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Thu, Aug 19 2010 3:42 PM EST
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Part 2 of What is Meaningful's spotlight on health reform and its impact on hospitals continues below with John D'Amore, vice president of enterprise performance management, Eclipsys. Part 1 of his interview pinpoints three areas that he believes hospitals can actively prepa... [MORE]
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Wed, Aug 11 2010 6:38 PM EST
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For insights into health reform and its impact on hospitals, What is Meaningful spoke with John D'Amore, vice president of enterprise performance management, Eclipsys. In Part 1 of his two-part interview, D'Amore pinpoints three areas that he believes hospitals can actively prepare: qualit... [MORE]
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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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Tue, Mar 02 2010 3:40 PM EST
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Today the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) outlining the proposed approach for establishing a certification program to test and certify electronic health records (EHRs). The HITECH Act mandates the development of a ce... [MORE]
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Mon, Feb 15 2010 2:53 PM EST
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On January 13, in support of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), key documents related to defining the EHR incentive program and the standards required for certification to meet ARRA mandates were published by the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) and by the Centers for Medicar... [MORE]
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Thu, Feb 11 2010 11:15 PM EST
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On January 13, in support of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), key documents related to defining the EHR incentive program and the standards required for certification to meet ARRA mandates were published by the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) and by the Centers for Medicar... [MORE]
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Wed, Dec 30 2009 7:23 PM EST
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Below is a message from Dr. David Blumenthal, national coordinator for health information technology, released this evening, Dec. 30, 2009:As we look toward 2010, we can envision a transformation of our health system to improve health care quality, efficiency, equity, and safety through the use of h... [MORE]
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Wed, Dec 09 2009 4:12 PM EST
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The federal definition of meaningful use—the jargon used to describe compliance with health information technology standards—should be released by the end of the month, David Blumenthal, the National Coordinator for Health Information and Technology for HHS, said Wednesday morning.
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Thu, Nov 12 2009 6:16 PM EST
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Below is a message, distributed today by Dr. David Blumenthal, national coordinator for health information technology, providing an update to government initiatives related to health IT policy. As the many activities mandated by the HITECH Act move forward, I want to take a momen... [MORE]
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