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Bernie Monegain

Bernie is the Editor of Healthcare IT News. Follow Bernie on Twitter @Bernie_HITN.

By Bernie Monegain | 12:00 am | October 31, 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is continuing to nudge doctors toward e-prescribing with the announcement Thursday of an initiative that offers them a boost of 5.1 percent in pay for...
By Bernie Monegain | 12:00 am | October 29, 2008
Google co-founder Adam Bosworth has parted the curtain on KEAS Inc., the new healthcare enterprise he is poised to launch early next year. If he's successful, it could mean fat Americans woul...
By Bernie Monegain | 12:00 am | October 28, 2008
Information technology, remote monitoring and technology connected to genomics and diagnostics are all appealing investments, the executives of three investment entities said Monday at the Center for...
By Bernie Monegain | 12:00 am | October 24, 2008
The Federal Trade Commission has pushed the clock forward on the so-called "red flags" rule deadline that could affect hospitals across the country. The deadline moves ahead six months to Ma...
By Bernie Monegain | 12:00 am | October 17, 2008
The Health Alliance Plan has standardized, automated and streamlined its hospital provider contracting with new technology.The health plan purchased McKesson's Contract Symphony, a suite of c...
By Bernie Monegain | 12:00 am | October 16, 2008
Munson Healthcare is poised to streamline and automate its administrative processes, human resources and payroll functions with new technology. The not-for-profit regional network will deploy...
By Bernie Monegain | 12:00 am | October 15, 2008
"Be serious about the date." That's the advice of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service Acting Administrator Kerry Weems, when asked Tuesday about how CMS could help drive the c...
By Bernie Monegain | 12:00 am | October 14, 2008
The American Health Information Management Association leadership wants to be clear: Even though it will cost millions of dollars and the process is likely to be disruptive, U.S. healthcare must embra...
By Bernie Monegain | 12:00 am | October 13, 2008
The American Health Information Management Association's 80th Annual Convention and Exhibit opened Monday at the Washington State Convention Center with an emphasis on personalized medicine.T...
By Bernie Monegain | 12:00 am | October 07, 2008
With the first phase of Medicare's mandate for e-prescribing rolling out in January, healthcare IT leaders, led by Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt, gathered Tuesday in Boston to ju...