Technology Infrastructure (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Healthcare Management Systems, Inc. announced today that it was selected by Kimball Health Services to supply a full system of integrated clinical and financial software. For the 20-bed critical access facility in Kimball, Neb., their new, integrated HMS system reinforces their commitment to providing quality, patient-centered care for their community.