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NewsBlumenthal: 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...
Providers 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...
Health IT not always integrated into clinical workflows
Previous studies of the efficacy of health IT in improving quality of care and patient safety have shown decidedly mixed results, largely because IT isn't properly integrated into clinical and Read more...
Rural Idaho hospital succeeds with IT by reaching out to all departments
A cash-strapped, 18-bed community hospital in an isolated, rural part of Idaho with many employees who had never touched a computer is an unlikely candidate for health IT success. But thanks to a Read more...
Short EHR implementation timeline could lead to errors
If there is such a thing as a general consensus about the proposed rules for "meaningful use" of health IT, it's that the current HHS plan is fairly solid, but in need of some tweaking. It's fairly Read more...
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