February 18, 2009
Patients across the United States will benefit from a new health information technology (HIT) law providing comprehensive privacy and security standards for patient records including strong, protective provisions for psychotherapy records. The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, part of the economic stimulus package, was passed by the House and Senate on February 13 and signed into law by President Obama on February 17.
February 13, 2009
The House voted Friday afternoon to approve the final version of the $787 billion economic stimulus bill by a 246-183 vote, according to CNN reports.
sites/default/files/news_thumbnails/senate.png
February 10, 2009
The Senate voted 61 to 37 Tuesday afternoon to approve an $838 billion stimulus package, according to The Washington Post.
February 10, 2009
President Barack Obama pushed the urgency of an economic stimulus package during his first televised national address Monday night. Included in that package, he said, is funding for healthcare IT.
sites/default/files/news_thumbnails/senate-seal.jpg
February 09, 2009
Senate wrangling over the weekend on a proposed $900 billion economic stimulus package has led to a $3 billion cut in proposed healthcare IT discretionary funding.
February 02, 2009
President Barack Obama’s pledge to inject $50 billion into the healthcare field over the next five years to develop and support technology has many in the industry wondering how and where that money might be spent.
January 28, 2009
Leaders in Indiana are encouraging Congress to consider its innovative, community-based health information technology (IT) program as a model for the rest of the nation as it infuses between $2-5 billion in health IT infrastructure as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. This is the range between the pending House and Senate versions of certain health IT infrastructure funding recommended through this economic stimulus legislation.
January 28, 2009
Leaders in Indiana are encouraging Congress to consider its innovative, community-based health information technology (IT) program as a model for the rest of the nation as it infuses between $2-5 billion in health IT infrastructure as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. This is the range between the pending House and Senate versions of certain health IT infrastructure funding recommended through this economic stimulus legislation.
January 28, 2009
The Senate is looking at spending $21 billion in incentives and funding for healthcare IT in the economic recovery package. Healthcare IT experts fear, however, that some privacy aspects of the bill could cost the industry millions of dollars.
January 27, 2009
If Congress does not adequately address privacy as part of healthcare IT funding measures in the economic recovery package, any efforts to advance healthcare IT will fail, according to experts who testified Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
January 19, 2009
In Washington, Healthcare Information Technology policy planning is accelerating at a pace that is faster than at any time in history (at least my 30 years in healthcare IT).
sites/default/files/news_thumbnails/Tom-Daschle-head-shot.gif
January 08, 2009
Health and Human Services nominee Tom Daschle pledged Thursday that he would apply the lessons of the past to work toward healthcare reform.
July 31, 2008
ALEXANDRIA, VA - The Senate's passage of a bill giving Medicare the ability to reward physicians who adopt e-prescribing technology certainly brought smiles to the faces of Rick Ratliff an...
July 11, 2008
The Senate approved a bill Thursday that will phase out Medicare's higher co-pays for mental health services, bringing them in line with co-pays for physical healthcare services. As a result...
April 25, 2008
A genetic nondiscrimination bill approved Thursday by a Senate panel won't protect people from potentially losing their jobs or health insurance if the information gets out electronically, a privacy a...
April 03, 2008
Senate and industry leaders met on Capitol Hill Wednesday to push a healthcare IT bill that came close to passing by special vote last December but hasn't budged since....
April 03, 2008
WASHINGTON - The Senate recently approved funding for healthcare IT advancement, but legislative insiders aren't optimistic the money will be available anytime soon....
March 14, 2008
Last week the Senate proposed funding for healthcare IT advancement, but legislative insiders aren't optimistic that money will be used any time soon. Se...
August 31, 2007
WASHINGTON - Senate legislation introduced last month calls for the overhaul of the $400 million-a-year program charged with providing technical assistance to boost the quality of Medicare servi...
August 03, 2007
WASHINGTON - Senate legislation introduced today calls for the overhaul of the $400 million-a-year program charged with providing technical assistance to boost the quality of Medicare se...
