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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 06, 2008
Hospitals that successfully battle infection and save money in the process rely heavily on technology, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.The GAO research, ti...
By Bernie Monegain | 12:00 am | October 06, 2008
LONDON  - Financial analysts who track healthcare technology companies Misys and Allscripts say Misys should have no problem obtaining the $305 million it needs to complete the planned merger wit...
By Bernie Monegain | 12:00 am | October 02, 2008
The Carolinas Healthcare System, a network that includes 23 hospitals throughout North and South Carolina, is rolling out technology to support its new telemonitoring program.The program is d...
By Bernie Monegain | 12:00 am | September 30, 2008
Medi-CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield, a not-for-profit healthcare insurer, has signed a three-year, multi-million dollar contract with Andover, Mass.-based technology company CGI Group for business p...
By Bernie Monegain | 12:00 am | September 23, 2008
The State Alliance for e-Health, made up of governors and state officials from across the country, is calling on states to support e-prescribing and address medical privacy and security issues in orde...
By Bernie Monegain | 12:00 am | September 22, 2008
Eclipsys Corp. based in Atlanta will acquire Medinotes, a privately-held physician software company based in Des Moines, Iowa. The announcement, made over the weekend at the 6th Annual Busine...
By Bernie Monegain | 12:00 am | September 19, 2008
Though a relaxation of the so-called Stark law was expected to spur hospitals to help physicians buy electronic medical records, a new study finds hospitals are moving slowly and cautiously on that sc...
By Bernie Monegain | 12:00 am | September 18, 2008
Financial analysts who track healthcare technology companies Misys and Allscripts say Misys should have no problem obtaining the $305 million it needs to complete the planned merger with Allscripts....
By Bernie Monegain | 12:00 am | September 05, 2008
Some of the country's top CEOs identified reducing healthcare costs among their top legislative priorities Thursday as they called on Congress and the president to take care of "unfinished busine...
By Bernie Monegain | 12:00 am | September 04, 2008
Eleven more communities will join the 14 designated by the government as Chartered Value Exchanges - healthcare collaborations focused on improved care and making quality and price information widely...