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Investments in community health centers that provide care for about 15 million people who are poor, underserved and uninsured have helped expand the services, according to new research. The funds sometimes also give technology a boost.
Agency hands out $17 million to health information exchanges across the country to speed disability claims turnaround.
The case for provider registries and directories
Doctors who have shopped for healthcare software have sometimes come to regret their purchases, according to a new story reported by the Huffington Post Investigative Fund.
Quality Health Network, a Grand Junction, Co.-based not-for-profit health information exchange network, plans to expand services to health professionals in Colorado communities of Aspen and Montrose.
The Health Information Trust Alliance has updated the HITRUST Common Security Framework (CSF) to reflect new regulations and user experiences.
The Government Accountability Office criticized the group directing the project to tie together the electronic health record systems operated by the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments.
GAO says plan for joint DOD-VA electronic health record lacks project management basics.
Indiana Health Information Exchange, North Carolina Community Care Nets, will participate in five-year performance tests.
Health Secretary cites database consolidation, new technologies, as ways to slow escalating fraud problem.