HIT policy committee holds privacy hearing today
Diana Manos, Senior Editor The HIT Policy Committee is holding a hearing today in Washington, D.C. to discuss the privacy aspects of healthcare IT found in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act...
View ArticleHealthcare IT is the means, but not the end, says Blumenthal
Diana Manos, Senior Editor Getting healthcare IT up and running in doctors’ offices is not the main objective behind the incentives provided by the federal government under the American Recovery and...
View ArticleHHS releases $28M in ARRA funding to accelerate health IT
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has awarded grants totaling $27.8 million to health center-controlled networks and large multi-site health centers to implement electronic health...
View ArticleHHS secretary speaks to power of healthcare IT in rural communities
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius released a report Thursday on how information technology can improve healthcare for Americans living in rural communities. The report examines how...
View ArticleProcess begins to define “meaningful use” of EHRs
Building on the historic $19 billion investment provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), efforts continued today to further the national adoption and...
View ArticleBlumenthal doesn’t tip hand on meaningful use, highlights non-financial...
By Neil Versel Dr. David Blumenthal has been national coordinator for health information technology for a little more than six months now, and for all the health IT meetings I go to, teleconferences I...
View ArticleBlumenthal: Patient Care, Not Tech, Will Drive Meaningful Use
Posted by Mitch Wagner, National health IT coordinator Dr. David Blumenthal dropped a big hint about upcoming criteria for giving out e-health records grants. He advised healthcare IT managers to focus...
View ArticleHHS announces $235 million in grants available for “beacon communities”
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and National Health IT Coordinator David Blumenthal, MD, this week announced the availability of $235 million in grants for...
View ArticleCMS awards state Medicaid IT planning grants
By John Moore The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services today awarded $16 million in matching funds among six states and the U.S. Virgin Islands to help them plan their systems and processes for...
View ArticleCCHIT offers modular program focusing on meaningful use
By Molly Merrill The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology on Tuesday launched a new modular certification program called Preliminary ARRA 2011, which will focus solely on...
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