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Dubbing it "the next great American project," President Barack Obama announced the launch of the BRAIN Initiative, aimed at unlocking the many mysteries of the brain. The $100 million "to get the project off the ground" comes from the National Institutes of Health, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the National Science Foundation, and is part of the budget the president will send to Congress next week.
April 2, 2013
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State health insurance exchanges are putting together financing and revenue sources, with many likely relying on insurer fees, as long-term state or federal support remains uncertain.
April 1, 2013
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Hundreds of thousands of Medicare beneficiaries in almost 100 counties across the United States and its territories will be losing coverage for telehealth services because they no longer live in federally designated rural areas. As a result of the 2010 Census, 97 counties in 36 states and territories are being redefined as metropolitan, rather than rural.
March 29, 2013
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The HIPAA Privacy and Security final rule -- also known as the HIPAA Omnibus Rule -- became effective March 26. One expert predicts enforcers will have a heyday with expanded ability to crack down on providers and their business associates.
March 27, 2013
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With no federal rules telling providers how they can spend their meaningful use incentive checks, hospitals and practices have their options wide open. While many are investing in more technology, that's only the tip of the proverbial iceberg.
March 26, 2013
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In the wake of the House GOP-led hearings on mobile health app regulation, mHIMSS executives Tom Martin and David Collins say the future of healthcare apps couldn't be brighter.
March 26, 2013
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The Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights is asking the 115 HIPAA-covered entities that were audited in 2012 to complete a survey about the experience.
March 26, 2013
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The Health IT Now Coalition says that last week's three days of hearings on healthcare IT held by the House Energy and Commerce Committee to discuss the potential effects of current and a potentially new regulatory framework for health information technology, were promising.
March 25, 2013
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Three subcommittees of the House Energy and Commerce Committee just concluded three hearings on mobile health March 18-21, looking for "the sweet spot and that fine line," between patient safety regulations and freedom of innovation, as it was described by Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-Ore.) at the opening of the hearings.
March 22, 2013
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Quality measurement and quality improvement efforts in the outpatient setting have neglected critical areas of high quality care, writes Tara Bishop, MD, in a viewpoint article published March 21 in the online version of the Journal of the American Medical Association. Bishop urges a fresh look at the measures, and says the time is right for a rethink.
March 22, 2013
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There's little question that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or ACA, has demonstrable benefits already -- even if, as a Kaiser Poll found this week, Americans still don't understand them. What's less clear is how the ACA will fare long-term given today's tumultuous political environment.
March 22, 2013
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The ONC Health IT Policy Committee's Consumer Empowerment Workgroup convened for the first time Tuesday, discussing its goals for advising and recommending policy approaches to promoting participatory medicine.
March 21, 2013
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Why aren't we talking about pricing failures? The US, has consistently higher prices than any other country. The 2010 report by the International Federation of Health Plans consists of 23 pricing measures and the pattern is the same across each of these measures. And a 2010 investigation of Health Care Cost Trends and Cost Drivers in Massachusetts found that "price variations are correlated to market leverage..."
December 12, 2011
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While healthcare organizations have been preoccupied with EHR meaningful use, ICD-10 and HIPAA 5010, a lesser-known set of regulations that could have a dramatic effect on research institutions, and which will also require technological solutions, was finalized this year.
December 9, 2011
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Two weeks ago it was reported that a think tank founded by GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich accumulated over $37 million in eight years from major healthcare companies and industry groups. According to The Washington Post, these millions came with special access to the former House speaker, as well as other benefits.
December 2, 2011
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As I've come to find out in my time covering healthcare IT trends and issues, there’s never a dull moment in this industry.
December 2, 2011
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During the SIIM 2011 Annual Meeting earlier this year, radiology leaders were rallying the industry to engage with the incentive program being driven under the Meaningful Use banner.
November 30, 2011
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This past week I had the pleasure of traveling, along with MedTech Media Editorial Director Rich Pizzi, to Amelia Island, Fla. for the inaugural HIMSS Leaders & Innovators conference.
November 22, 2011
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Within the past month, the Occupy Wall Street movement has moved to other political regimes. A new website, occupyhealthcare.net, with the mission of "Working together for change," has been drawing Americans' attention to the current healthcare system in this country and how together we can address common concerns.
November 17, 2011
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Since Oct. 20, we've heard from providers, physicians, nurses and bloggers how the new ACO regulations will impact the future of accountable care. The topic has also been heating up on Twitter and other social networks. Here are what some users are saying this week.
October 27, 2011
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I have been amazed lately at the speed with which change is happening all around us – be it in healthcare IT, on Wall Street, or on the world stage. People are realizing their voices can be heard, and that solidarity can make a difference – whether that be rising up against despotic governments or clamoring for change to proposed ACO regulations in Washington.
October 21, 2011
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With uncompensated care, low Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements and incredibly large overhead costs, emergency departments (EDs) are one of the costliest sectors of a hospital.
October 17, 2011
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The advocacy group Health Care for America Now has had a loud voice in the healthcare reform debate over the past three years. The company started a Tumblr blog titled "We are the 99 percent," where followers submit photos of themselves holding a sheet of paper, with a message as to why they choose to occupy Wall Street. The site states: "We are forced to choose between groceries and rent. We are denied quality medical care. We are suffering from environmental pollution." The list goes on.
October 14, 2011
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Mehmet Oz, MD, spoke Thursday with healthcare leaders about how Americans can take steps to get better care for themselves and their loved ones. Among Oz's three interviewees was Farzad Mostashari, MD, national coordinator for health information technology at HHS' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
September 16, 2011
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Stories on healthcare IT policy focus on subjects such as legislative developments impacting healthcare IT, regulations for the use of IT in the delivery of healthcare, guidelines for monitoring quality of care, and funding opportunities in healthcare IT. Policy stories often deal with the federal, state and local institutions responsible for regulating the healthcare IT industry.
