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Consortium Releases Guidance on Managing Cybersecurity

05-17-2013 | Privacy & Security

HITRUST has issued guidance on how organizations can use its common security framework to prevent, detect and manage cybersecurity attacks

Computer Scientist Shows How to Make Good Use of EHR Data

05-15-2013 | Electronic Health Records

New research shows how EHR data can be used to enhance drug safety

New community site spotlights innovative care models

05-14-2013 | Business Analytics

HIMSS Media launches a global online community chronicling new models of care that improve well being, while also reducing healthcare costs

ICIS offers comprehensive approach to image management

05-10-2013 | Electronic Health Records

Agfa HealthCare’s ICIS makes patient-centric imaging data available across the healthcare enterprise

Specialists Face Troublesome Transition to ICD-10

05-09-2013 | ICD-10

A new study shows that the move to ICD-10 will prove especially difficult for specialty practices

Helping Consumers Find the Right Mobile Health Apps

05-08-2013 | Mobile Health

Industry leaders are offering some much needed guidance as the number of mobile health apps continues to rapidly grow

Big Data and Healthcare Analytics Forum attracts top CIOs, IT leaders

05-03-2013 | Business Analytics

Healthcare IT News and HIMSS Media have teamed up to present the forum on June 4-5, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center nea

AHRQ to Study Impact of Patient-Reported Information on Physician Practice Workflow

05-02-2013 | Ambulatory Care

Researchers seek to identify how to optimally integrate incoming patient data into medical practice workflow

Study: IT is Vital for Future of Safety Net Hospitals

04-30-2013 | Financial/Revenue Cycle Management

Safety net hospitals will need to shift their business model to thrive as upcoming changes resulting from Medicare cuts and the healthcare a

Survey: Industry’s ICD-10 Readiness Cause for Concern

04-26-2013 | ICD-10

The latest survey from WEDI shows that the compliance extension for the ICD-10 rule issued last year has caused some to delay their own comp