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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, 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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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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Thu, Jan 14 2010 7:15 PM EST
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In this podcast, Greg Walton, CIO of El Camino Hospital, shares his reactions to the proposed meaningful use rules and implications for his community hospital's IT strategy with H&HN Executive Editor Alden Solovy. This interview is a part of a podcast series developed by H&am... [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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Tue, Dec 08 2009 7:21 PM EST
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Health care providers need to take some giant IT steps—quickly—if they want to cash in on $46 billion in Medicare and Medicaid incentive payments intended to promote electronic health records. Hospitals will likely be required to use CPOE for 10 percent of all patient care orders in 2011... [MORE]
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Wed, Dec 02 2009 12:42 PM EST
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Below is a message distributed today from Dr. David Blumenthal, national coordinator for health information technology, related to funding to communiites in order to build and strengthen their health IT infrastructure and exchange capabilities.
Today the administration announced the availabil... [MORE]
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Fri, Nov 20 2009 1:54 PM EST
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How are hospital CIOs shaping IT priorities in the era of meaningful use and ARRA?
In this podcast, Allana L. Cummings, VP and CIO of Children's Hospital & Medical Center in Omaha, Neb., shares her perspective with Hospitals and Health Networks Executive Editor Alden Solovy.
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