Health Spending Rose in ’09, but at a Low Rate Total national health spending grew by 4 percent in 2009, the slowest rate of increase in 50 years, as people lost their jobs, lost health insurance and … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: December 24, 2010
Hong Kong Starts Second Stage EHR Engagement The Hong Kong Government has launched the second stage of its Electronic Health Record (eHR) Engagement Initiative (EEI), with two briefing sessions held … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: December 17, 2011
An Update on Health IT from Dr. David Blumenthal The National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services summarizes the year in health IT for the … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: December 10, 2010
Johns Hopkins Checklist Helps Stop Bloodstream Infections Intensive care units across the state of Michigan reduced the rate of potentially lethal bloodstream infections to near zero. Mobile … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: December 3, 2010
EHR Certification Final Rule Up for Review The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has sent a final rule to establish a permanent certification program for EHR … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: November 26, 2010
Fresenius Medical Care Introduces 2008T Hemodialysis Delivery System In North America The world's largest provider of dialysis products and services introduced a smart-platform dialysis system at the … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: November 19, 2010
Unwrapping the Dialysis Bundle: Industry Reacts to New Payment System After deciphering the 923-page document, the industry let out a collective sigh of relief — for the most part. Worldwide … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: November 12, 2010
Health Registry Could Transform Chronic Kidney Disease Care According to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN), a registry of health … [Read more...]
