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Bills seek to expand meaningful use, allow non-certified EMRs; Orthopedists call standards inappropriate
Once again, members of Congress, unsatisfied with the scope of "meaningful use," are seeking to expand eligibility for federal EMR subsidy payments, while more criticisms of the final CMS rule are
Mental health advocates continue to push for ARRA expansion
Mental health advocates continue to press for psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, substance abuse professionals, psychiatric hospitals and related providers to be included in the federal
Health IT Week raises awareness of EMRs, but does little else
It's National Health IT Week again, the fifth annual, and hundreds if not thousands of EMR advocates--and no doubt a few skeptics--have converged on Washington, D.C. I'm not among them. As I noted
Hospital-based docs now eligible for MU bonuses; bill seeks expansion to mental health
Physicians in hospital-based outpatient clinics now are eligible for federal EMR incentive payments, as President Obama has signed into law legislation that removes a restriction in the American
'Health IT Week' shrinks, but Congress needs all the reminders it can get
In case anyone missed the news, today is the first day of the National Health IT Week . In just its fourth year, it's an event that's already losing its luster. According to the promotional materials:
Kennedy championed health IT, HIPAA
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) was an unlikely champion of health IT. As the second-most-senior member of the august body known as the U.S. Senate, you'd think that he wouldn't understand newfangled
