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With federal approval of its statewide health information exchange secured, Wisconsin officials say organizations will begin implementing the plan in early 2011.
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, is pressuring President Barack Obama's administration to defend how it has spent money fighting Medicare fraud, including the addition of new fraud-fighting IT.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the largest healthcare payer in the country, has released a plan for upgrading its computer and data systems with the aim of providing better care. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act mandates the overhaul.
NIIT Technologies, one of the world's largest IT corporations, has entered the U.S. healthcare industry with the acquisition of an electronic health records and referral management platform.
Geisinger Health System, a physician-led healthcare system of northeastern and central Pennsylvania, has notified approximately 2,928 patients that some of their protected health information (PHI) was disclosed in an unauthorized manner.
The federal Health IT Policy Committee's Quality Measures Workgroup has extended its deadline for public comment on its proposal for clinical quality measures for Stage 2 and Stage 3 meaningful use until Dec. 31.
Registration for the Medicare and Medicaid electronic health records incentive programs opens Jan. 3, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced. Eligible professionals, eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs) must use certified EHR technology to be eligible.
A new study finds that one in six physicians in 2008 reported that his or her practice owned or leased advanced imaging equipment, adding to concerns of the technology's overuse.
With few studies exploring the use of electronic reminders to boost medication adherence, researchers believe there is a "disappointing state of evidence" for a technology that could make so many improvements in healthcare.
Harris Corp. will develop statewide health information exchange for Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA).