People
HHS to offer private physicians 'free' software
Open-source software could cost doctors $500 a month
Digital Government
Health network costs projected at $156 billion
A study pegs National Health Information Network capital costs at $156 billion over five years, with annual costs at $48 billion
Digital Government
Bush signs law that creates medical error databases
The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005, signed by President Bush, will require the establishment of a network of databases to hold medical error data.
Digital Government
Alberta launches $153.7M medical digital imagery system
The new system is expected to save the Canadian province $350 million a year.
Modernization
More than a view in a vista
Microsoft confuses the names of EHR and new Office software, but VA argues VistA came long before MS Office Vista.
Digital Government
Report highlights high costs of ignoring health tech
Neglect of systems engineering contributes to nearly 100,000 preventable deaths a year, researchers conclude.
Digital Government
CMS seeks input on personal health records
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services wants public input on what role it and its vast storehouse of data on Medicare beneficiaries should play in the development of personal health records.
Digital Government
Senate slashes HHS health IT budget
IT coordinator office funding cut by 40 percent to $45.2 million.
Digital Government
Montana health IT center plans NHIN bid
The center is partnering with a North Carolina firm to bid on HHS' National Health Information Network prototype contracts.
Digital Government
HHS extends due date on health net proposals
About 200 companies have expressed interest in contracts for developing prototypes for the National Health Information Network.
Digital Government
NYC wants to track 530,000 diabetics
New York City's Department of Health could mandate automatic transmission of blood sugar tests to a patient registry.
Digital Government
Computer error mars Calgary lab tests
The results of approximately 2,000 lab tests from the last two months were linked to the wrong patients.
Digital Government
CMS tests home health monitoring
PDA-like Health Buddy will monitor patients with chronic illnesses, potentially cutting health care costs by five percent.
Digital Government
HHS keeps health net options open
One prototype of health data exchange will be based on open-source software.
People
DISA picks CA anti-spyware
SAIC will provide CA eTrust PestPatrol and related training across the Defense Department.
Digital Government
Privacy, security keys to EHR adoption globally
E-health officials in Australia and New Zealand say consumers need to be assured of the privacy of electronic patient records if deployments worldwide are to succeed.
Digital Government
Health privacy a British hot button
The British Medical Association warned of need to alleviate concerns if massive health IT project is to succeed.
Digital Government
Australia e-health strategy parallels U.S. efforts
Australia heads up a three-year initiative to develop a national electronic health record infrastructure.
Modernization
Smokers get the message
New Zealand study finds correlation between text messaging and smoking cessation.
Digital Government