Jeff Rowe
If ever there was a compelling story in favor of EHR adoption, Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin told it at the 82nd annual AHIMA convention and exhibition.
Who doesn't like to expose urban myths? In the case of EHRs, stripping away falsehoods will serve the healthcare industry well.
Last week, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) announced the six winners in four categories for its 2010 Davies Awards of Excellence. The winners are being recognized for their innovative use of EHRs to improve care.
We knew that the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) and the Drummond Group would not be the only two Authorized Testing and Certification Bodies (ONC-ATCBs), which were named by ONC at the end of August.
The Deloitte Center for Health Solutions released a new report last week on the current state and future of medical homes and identified health IT as an important component to integrating and coordinating care, which is so central to medical homes.
Just when you thought all the money for the healthcare industry under ARRA has been revealed, HHS made another announcement last Friday that the federal government will give the healthcare workforce $130.8 million in grants.
The American Hospital Association is putting pressure on legislators to change one area of the final ruling on the federal incentives for the meaningful use of EHRs.
A recent survey conducted by eHealth Initiatives and MedPlus reveal that primary care physicians aren't rushing to their local regional extension centers to sign up for technical services.
According to an August CHIME survey, 28 percent of CIOs expect to qualify for stimulus funding in the first six months of fiscal year 2011, which begins on October 1, 2010. An additional 62 percent said they expect to qualify between April 1, 2011, and September 30, 2012 - the end of Stage 1 of the incentive program.
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced last Friday that nearly $20 million will be awarded to 1,655 critical-access and rural hospitals in 41 states and the District of Columbia-based nationwide Indian Country.