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Commentary
A lot can happen in a week of health IT
I'm back from my first full week off in more than a year. While it was nice to be able to sleep in, play some tennis, ignore tons of email and generally recharge my batteries, I have to say it's tough getting back up to speed because I think I missed a whole lot in health IT last week. Read more...
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Most hospitals would struggle to meet meaningful use now
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Meaningful use is like 'fire, ready, aim" in absence of HHS guidance
SPOTLIGHT ON: Sebelius encouraged by direction of health IT
SPOTLIGHT: 'Hidden requirements' of quality reporting may hinder meaningful use
Statewide HIE efforts move forward in North Carolina, Kansas
Healthcare sees fewer data breaches than other industries
Healthcare Management News
- Hospitals set on limiting school affiliations
- UPMC to expand healthcare access to address civil rights complaint
- Resident work hours need more regulation, advocacy groups argue
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Healthcare Finance News
- Despite planned mass layoffs, hospital CEO optimistic for future
- SPOTLIGHT: Labor board restores retiree health benefits
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- Non-profit hospitals improve margins--for now
- HHS and DOJ target Medicare fraudsters in Southern California
Also Noted
> The federal Health IT Policy Committee has formed a new workgroup to make recommendations for prioritizing quality measures in Stage 2 of "meaningful use," 2013-14. News brief
> The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT projects that healthcare providers will need 50,000 additional IT workers to meet the meaningful use criteria to get government incentives for EMRs. FierceEMR
> Among the $32 million in new federal aid for rural healthcare, HHS is allotting $2 million for the Telehealth Network Grant Program and another $1 million toward developing "innovative" methods--read "telehealth"--of providing veterans with access to mental health services. FierceHealthcare
> Physicians are taking advantage of new, direct access to a New York state prescription database to help combat fraud and drug-seeking behavior such as doctor shopping by addicts. Article
> Tim Thompson is leaving Methodist Hospital System in Houston to become CIO of BayCare Health System, Clearwater, Fla. Press release
And Finally... Everyone wants to be a "thought leader" in health IT these days. Next time, figure out the difference between $27 million and $27 billion. Hint: it's a big difference. Press release
