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Wed, Jul 14 2010 11:39 PM EST
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The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH), part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, provides for an unprecedented amount of funding to improve the quality and efficiency of our health care system through health information technology. The HITECH Act&r... [MORE]
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Tue, Jul 13 2010 11:24 AM EST
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The US Health and Human Services Department today released the final rule on "meaningful use" of an Electronic Health Record (EHR).
The rule clarifies the requirements physicians must satisfy to earn financial incentives for automating and connecting their practices under the HITECH Act, part ... [MORE]
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Wed, Jun 30 2010 10:25 AM EST
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Based on proposed measures of governmental performance-based reimbursement, many hospitals stand to lose millions of reimbursement dollars for noncompliant care. Without doubt, the transition to outcomes-focused reimbursement will materially increase risks to revenue growth.
The follo... [MORE]
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Tue, Jun 22 2010 12:02 PM EST
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In this video, Reanna Thompson, chief nursing officer of Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, shares a nursing perspective on electronic medical records and CPOE with the editor of www.whatismeaningful.com. Below is the video and a transcript of the interview.
What is Mea... [MORE]
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Mon, Jun 14 2010 5:21 PM EST
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In this video, Charles Ross, chief medical information officer of Summa Health System, shares his experience with CPOE implementations and the value of meaningful use with the editor of www.whatismeaningful.com. Below is the video and a transcript of the interview.
What is Meaningfu... [MORE]
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Fri, May 21 2010 4:09 PM EST
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Carol Steltenkamp, M.C., CMIO, University of Kentucky HealthCare in Lexington, recently spoke with Healthcare Informatics about enterprise-wide e-prescribing and supporting the use of it among affiliated community physicians in Lexington. Below are excerpts of her comments to Healthcare ... [MORE]
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Fri, May 14 2010 2:27 PM EST
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Below is a message from Dr. David Blumenthal, national coordinator for Health Information Technology.
Private and secure health information exchange enables information to follow the patient when and where it is needed for better care. The Federal government is working to enable a wide range o... [MORE]
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Thu, May 06 2010 9:55 AM EST
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Below is a message from Dr. David Blumenthal, national coordinator for Health Information Technology:
Healthcare professionals appreciate opportunities to learn from innovative colleagues and communities — to see what really works, to get “boots-on-the-ground” perspectives, to lea... [MORE]
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Thu, Apr 29 2010 8:50 PM EST
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As I write, physicians throughout the United States are deciding whether to become meaningful users of electronic health records by 2011 when Medicare and Medicaid start making extra payments to meaningful users. For some the decision may be pretty simple. Almost 200,000 doctors already ha... [MORE]
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Fri, Apr 16 2010 2:00 PM EST
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In Part 2 of his video interview with www.whatismeaningful.com, Rick Schooler, senior vice president of information services and CIO of Orlando Health, shares his thoughts on adapting to a changing healthcare environment. Watch Part 1 of the interview with Orlando Health . Below is th... [MORE]
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