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The HIT Policy Committee's Quality Measures Workgroup is taking recommendations from the public until Dec. 23 on clinical quality measures for Stage 2 and Stage 3 meaningful use.
Optimism is prevalent in the healthcare IT sector, where 77 percent of venture capitalists expect investment to increase, according to results of the 2011 Venture View predictions survey, conducted by the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) and Dow Jones VentureSource.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology plans to sponsor an open community of practice for developers of health IT to create solutions to challenges that prevent rapid and widespread meaningful use of electronic health records.
An electronic health system that alerts physicians with a yellow light when problems exist with a patient's care is being used by doctors at Northwestern Medicine. The system goes one step further by tying docs' responses to the alerts to quarterly performance reports.
ONC will hire vendor to set up organized competitions for innovative tools to solve challenges to widespread meaningful use of EHRs.
U.S., European Commission will encourage common approach to EHR interoperability and health IT professional education programs.
CGI Federal, a subsidiary of Montreal-based IT firm CGI Group, has been awarded a contract by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The firm will provide technology and expertise for its CDC Information Management Services (CIMS).
MedAssurant, a provider of data-driven healthcare technology, has been enlisted by Medicaid Health Plans of America (MHPA) to provide advanced analytics to help establish priorities and inform best practices in healthcare delivery for Medicaid patients.
President Obama signed into law a bill that clarified the term "creditor" in the Red Flags Rule, excluding doctors and other small businesses, on Saturday.
Six technologies, whose impact has been measured by hospitals, can improve workflow and communication for nurses while boosting patient care, according to analysts.