Texas news from FierceEMR
NewsTexas hospitals in 'pretty good position' for meaningful use
Mainstream media--even local business media--when will you ever learn? The Dallas Business Journal reports that: "The healthcare reform law passed in March requires all hospitals to adopt electronic Read more...
EMRs gaining more mainstream media steam
It's finally becoming newsworthy in local markets for hospitals to adopt EMRs. A quick scan of the newswires this morning reveals quite a few EMR-related stories from local news sources. "Hospitals Read more...
HHS completes state HIE grant awards
HHS has completed the awarding of state grants for health information exchange under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act by designating a final group 16 states and state-designated entities to Read more...
Rural Texas hospitals to create RHIO with shared EHR
One of the underlying principles of "meaningful use" of EHRs--and a key requirement for earning federal stimulus payments--is the ability to be interoperable with other organizations. To this end, Read more...
Blumenthal: Share data to get stimulus money
Dr. David Blumenthal, the national coordinator for health information technology, gave a strong indication of how HHS ultimately will define "meaningful use," the standard that providers must meet to Read more...
| Press ReleasesCommunity Health Systems Announces Execution of Agreement to Affiliate with Longview, Texas, Multi-Speciality ClinicFRANKLIN, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CYH) announced today that a subsidiary of the Company has entered into an agreement to merge operations with Diagnostic Clinic Read more >> World-Renowned Cell-Therapy Researcher, Doris Taylor, PhD, Joins Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Episcopal HospitalNoted for Work to Regenerate Hearts, Other Organs HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Officials at the Texas Heart Institute (THI) at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital (St. Luke’s) announced today that Doris Read more >> Hospitals in Rural Texas Improve Patient Care and Achieve Stage 1 Meaningful Use with Healthland EHR SolutionHealthland helps rural hospitals maintain independence, preserving local healthcare for rural Americans MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Healthland, America's market leader of healthcare information Read more >> |
