US calls out health information blockers
Health IT suppliers have been called out for blocking information flows to promote their narrow economic interests ahead of the biggest US health IT event of the year.
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US insurer Anthem suffers hack attack
As many as 80 million customers of US health insurer, Anthem, have had their personal information stolen in a hacking attack for which it has apologised on its website.
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Cerner completes Siemens purchase
US health IT giant Cerner has completed its £870 million ($1.3 billion) acquisition of Siemens Health Services.
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US and UK work on obesity ‘disruptors’
NHS England has been working with the US Department of Health and Human Services on using data to tackle obesity, according to an American health technology leader.
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Call the nurse?
The drive to appoint chief nursing information officers to US healthcare systems is stuttering; and CNIOs can end up doing a different job to their medical counterparts. Neil Versel reports.
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VA enveloped in scandal
The much-admired Veterans Health Administration has become mired in a massive waiting times scandal. On the day that the FBI confirmed that it has launched a criminal investigation, Lyn Whitfield reports.
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Clinical informatics: in the US, it’s certifiable
Neil Versel starts a short series about the advances made by US clinical information leaders by reporting on the first doctors to achieve board certification as subspecialists in clinical informatics, after a decade’s worth of lobbying.
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US and UK take forward health IT MoU
The US and UK are working together on harmonising quality indicators, releasing and using health data, the Blue Button initiative, and the interoperability of electronic patient record systems, under their memorandum of understanding on healthcare IT.
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Hunt predicts US-UK ‘single market’
A memorandum of understanding signed by the US and UK will help to create the world’s largest single market for health care applications, the health secretary has said.
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US-UK sign healthcare IT MoU
NHS England and the Health and Social Care Information Centre will sign a healthcare IT memorandum of understanding with the US Department for Health and Social Services today.
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