Drug Naming Standard Enhanced

The RxNorm clinical drugs standard has been enhanced.

Healthcare services go cashless for poor

Planning commission expert group has called for making the preventive, primary and secondary healthcare services publicly funded and cashless.

Cover Teledermatology under Medicare Part B

The American Academy of Dermatology Association and the American Telemedicine Association sent a joint letter to CMS, calling for the coverage of teledermatology services under Medicare Part B.

World News

China unveils new healthcare schemeChina recently announced an ambitious program to provide basic healthcare for every citizen in the world's […]

Geography Plays Role in Colon Cancer

A research from UC Davis Cancer Center has revealed that a person screening for colon cancer often depends on where they live in addition to their race or ethnicity.

India news

ICICI Venture plans to float healthcare holding firm ICICI Venture is planning to float a company that will buy medium-sized […]

VA Creates Online Tools To uate Healthcare and Provide Transparency

The Department of Veterans Affairs launched two online dashboards in an effort to offer transparency of its internal clinical performance, Modern Healthcare reports.

IBM launches federal cloud to help claims processing

IBM has created a new Federal Community Cloud designed to help government organizations, such as the Department of Health & Human Services, respond to technology requirements more quickly and at lower cost.

Ministry of Health will form company to buy drugs

In its first significant move towards bringing about more transparency, the Health Ministry has decided to set up a company, with independent directors on board, to procure drugs and equipment to be distributed to state-run medicare centres.

HP develops Alabama

HP Enterprise Services has announced of Alabama

Washington, New Mexico Awarded Federal Money for EHR Work

Washington and New Mexico Medicaid programs will receive thousands of dollars in federal matching funds for state planning activities necessary to implement the electronic health record incentive program established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Officials Strive To Ease Registration Process for EHR Incentive Payments

CMS aims to expand its Medicare provider enrollment system to ease the registration process for physicians looking to qualify for health IT incentive payments.

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