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NAHIT name game gives some vendors a headache
In theory, it doesn't make sense to move ahead with major IT initiatives until the industry has at least some clue as to how to define key terms. However, a recent effort by the National Alliance for Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Community, public clinics urged to collaborate on EMRs;MA EMR/HIE pilot extended; and much more...
> A new report from the California HealthCare foundation suggests that community and public health clinics should work together to implement EMRs. Read more...
CCHIT invites vendors to apply for EMR pilot
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT) has begun inviting electronic medical record vendors to apply for participation in the pilot test for its EMR certification Read more...
CCHIT makes EMR certification simpler
Given pressure on vendors to re-certify early and often, it's definitely a good sign that the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT) is rolling out plans to make EMR Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Clinton touts EMRs as national health system fix; EMR vendors working to meet interoperability standards; and much
> Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) is arguing that EMRs are central to improving the health of the U.S. healthcare system. Read more...
HHS rules on doctor IT subsidies muddy the waters
Last year, HHS took a step which should have been a big relief to hospital IT departments--it gave hospitals guidance on how they could provide doctors with EMR systems without running afoul of Read more...
Study: EMRs still vulnerable to security breaches
Your clinical data may be more vulnerable than you think. According to a new study, many healthcare providers aren't meeting the grade when it comes to protecting their EMRs. What's more, they noted, Read more...
New EMR incentives--or threats?
Wow, someone outside of politics or the health insurance industry is acknowledging the benefit of EMRs. A Minneapolis-based medical malpractice insurer has agreed to give physicians who use EMRs a Read more...
U.S. on track to reach seven-year IT adoption goals
Despite evidence to the contrary, health-IT czar Robert Kolodner insists that the U.S. will still meet the health IT adoption goals set by President Bush. Bush has set a goal of seeing that the Read more...
Federal agency offers standards for improving EMRs
This week the feds spoke out on the subject of improving health IT networking, with an eye toward improving EMR and billing practices out in the field. A report from the Office of the National Read more...
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