The Politics of Health Care : April 2009

E-prescribers Pass 100,000 Milestone April 24, 2009 1:46 PM by Frank Irving: Surecripts, operator of the nation's largest electronic prescribing network, reported on April 22 that more than 100,000 prescribers are now routing prescriptions electronically in the United States. Surescripts made the announcement in conjunction with Read More...
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Keeping Digital Medical Records Secure April 17, 2009 4:27 PM by Frank Irving: By now, just about everyone in the industry knows that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)'s provisions include more than $20 billion in funding for technology investments by health care organizations. However, some of the deeper implications Read More...
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Will the Weight of EMRs Break IT? April 9, 2009 4:53 PM by Frank Irving: Guest commentary from Alex Adamopoulos, executive vice president and COO of Exigen Services Pulling together as a nation to overhaul an aging, often paper-based medical records system is long overdue. We can all agree it will create jobs, pump money into Read More...
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