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NewsPatients get direct access to lab results under HHS proposal
Patients across the country would be able to obtain their lab results directly from laboratories under new regulations proposed by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The enhanced Read more...
ONC to award $4.9M to health IT innovators
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT is spending $4.9 million to jump-start health IT innovations through contests and prizes in its "bold new" Investing in Innovations Initiative. Read more...
HHS agenda looks to IT for self-management, patient engagement
HHS' newest 10-year health goals for the country, Healthy People 2020, focus on prevention, shared decisionmaking between patients and providers, personalized self-management of health conditions Read more...
White House efforts to protect medical data 'getting worse'
When it comes to protecting the privacy of medical information, the Obama administration has slipped from its high mark in 2009, according to the annual "Privacy Report Card" from the Electronic 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...
SPOTLIGHT ON: Sebelius encouraged by direction of health IT
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is pleased with the efforts to increase implementation of integrated technology in healthcare. in a commentary for Kaiser Health News, she points to the meaningful use Read more...
HHS approves Florida Medicaid waiver to mine claims in search of fraud
Medicare and Medicaid fraud might as well be the unofficial state sport of Florida. After years of trying mostly in vain to rein in some of the criminal activity, Florida officials are going to try Read more...
HHS, IOM ask private sector to mine vast storehouses of government health data
HHS and the quasi-governmental Institute of Medicine are joining forces to share public-health data in hopes of spurring development of social media, smartphones and other IT tools for health 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...
Health IT improves diabetic care in HHS study
HHS is touting the power of health IT to improve population health by coordinating care in rural communities for those with chronic diseases, based on the track record of the Columbia Basin Health Read more...
| Press ReleasesHHS launches Strong Start initiative to increase healthy deliveries and reduce preterm birthsWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- To help reduce the increasing number of preterm births in America and ensure more babies are born healthy, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced more than $40 Read more >> Affordable Care Act AnnouncementWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- On Thursday, February 2, 2012, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will be joined by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Read more >> Medicare Advantage premiums down 7 percent on average, enrollment up 10 percentWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Medicare Advantage premiums have fallen by 7 percent on average and enrollment has risen by about 10 percent since this time last year, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Read more >> State of the union, state of women’s health in Baltimore, MarylandHHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to listen to women share their stories during a conversation on job and health care security --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- On Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 10:45 a.m., Secretary Read more >> Affordable Care Act Holding Insurers Accountable for Premium HikesWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Health insurance premium increases in five states have been deemed “unreasonable” by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Read more >> |
