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NewsHHS reports progress on telehealth regulations
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services is making "significant progress" toward new and revised rules that would save the healthcare industry billions of dollars, including ones that will Read more...
Medicaid enrollment steady with tech overhauls
Half of states boasted easier enrollment into the Medicaid program last year by revamping decades-old systems and streamlining eligibility and enrollment systems, according a report released Read more...
Construction of countywide EHR part of larger national IT program
A project to deliver healthcare and social services more cost-effectively to a Medicaid population will seek to build a countywide electronic health record in Minneapolis, according to an article in Read more...
HIEs, health technology among state lawmakers' 2012 priorities
Healthcare technology is well-represented in a National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) roundup of the top issues that will dominate the legislative agenda in 2012, including the task of Read more...
MGMA wants 5010 delay expanded due to practice unreadiness
With a majority of physician practices still unprepared for the impending transition to the government-mandated 5010 transaction set for electronic transactions, the Medical Group Management Read more...
How to qualify for three federal health IT incentives: It's complicated
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has added 120 new answers to the FAQ section in its website on the electronic health record (EHR) incentive program. Among other things, CMS now Read more...
HP lands comprehensive services contract with Nevada Medicaid
HP Enterprise Services has signed a five-year, $176 million services agreement with the Nevada Division of Health Care Financing and Policy to provide IT and management support to the state's Read more...
Hewlett Packard to build Texas Medicaid HIE
Hewlett Packard will provide the technology for a health information exchange and e-prescribing network for Texas' Medicaid providers under a $30 million, 52-month contract with the state. HP's Read more...
OIG eyes 2011 health IT initiatives
With new changes ahead with health information technology in the Medicare and Medicare programs, the Health and Human Services' Office of the Inspector General (OIG) announced its intention in its 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...
| Press ReleasesUnitedHealthcare Completes XLHealth AcquisitionMINNETONKA, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) company, has completed its acquisition of XLHealth Corporation, (XLHealth) a sponsor of Medicare Advantage Read more >> HHS 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 >> First Databank to Participate in Effort to Identify New York State Pharmacy Drug Acquisition CostsSurvey will be employed to develop transparent drug pricing standard SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- First Databank (FDB), a leading provider of clinical drug knowledge that helps Read more >> Midland Memorial Hospital Receives Federal Funds for Meaningful Use of OpenVista Electronic Health RecordMedsphere’s OpenVista enables Texas county hospital to meet Medicare and Medicaid requirements of federal reimbursement program and receive more than initial investment cost of OpenVista CARLSBAD, Read more >> Obama Administration awards nearly $300 million to states for enrolling eligible children in health coverageNew data show 1.2 million more children nationwide have health insurance since the reauthorization of CHIP in 2009 WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- More than $296 million was awarded to states for Read more >> |
