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18 Hospitals That Closed In 2013
Throughout 2013, 18 acute-care hospitals closed their doors, and there are many others — such as Interfaith Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., Vidant Pungo Hospital in Belhaven, N.C., Lake Shore Health Care Center in Irving, N.Y., and Williamson (W.Va.) Memorial Hospital, to name a few — that could follow suit this year. Read More »
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EHRs And Health IT Projects: Are They Battering Hospitals' Financial Profiles?
This past November, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services downgraded the credit rating of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C., from "AA-" to "A+". Read More »
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Expensive EHR Implementations Threaten Hospital Credit Ratings
Huge capital outlays for electronic health record (EHR) implementations are threatening the credit ratings of some large medical systems by tying up large amounts of cash and temporarily reducing profits, Becker's Hospital Review reported. Read More »
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GOP Senators: Health IT Policy Needs 'Reboot'
Six Republican Senators are asking the healthcare community for input on “recalibrating” health information technology policy, arguing that there are several problems with the current trajectory of the meaningful use program. Read More »
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HIMSS Analytics: Hospitals Slow To Progress In Their Use Of EHRs
Many hospitals have implemented electronic health record systems, but they're not rushing to embrace all that they may offer according to a new report from HIMSS Analytics. Read More »
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How I failed
When you start out as an entrepreneur, it’s just you and your idea, or you and your co-founder’s and your idea. Then you add customers, and they shape and mold you and that idea until you achieve the fabled “product-market fit.” [...] But if you are to succeed in building an enduring company, it has to be about far more than that: it has to be about the team and the institution you create together. Read More »
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I Challenged Hackers To Investigate Me And What They Found Out Is Chilling
It’s my first class of the semester at New York University. I’m discussing the evils of plagiarism and falsifying sources with 11 graduate journalism students when, without warning, my computer freezes. I fruitlessly tap on the keyboard as my laptop takes on a life of its own and reboots. [...] I’m being hacked — and only have myself to blame. Read More »
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Kitware Co-Founder And Chairman Ken Martin Named CFO Of The Year
Kitware, an advanced R&D software solutions provider, today announces the recognition of Dr. Ken Martin, Chairman and CFO of Kitware, as CFO of the Year by the Albany Business Review. Dr. Martin was selected as a finalist last month from among over 100 nominations in the small business category, and was named the category winner at an awards ceremony in Troy, New York. Read More »
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Return On Information: A Standard Model For Assessing Institutional Return On Electronic Health Records
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