Health Data Management articles from January 2003

Health Data Management archives from January 2003

Publisher's Letter.(Editorial)
January 1, 2003... This will be the 10th consecutive year I've attended the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's annual conference. Year after year, the HIMSS show offers a wealth of information in its educational sessions and massive exhibit...

New 'Tablet PCs' Could Boost Tablet Use in Health Care.(Product/Service Evaluation)
January 1, 2003... Tablet computers are not new, but Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows XP operating system for tablets could fuel their use in health care, predicts Peter Geerlofs, M.D., chief medical officer at Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, a Libertyville,...

Chicago Provider Spends Big to Stay in Front.(University of Chicago Hospitals and Health System)
January 1, 2003... As a major academic medical center, the University of Chicago Hospitals and Health System touts itself as being at the forefront of medicine. Two years ago, its board committed $50 million over five or six years to implement information systems...

The University of Chicago Hospitals.(Illustration)
January 1, 2003... Hospitals: 3 Total beds: 603 Admissions: 24,649 Births: 3,324 Emergency visits: 68,085 Outpatient visits: 386,671 Employees: 5,000 Physicians: ...

Newsline Digest.(Health data management news briefs)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... The following are based on stories featured on the Health Data Management Web site. For twice-daily news bulletins every Monday through Friday, visit www.healthdatamanagement.com. Associations Promote ICD-10 Three health care...

Will HIMSS Draw a Record Crowd?(Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society )
January 1, 2003... The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society is banking on the draw of San Diego and various hot technologies to attract some 19,500 attendees to the HIMSS 2003 Annual Conference & Exhibition, Feb. 9-13. A final tally near that...

Housing Still Available for 2003 Event.(Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's 2003 Annual Conference & Exhibition)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Procrastinators face many hurdles when deciding at the last minute to attend a conference as large as the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's 2003 Annual Conference & Exhibition, Feb. 9-13 in San Diego. However, getting a...

HIMSS Program Targets Physicians.(Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society develops a Physicians' Symposium)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... In recent years, a small but growing number of physicians have begun attending the giant annual conference of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. Further, HIMSS officials were surprised at the number of physicians that...

Health Care I.T. Down Under.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Many health care information technology conferences feature case study educational sessions where attendees can learn how colleagues across the nation are using information technology. However, health care professionals in other nations have...

New Events Pepper the Show.(Healthcare Information and Management System Society's 2003 Annual Conference & Exhibition)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... New features at the Healthcare Information and Management System Society's 2003 Annual Conference & Exhibition will give attendees a peek at hot information technologies and a chance to go back to school. The Product Marketplace will...

Health Care I.T. Stock Chart.(Illustration)
January 1, 2003... (part 1 of 3) Price Price as on a % of 52 Health care software companies 11/14/00 Wk High ...

e-Health Rises From the Ashes: First boom, then bust. Now, the Internet may finally be living up to its promise.(Industry Overview)
January 1, 2003... From the rubble that was the collapse of electronic commerce in general and "e-health" in particular, the Internet at last is emerging to deliver on its unfulfilled promise, some provider and payer organization executives say. Exactly what...

Take the Quick Poll...(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Visit the Health Data Management Web site and express your opinion on one of health care I.T.'s hot topics.Your comments may appear in a future Readers' Perspectives department. www.healthdatamanagement.com Copyright c 2003 Thomson Media....

Payers Seeing Payback.(Industry Overview)
January 1, 2003... Payer organizations are out in front of their provider counterparts when it comes to exploiting the Internet, many observers say. Driven by cost containment issues, competition and government regulation, many payers are seeking rewards from...

Kicking the Tires of Internet Apps.(Sentara Healthcare uses employees as the fireld test for Internet-based applications)
January 1, 2003... Health care organizations often need to kick the tires of new Internet applications before they go "live." Offering up sluggish, poorly designed Internet services to physicians and other "customers" can be disastrous for the bottom line. ...

Consolidation in 2002 a Serious Case of Deja Vu.(Industry Overview)
January 1, 2003... Health care software vendors continue to acquire one another, but deals are fewer and smaller. Like 2001, vendors in 2002 preferred niche acquisitions to big bangs. If baseball icon Yogi Berra followed the health care information...

Grading the Buys of 2002.(Industry Overview)
January 1, 2003... Nearly one-third of hospitals in the United States are seriously considering purchasing a picture archiving and communication system, making it the most sought after information technology, according to a recent study by Dorenfest & Associates...

2002 Vendor Consolidation Scorecard.(Chronology)
January 1, 2003... (part 1 of 3) Acquiring Company Jan-02 Perot Systems Corp., Dallas Medifax-EDI Inc., Nashville, Tenn. Agfa Corp., Ridgefield, N.J. Quovadx Inc., Englewood, Colo. Feb-02 SHL Telemedicine Ltd., Tel Aviv ...

Electronic Claims Growth Remains Stubbornly Slow.(Industry Overview)
January 1, 2003... The volume of electronic claims and other transactions continues to grow at a very slow pace. However, HIPAA and other industry efforts could significantly boost automation beginning this year. A slow growth rate for claims automation has...

The State of Transactions Automation.(Illustration)
January 1, 2003... Transaction Type Electronic Claims from hospitals 85%-90% Claims from physicians 45%-65% Medicare/Medicaid claims from hospitals 98% Medicare/Medicaid claims from physicians 75%-85% Eligibility...

Contracts Update.
January 1, 2003... The Contracts Update section includes announcements of contracts that health care information technology companies have signed with customers in recent weeks. Contract news can be sent to Health Data Management via electronic mail to:...