Diana Manos
March was a significant month for Medicare and Medicaid providers who hope to gain bonuses starting in 2011 under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
Members of the Health IT Standards Committee believe more federal clarification will be required surrounding patient access to their electronic health records under the interim final rule on standards and certification.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology published its proposed rule on certification of electronic health records on March 9 in the Federal Register, launching the comment period.
President Barack Obama will soon nominate Donald Berwick, MD, to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, according to a statement released Saturday by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee.
Vitality, Inc. and AT&T announced Tuesday that AT&T will provide the nationwide wireless network connection for Vitality GlowCaps, intelligent pill caps designed to help patients take medications regularly.
The House voted late Sunday night to approve the Senate healthcare reform package passed Christmas Eve. The new law builds on a platform of pay-for-performance and includes provisions to simplify healthcare administration, calling for the widespread use of healthcare IT.
The comment period on the proposed meaningful use rule and the interim standards final rule closed Monday. On Wednesday, federal officials said they had so far collected some 2,700 comment letters.
The Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday $162 million in awards to 16 states and qualified state designated entities for the State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology published its proposed rule on certification of healthcare IT products on Tuesday in the Federal Register, launching the comment period.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) issued an initial draft of its health IT strategic framework on Tuesday.