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War on talent about to begin in healthcare IT

 Bernie Monegain October 23, 2009
The government's piece of the stimulus package aimed at boosting the adoption and use of healthcare information technology is expected to create 50,000 new jobs – maybe more.
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Docs face frustrations in search for IT, article shows

 Mike Miliard February 01, 2010
Doctors who have shopped for healthcare software have sometimes come to regret their purchases, according to a new story reported by the Huffington Post Investigative Fund.
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'Meaningful use' no mystery, experts contend

 Jack Beaudoin May 11, 2009
Industry leaders say providers should not delay EMR decisions because of uncertainty around the definition of "meaningful use."
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Consumers weigh in on top 10 meaningful use arguments

 Molly Merrill March 08, 2010
A Washington-based advocacy group has collected consumer and employer perspectives on the top 10 arguments concerning meaningful use. And with only a week left before the public comment period on meaningful use comes to a close, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is urging the public to weigh in with their own thoughts.
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Electronic health records not a panacea, researchers say

 Diana Manos December 14, 2009
Large-scale electronic health record projects promise much, but sometimes deliver little, according to a new study.
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Increased spending to drive healthcare IT job market

 Patty Enrado September 02, 2009
Federal stimulus funding is driving electronic medical record implementations, and state and local governments are increasing their health IT budgets, according to recent reports.
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Obama's talk with retirees highlights digital health records

 Bernie Monegain July 29, 2009
President Barack Obama told participants in an AARP tele-town hall Tuesday that electronic health records will help put an end to the inefficiencies they have experienced in healthcare.
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Panel proposes reducing meaningful use measures

 Bernie Monegain February 16, 2010
Members of a federal health IT advisory group last week proposed to relax the number of measures that would be required for healthcare providers to demonstrate "meaningful use" of electronic health record systems.
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Blumenthal: EHRs will become 'an absolute requisite' for docs

 Diana Manos February 05, 2010
It may seem unlikely today, but within the next 10 years there will be widespread use of electronic health records across the country, the nation's health IT chief predicted Thursday.
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HIPAA violators could face fines of up to $1.5M

 Bernie Monegain November 02, 2009
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued an interim final rule to strengthen enforcement and increase penalties for violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, known as HIPAA.
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SNOMED CT will be required by 2015 for bonuses under economic recovery law

 Diana Manos August 20, 2009
The federal advisory panel on health IT standards has approved refined recommendations on how providers may electronically record a physician's observations to qualify for federal recovery bonuses.
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Lawsuit claims stimulus act puts privacy in jeopardy

 Molly Merrill July 02, 2009
A class action lawsuit claims the stimulus act jeopardizes the privacy rights of the 65 percent of Americans who aren't on Medicaid or Medicare by requiring healthcare providers to create an electronic health record of every person in the United States. The lawsuit seeks an injunction to protect personal health information and to prevent the defendants from disbursing the $22 billion budgeted for the electronic health records systems.
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Study: 'Deinstallation' of EMRs in Phoenix could be a trend

 Molly Merrill June 24, 2009
The state of Arizona and the Phoenix area have experienced a high adoption rate for electronic medical records, but this has been followed by a "deinstallation" of the technology, according a report by HealthLeaders-InterStudy.
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ONC goes back to the drawing board on meaningful use

 Diana Manos June 16, 2009
The federal advisory policy committee on health IT sent its workgroup back to the drawing board on Tuesday with recommendations the workgroup had made earlier in the day to outline the criteria.
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Washington Post article looks at influence of HIMSS

 Bernie Monegain May 18, 2009
The Washington Post on Saturday reported on how the Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) exerted its influence on the Obama administration and Congress to promote healthcare information technology.
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Ownership of EHRs poses barrier to adoption

 Molly Merrill March 25, 2009
The issue around ownership of electronic health information must be addressed before it can be used to improve healthcare, says a recent article in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Providers skeptical of meaningful use reimbursement process

 Diana Manos October 28, 2009
Healthcare providers should be gearing up for reimbursements for meaningful use of healthcare data under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), but many argue that healthcare IT adoption may not be worth the effort.
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Vendor Notebook - Siemens Healthcare to provide Penn with integrated service management

 Eric Wicklund October 23, 2009
Siemens Healthcare has signed a seven-year, $135 million contract with the University of Pennsylvania Health System to provide integrated service management solutions.
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CCHIT poised to begin new certification programs

 Bernie Monegain September 08, 2009
The Certification Commission for healthcare information technology has announced that it will launch new certification programs on Oct. 7.
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Report: Hospitals don't want to be locked into one imaging vendor

 Bernie Monegain July 27, 2009
Hospitals are considering vendor-neutral solutions for archiving and accessing medical images to avoid being locked into closed, proprietary software, according to a new report from KLAS.
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