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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
SPOTLIGHT ON: Are regional extension centers setting themselves up to fail?
The intent of the federally funded regional extension centers is to encourage providers to adopt EMRs by disseminating best practices for adoption. But blogger and health IT consultant Joseph Ingemi
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
Cost, 'meaningful use' adherence critical in choosing EMR vendors
Ah, we just can't seem to get over the cost barrier when it comes to implementing EMRs. In a survey by the eHealth Initiative and Quest Diagnostics HIT subsidiary MedPlus, close to two-thirds of
AHRQ: Practices need more motivation to track, improve population health
Go back to the 2004 strategic plan offered by Dr. David Brailer, the first national coordinator for health IT, and you'll find that improving population health was one of the four major goals of a
Incoming Siemens IT chief Glaser: Era of clinician resistance to EMR 'behind us'
Declaring the era of clinician resistance to IT "behind us," John Glaser, who is leaving his job as CIO of Partners HealthCare System in Boston to become CEO of Siemens Healthcare's Health Services
States, providers still sorting out myriad HIE issues
Anyone involved in health information exchange--and that should be just about everyone working with an EMR, if Uncle Sam has anything to say about it--would do well to heed the advice of Jason Hess,
eHealth Initiative finds significant gains in EMR adoption since 2007
Health IT adoption is gaining steam, but many have been unable to articulate the value of EMRs within their organizations and, significantly, to the public, a new report suggests. Still, people are
IT resistance by high-volume Medicaid providers could increase care disparities, HIT Policy Committee told
IT is supposed to help lessen healthcare disparities, but if Medicaid-dependent clinics don't adopt EMRs and other health IT, disparities between rich and poor could widen, one advocacy organization
Blumenthal: Meaningful use is not asking too much, too soon
When HHS finalizes its Stage 1 rules for meaningful use of EMRs, likely in the next two weeks, don't be surprised if the criteria aren't all that different from those proposed at the end of 2009. In
