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The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) announced Tuesday it will extend free membership for all federal and state government agencies and their corresponding departments, as part of its efforts to spur improvements in health information exchange.
February 13, 2013
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In his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Obama made the case "sudden, harsh, arbitrary" sequestration cuts would be bad for healthcare and the economy at large. But he signaled a willingness to listen to other ideas for reform.
February 13, 2013
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Is the highly-anticipated joint iEHR that the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs have been working on ready for a burial? Or not? "iEHR is having a Mark Twain moment," VA CIO Roger Baker answered. "Rumors of its demise have been greatly exaggerated."
February 11, 2013
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U.S. doctors' use of health IT has been sharply increasing, up from 46 percent who used an EMR in their practice in 2009 to 69 percent in 2012, according to a survey of nearly 9,800 primary care physicians representing 11 nations. The Commonwealth Fund released findings of the survey in November 2012, and expanded on several drill-down topics during an online presentation Feb. 5.
February 11, 2013
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The Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has submitted a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, calling for maintaining the Oct. 1, 2014 implementation date for nationwide ICD-10 adoption.
February 11, 2013
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A new report by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) comes as a warning to Medicaid providers who don't keep careful watch over their books.
February 8, 2013
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For the second time, President Barack Obama has nominated Marilyn Tavenner to be permanent administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. She has been serving as acting administrator since December 2011, when Donald Berwick, MD, stepped down.
February 8, 2013
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National health programs have been, or are now, becoming electronic, just as health records are. Many of these programs will play major roles in either incenting or conflicting with efforts to advance the electronic healthcare infrastructure. And as with other industries, becoming electronic changes the way these programs can and should be carried out themselves. John Loonsk, MD, discusses how it might all shake out.
February 8, 2013
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The Office of the National Coordinator's Health IT Standards Committee is urging ONC leaders to lean towards menu options and certification for use cases on Stage 3 meaningful use rather than core requirements, and to especially keep in mind that standards for a variety of clinical procedures are still evolving.
February 7, 2013
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The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) is urging the federal government to ensure that patients are matched correctly to their health information. CHIME said it agreed with ONC that, "the accurate and efficient matching of patients to their health information is critical to ensuring patient safety."
February 6, 2013
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Leaders of healthcare policy encouraged the industry to move ahead faster during a keynote address at the National Health Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 4 "...help us speed up the rate of change," Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius encouraged conference attendees.
February 6, 2013
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The Measure Applications Partnership (MAP), a public-private collaboration established under the auspices of the National Quality Forum, has submitted to the Department of Health and Human Services its second annual round of suggestions with regard to federal performance measures.
February 5, 2013
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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.
