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NewsStudy: Health IT doesn't improve outcomes in nursing homes
The use of health IT does not have a measurable impact on the outcomes of nursing home residents, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Aging and Health. Though the study is small, Read more...
Bipartisan group wants public and private health IT, reform efforts aligned
The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), led by former Senate Majority Leaders Tom Daschle and Bill Frist, is making a strong case that health IT is essential to transforming the U.S. healthcare delivery Read more...
Comments coming fast and furious on ONC strategic plan update
The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) of Health IT has already received more than three dozen comments since publishing its new draft strategic plan for 2011-2015. The HITECH Act requires ONC Read more...
ONC review of health IT studies shows they're mostly positive
A new review of articles on the impact of health information technology finds that 92 percent of qualified studies published since 2007 reached "conclusions that were positive overall." This is not Read more...
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 Read more...
Blumenthal floats idea of multiple paths to 'meaningful use'
National health IT coordinator Dr. David Blumenthal seemingly wants some flexibility built into future requirements for "meaningful use" of health IT. But providers shouldn't be cheering just yet, Read more...
Blumenthal: Federal program will ease IT worker shortage
Worried that you won't have enough IT staff to complete an EMR implementation toward achieving "meaningful use," or perhaps making the conversion to ICD-10 coding? National health IT coordinator Dr. Read more...
'Meaningful use' progress hinges on stakeholder input
The Health IT Policy Committee has begun work in earnest on Stage 2 and 3 requirements for "meaningful use" of health IT, but some members of the federal advisory panel would like to see faster Read more...
EMR development debate focuses on standards, competition
Lest anyone think the issue has been settled, national health IT coordinator Dr. David Blumenthal says there is a "raging debate" in scientific and policy circles about whether standards or Read more...
HHS awards $20 million to support rural EHR adoption
HHS is hoping to help 1,655 critical-access and rural hospitals in 41 states and on several Indian reservations adopt EHRs with $20 million in new technical-assistance funding through the Regional Read more...
| Press ReleasesNaviNet Holds Inaugural Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Advisory Board Meeting During the 2011 NaviNet Healthcare Forum: RaisiRenowned Scholar and Healthcare Policy Advisor David Blumenthal, M.D., MPP, Addresses Group BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NaviNet, America’s largest real-time healthcare communications network, serving Read more >> ONC Announces Open Public Comment Period on the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan: 2011-2015WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) today announced an open public comment period on the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan: Read more >> Outcomes Achieved with MIQS Software Recognized by Health Affairs ArticleResults achieved using MIQS software recognized in a paper co-authored by the National Coordinator for Health Care Technology, David Blumenthal, M.D.BOULDER, Colo., March 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Read more >> 2011 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition StatisticsSunday, February 20 – Thursday, February 24, 2011 Orange County Convention Center - Orlando, Fla. CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The 2011 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition is the largest in Read more >> $27 Billion in HIT Funding Authorized: How Can It Be Put to Best Use?David Blumenthal, MD, MPP, to Headline AJMC's Health Information Technology Live Event at National Press Club on January 20PLAINSBORO, N.J., Jan. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- It has been nearly 2 years Read more >> |
