Health Information Technology News

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On June 16, 2009, the Meaningful Use Workgroup of the Health Information Technology (HIT) Policy Committee released its initial recommendations for the definition of “meaningful use” of electronic health records (EHR). In order to qualify for incentive payments under the health care IT portions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, hospitals and physicians must demonstrate meaningful …

Expanding Indiana’s Breakthroughs in Health Information Technology (Exibhit Indiana): Initiative to Advance the … (redOrbit)
INDIANAPOLIS, June 24 /PRNewswire/ — As the federal economic stimulus package moves to fund leading applications of health information technology (HIT), Indiana sits in the pole position.

Can America Decrease Medical Costs While Expanding The Availability Of Health Care? (redOrbit)
The current U.S. health care system with its ever-rising price tag and its gaping discrepancies in care is a “ticking time bomb” for the federal budget, President Obama warned members of the American Medical Association.

MDIA Participates at the Government Health Information Technology (GHIT) Conference in Washington, D.C., and Focuses … (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.—-Ronald J. Friedman, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Medical Diagnostic Associates, a Medical Corporation , participated at the Government Health Information Technology Conference and Exhibition in Washington, D.C., June 4-5, 2009.

Five Nashville health care IT firms in top 100 (Nashville Business Journal)
Five Nashville area companies made it onto this year’s Healthcare Informatics Magazine 100 list. The list ranks companies based on revenue made from health information technology.

Vigil Health Solutions Reports 4th Quarter and Annual Results (T-Net British Columbia)
Vancouver, BC, June 23, 2009–(T-Net)–Vigil Health Solutions Inc. (TSX VENTURE:VGL) announced today revenues of $4.38 million and a net loss of $389 thousand for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009.

Vish Sankaran, HHS, Speaks on Healthcare IT (SYS-CON Media)
During the pre-recording of this weeks Federal News Radio Federal Executive Forum , Vish Sankaran, Program Director of Federal Health Architecture, discussed the role of information technology in improving the country’s health care system. Mr. Sankaran insights on the Obama administration efforts in this area included: Significant progress has been made in the coordination of efforts between …

G.E. Offers Loans For E-Health Record Purchases (Medical News Today)
“General Electric Co. said its GE Capital division will make no-interest loans to hospitals and health-care providers that purchase GE’s health-care information technology,” The Wall Street Journal reports. The company “expects to offer $100 million in interim financing to hospitals and health-care providers for projects that are expected to qualify for funds from the U.S.

G.E. Offers Loans For E-Health Record Purchases (Medical News Today)
“General Electric Co. said its GE Capital division will make no-interest loans to hospitals and health-care providers that purchase GE’s health-care information technology,” The Wall Street Journal reports. The company “expects to offer $100 million in interim financing to hospitals and health-care providers for projects that are expected to qualify for funds from the U.S.

IDG’s Computerworld Names Paychex to Annual List of Best Places to Work in Information Technology (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
ROCHESTER, N.Y.—-Paychex, Inc. announced today that IDG’s Computerworld, the “Voice of IT Management,” has selected the company as one of the top 100 workplaces for information technology professionals.