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NewsProviders concerned about quality reporting in 'meaningful use'
The federal stimulus money for "meaningful use" of EHRs was supposed to be exactly that--a stimulus--to encourage health IT adoption and quality improvement. If some new survey numbers are to Read more...
FCC urged to reconsider narrowing of 'rural hospital' definition
Three entities serving healthcare or handling healthcare data are among the final 14 recipients of Department of Commerce stimulus funding to increase broadband access and adoption in underserved 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...
ARRA promotes 'domain-specific' computing at UCLA, while Best Buy joins with cardiac device maker on HIT effort
Though "meaningful use" may be the centerpiece, there's a lot more health IT in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act than just the Medicare and Medicaid incentives to adopt EMRs. For example, Read more...
New Mexico HIE meets federal planning criteria for $7M implementation grant
New Mexico says it is the first state to meet all the criteria of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology for strategic and operational planning for health Read more...
Reform law requires electronic enrollment for federal, state health programs
Details of the massive health insurance reform law continue to trickle out, and some even pertain to health IT. Health Data Management has discovered that one section of the Patient Protection and Read more...
HHS awards $144M for advanced HIT research, workforce training
Four major academic institutions will receive $15 million each in federal funding to promote research and innovation in health IT, under the Strategic Health IT Advanced Research Projects (SHARP) Read more...
HHS announces 32 extension centers as part of nearly $1B in HIT grants
The Obama administration on Friday announced nearly $1 billion in federal grants to advance health IT adoption and workforce development. The bulk of the money--more than $750 million--comes from Read more...
Iowa the first to receive Medicaid health IT planning grants
The Iowa Medicaid program is the first in the country to receive federal matching funds to help plan implementation of electronic health records under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The Read more...
HHS to award $80 million for HIT workforce training
HHS has set aside $80 million in federal stimulus funding to develop and support the nation's health IT workforce. The agency will award $70 million in grants to community colleges for health IT Read more...
| Press ReleasesTwo Year Anniversary of Children’s Health Insurance Law Sees Millions of Newly Insured Children, FamiliesWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Two years after President Obama signed the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA), HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced that more Read more >> Beacon Partners Study Reveals the Progress Healthcare Organizations are Making Toward Meaningful UseOver 200 healthcare executives reveal how they will fare after the incentive dollars are depleted in their journey to attain Meaningful Use WEYMOUTH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As the first deadline of Read more >> Alzheimer's Association Launches New 'Research Center' Website to Expand Public's Knowledge About Alzheimer ResearchHONOLULU, July 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new website showcasing the latest in Alzheimer's disease research and science - www.alz.org/research - is being unveiled at the Alzheimer's Association Read more >> |
