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NewsWatch out: Health IT is now a consumer buzzword
I don't know about you, but for me, the pre-HIMSS show excitement is building. I think this should be one of the most vibrant--and overwhelming--shows in the history of HIMSS itself. Why? Well, in Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Study: Clinical messaging can save millions; MD health system cuts liability claims with EMR; and much more...
> A new study suggests that while implementing clinical messaging between providers can be costly, it can save millions of dollars. Read more...
AMA endorses health IT tax credits
The AMA has officially come out in favor of having legislators create a full, refundable tax credit to help them pay for health IT investments. This week, delegates with the AMA approved a resolution Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Meeting growing PHR demandsAs if pressure from health plans and legislators weren't enough, consumers are increasingly demanding that healthcare providers offer PHRs. Consumers already use the Internet every day to manage day-to-day activities like shopping and banking, and they're beginning to expect the same level of control over their health data, says consultant Glenn Galloway. To meet these expectations, hospitals will need to develop a PHR strategy soon, Galloway suggests. … Read more...E-prescribing apps still dogged by problemsDespite a great deal of happy talk by regulators, legislators and vendors, doctors are still not that enthusiastic about e-prescribing. According to one study by the Center for Studying Health System Change, most doctors who switch to e-prescribing wouldn't go back to paper prescribing. But getting there is difficult, observers say. Rolling out e-prescribing technology is still costly and difficult. To date, few if any e-prescribing applications have proven simple to install, researchers … Read more...2007 a tough year for health IT legislation?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 … Read more...Health IT legislation likely in '07Sure, you've already been hearing pronouncements from President Bush for a while, and without a doubt, they'll reverberate over time. But next year may be the first year that Congress gets involved in earnest. 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 … Read more...Pharmas protest NH drug info lawPharmaceutical industry vendors are suing to get a New Hampshire law thrown out which they claim unconstitutionally restricts their use of physician-identifiable prescription information. New Hampshire's House Bill 1346, which took effect this summer, is the first state or federal effort to limit commercial use of physician-identifiable data (patient data is already protected by HIPAA). Currently, pharma industry intermediaries like IMS Health and Verispan collect prescription information … Read more... | Press ReleasesSenators Durbin and Kirk Introduce Legislation Championed by the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network to Assure AvailabilityFAIRFAX, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) introduced the School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act (S.1884), legislation championed by the Food Allergy Read more >> Picis Applauds Inclusion of Emergency Department in Final Meaningful Use CriteriaLeader in Specialized ED, OR and ICU Solutions Confirms Compliance of Picis ED PulseCheck Version 5.0 EDIS WAKEFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Picis executives today weighed in on the final rules for Read more >> |
