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The other day I took my 2006 Toyota Camry for a slightly overdue oil change at the express lube business I go to because, well, it’s convenient – and quick. The lube guys wheeled a computer car-side, and got to work.
Some members of Congress will ask federal officials to postpone the start date for when providers must begin to show meaningful use of health data to qualify for bonuses under the new American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, according to Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.), who spoke in a healthcare policy session last month at the Health Information and Management Systems Society’s annual conference.
The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $162 million for state-federal health information exchange cooperative agreements. The funding has been awarded to 16 states – or their designated entities, such as state health departments.
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.
When President Barack Obama talks about creating more jobs for the citizenry he doesn't frequently mutter the letters “ICD” followed by the number “10,” but some experts in the thick of healthcare are starting to view the conversion as a way to employ more Americans.
Done: Kaiser Permanente has rolled out KP HealthConnect, its own brand of an electronic health record, to 431 medical offices and 36 hospitals.
“We're the largest clinical health information exchange, they're the largest financial administration network, and we're joining,” said Medicity chairman and CEO Kipp Lassetter, MD, in a meeting with Healthcare IT News at the recent Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's annual conference and exhibition in Atlanta.
The way some physician performance is being reviewed – from those who are working on the battlefield to those serving in rural areas and teaching hospitals – is changing and for the better, thanks to technology.