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HIT terms becoming more defined

March 31, 2008 — 7:59am ET
Do you know the difference between an e-medical record and an e-health record? Health IT professionals are banking on an answer of "no," which is why there now is more of a push to give more "precise... Read more...

HHS group wants stronger health data protections

January 14, 2008 — 7:59am ET
A group advising HHS has recommended that the healthcare industry develop stronger privacy protections for digital health records--standards which should stand on their own two feet, rather than... Read more...

DOD, VA still struggling to share EMR data

October 29, 2007 — 7:59am ET
So you think you're facing interoperability headaches? Try this project on for size. According to reps from the U.S. Department of Defense and the VA, the two have been struggling to share complete... Read more...

CMS launches PHR program with health plans

June 24, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

CMS is partnering with a group of health plans for a program designed to encourage Medicare beneficiaries to use PHRs. True, CMS already offers the PHRs to patients with Medicare Advantage and/or Medicare Part D coverage, through its www.mymedicare.gov site. But the new program, whose participants include HIP USA, Humana, Kaiser Permanente and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, hopes to …

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HHS backs genetics-driven, HIT-focused healthcare

March 25, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt unveiled a new initiative on Friday which would rely heavily on advanced health IT tools to individualize and improve patient care.
Leavitt's "Personalized Health Care" program will link genetic information with traditional health records on a large scale, in an effort to predict and thereby prevent the onset of many diseases. Leavitt has said that this effort will be one of his top priorities for the next two years.

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Network lets CA med groups locate records

October 15, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

A group of 25-odd California medical practices have come together to create a "clinical message service" designed to help the groups discover and share records. The service, which will tie together groups in rural areas with those in bigger cities, links up practices in Fort Bragg, Ukiah and Lakeport, along with nearby communities in the Mendocino and Lake County region. Planners expect the network's members to share about 4,000 records per year. The project is an extension of the …

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Feds ease ehealth record rules for doctors

August 6, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

In an effort to encourage wider adoption of digital health records, federal officials last week finalized rules to allow hospitals and others to give doctors computers, software and related services without running afoul of federal fraud and abuse laws. The new policies exempt high-tech gifts from laws limiting products doctors can receive from health care providers without charge, protecting them from prosecution. Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt said the move was a step …

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