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Meaningful Use incentives jeopardized by GOP bill
Despite news Thursday that support for H.R. 408 --the Republican-sponsored House bill aimed at cutting $2.5 trillion in federal spending over the next decade--could mean the repeal of the Meaningful
'Meaningful use' dominated 2010, but so much else has happened in HIT
We're taking our annual publisher's holiday next week, so this is the last issue of FierceHealthIT for 2010. It's been quite a year. Even with the economy mired in a jobless recovery and political
Blumenthal: Health IT is key to health reform
It's been a busy year in the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and for health IT in general. "It's been a whirlwind of activity. Many of you have spent many
'Meaningful use' readiness drops among hospital CIOs
Hospital CIOs are rapidly losing confidence in their organization's ability to qualify early for federal subsidies for "meaningful use" of EMRs, according to an updated survey from the College of
CCHIT launches certification for home-grown, modified EHRs
The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology is kicking off a long-promised but slightly delayed program to help hospitals with home-grown, modified or aging EMR/EHR systems meet
Fox News: WikiLeaks case has implications for EMR security
Is it an attempt by a partisan news organization to stir up fear of Big Brother, or are there legitimate concerns about the privacy of EMRs in the age of WikiLeaks? Probably a little bit of both.
ONC pilots to seek HIE breakthroughs
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is offering 10 grants worth a total of $16.3 million for state-designated health information exchanges to develop replicable
Citizens proves you can always make a good EMR better
You've no doubt heard countless times that an EMR is a journey, not a destination. It needs to be part of a movement toward continuous quality improvement. Few organizations understand this better
Health IT remains attractive to private equity firms
Healthcare insiders know what the general public doesn't seem to grasp: There's more true reform in the $27 billion EMR subsidy program authorized by the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
'Exceptionally complex' CPOE a key part of 'meaningful use'
Think EMR implementation is tough? Wait until you try computerized physician order entry--which just happens to be one of of the required measures of Stage 1 "meaningful use." "Given the importance
