The Veterans Administration, once again under nationwide scrutiny, is overwhelmed with deflecting both internal and external finger pointing, for now. At some point, however, the energy is going to have to be turned toward pinpointing exactly what the problem is and how to fix it.
I just spent three long days covering the open public forum on the FDASIA report. Federal officials, at the end, said they got from the meeting exactly what they were hoping to get: feedback.
There were tons of comments and ideas thrown on the table during last week's brainstorming session. But who will sort it all out? And how much of it is usable?
Justin Barnes, a fixture of the healthcare IT sphere, has announced he will be leaving Greenway Health for new opportunities, but he will still be involved in the industry.
What some industry insiders are calling a political war has payers and providers reeling, wondering how to proceed in the face of uncertainty.
Bradley Merrill Thompson shares his top conclusions from the new report that will inform Congress on the needs of health IT regulation.
With more than 50 percent of physicians and 80 percent of hospitals having adopted electronic health records and achieved some measure of meaningful use, the great promise of digitizing the U.S. healthcare system lies ahead.
It would be impossible to write a fair depiction of all the action and interaction going on at HIMSS14 on the show floor. But here's a tiny snapshot.
The Orlando Conference Center hummed today with anticipation as the pre-conference die-hards enjoyed the halls to themselves.
It’s the final countdown to HIMSS, and I’m chomping at the bit to get there. I have some expectations, some things I hope to accomplish, and the starry-eyed philosophical, grand scheme-of-it-all in my head.
