By Amanda Patanow on
12/15/2008
Bloomberg - the world's biggest business wire service - covered Allscripts Chief Executive Officer Glen Tullman's keynote at the NASDAQ Healthcare IT Forum.
Mr. Tullman talked about current economic conditions and the Obama plan for healthcare. "I see information technology doing for health care what it's done for every other industry and that is taking costs out and putting more quality in," Mr. Tullman said.
Medical errors cost U.S. hospitals $6 billion annually in additional care, said Steven Klasko, chief executive officer of the University of South Florida Health system, which treats 700,000 patients a year in the Tampa
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By Amanda Patanow on
12/12/2008
A month and a half ago, he was playing basketball in Chicago with Barack Obama. Tuesday, he took to an Orlando stage to describe to top staff and select customers his vision of how technology can rescue the U.S. healthcare system. In this glowing review of Glen Tullman's keynote presentation at Tuesday's Executive Summit, Homecare Automation Report confirms Glen's leadership role in the industry.
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By Amanda Patanow on
12/9/2008
In this article, Glen Tullman promotes government investment and incentives in healthcare, referencing how the recent CMS incentive policy for ePrescribing has already proved to be successful in getting physicians' attention and has spurred a great deal of participation.
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By Amanda Patanow on
12/4/2008
An Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality report found that health care IT can reduce costs and improve the quality of care received by patients with chronic conditions, Healthcare IT News reports.
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By Amanda Patanow on
12/3/2008
Join the Obama-Biden Transition Project’s Online Healthcare Discussion
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By Amanda Patanow on
12/1/2008
Use of electronic health records (EHRs) may help reduce paid malpractice settlements for physicians, according to a new study. The study, which appeared in the November 24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, showed a trend toward lower paid malpractice claims for physicians who are active users of EHR technology.
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