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For the state of New York, it looks like the future is now. The state's Department of Health recently awarded 19 healthcare information technology projects $105 million in grant money in order to Read more...

We've said it before and we'll say it again: The fact that several of the PHR initiatives launched Read more...

Last week, the Senate approved a budget amendment that would create a reserve fund for health IT legislation. Without getting too deep into procedural stuff, the net effect of the amendment will be Read more...

Well, it may not be a novel idea--but it never hurts to get more support for initiatives that involve spending money. Dr. Bill Frist, a physician and former U.S. Senate Majority Leader, told the Read more...

Sure, setting up a smart structure for governing a shared HIE makes sense. But without good technology planning, governance models aren't going to make much of a difference in your HIE's success, Read more...

> Controversy continues to rage over a faltering UC Davis EMR project, for which the lead was paid a hefty bonus despite allegedly missed deadlines and implementation problems with the project. Blog

> EMRs are still the top HIT priority for most executives, but other applications are catching up, according to a new study from Modern Healthcare. …

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Many healthcare policy wonks are speculating that 2007 will be a big year for health IT legislation. Observers say that while some health IT measures got stuck on the Hill in 2006, in the coming year legislators are likely to see health IT as a priority. With the private sector signaling that it's more than ready for health IT change--supporting data-driven initiatives such as PHRs, EMRs and pay-for-performance schemes--legislators have gotten the message that the market is ready to …

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A new report suggests that groups of nine or less physicians are still way behind larger groups when it comes to adopting clinical information technology. In some cases, in fact, the gap between large and small groups is growing, according to new research by the Center for Studying Health System Change. From 2000 to 2005, far more large practices than small practices adopted technology for accessing patient notes, generating preventive care reminders and writing prescriptions. For …

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States are showing signs of life when it comes to promoting regional health information organizations and other health data exchanges, according to preliminary results of a 165-program survey. Washington-based eHealth Initiative, an advocacy group, surveyed health data exchange programs in 49 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. It found that twenty-four states have enacted legislation to facilitate data exchange initiatives, such as forming a task force to study issues or …

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