I recently wrote that it’s not clear whether patient portals do much to improve health care. Now a new study suggests they help in at least one area:...
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James Ritchie is a freelance writer with a focus on health care. His experience includes eight years as a staff writer with the Cincinnati Business Courier, part of the American City Business Journals network. Twitter @HCwriterJames.
There’s a new data point to add to the debate over EMR return on investment. Norton Healthcare Inc. in Louisville, Ky., has experienced a $12 million...
With system upgrades taking shape across the country, IT is no longer just another another department in the hospital. More than ever, it’s integral to how...
One thing’s for sure about patient portals: They’re a hot commodity. What’s less clear is how much good they’re doing for health care. The popularity of...
Two prominent physicians this week pointed out a basic but, in the era of information as a commodity, sometimes overlooked truth about EMRs: They increase the...
When Google Health, an attempt at a personal health record, turned out to be an unqualified failure, the consensus was that people just weren’t interested. But...
You don’t have to look far to find a health IT accelerator. At least, not as far as you used to. Programs to give healthcare entrepreneurs a boost are...
Last week I wrote about what’s not happening in China: American firms getting a slice of the EMR market. This time I thought it’d be interesting to...
If you have something to sell, chances are you’ve thought about selling it in China. With a population of 1.35 billion, it’s become an attractive market...
Gartner Inc. has come out with a bullish report on the “internet of things,” which it predicts will add nearly $2 trillion in value to the economy by 2020 and...