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CCHIT Confident in Becoming Accredited EHR Certifying Body
March 3, 2010 12:50 PM by Frank Irving

Statement from Alisa Ray, executive director, Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) Having reviewed the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding certifying bodies, we feel confident about [CCHIT's] prospects of becoming accredited. Read More...

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HHS Releases NPRM on Testing and Certifying EHRs
March 3, 2010 12:40 PM by Frank Irving

On March 2 the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) outlining the proposed approach for establishing a certification program to test and certify electronic health records (EHRs). In an Read More...

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Top 10 Health Law Issues for 2010
February 8, 2010 4:09 PM by Frank Irving

Guest commentary from Stephen W. Bernstein, a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP The year 2010 brings heightened health care focus on compliance, reform efforts and enforcement. This article breaks down the top 10 issues of this Read More...

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Achieving Meaningful Use
November 17, 2009 11:33 AM by Frank Irving

Guest commentary from Celwyn C. Evans, a senior partner at Greencastle Associates Consulting in Malvern, Pa. With the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Read More...

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For EHR Implementation, the Time to Act is Now
March 26, 2009 2:37 PM by Frank Irving

Guest commentary from Thomas L. Pettibone, founder and managing partner of Transition Partners. President Obama's economic recovery package allows for billions of dollars for health care IT investment. As the recovery package begins to be distributed, Read More...

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EHR Rework Ahead
March 25, 2009 11:27 AM by Frank Irving

A large majority of readers -- 65 percent -- who answered ADVANCE 's online opinion poll during the past month said they need to rework their existing EHR plans in light of the HIT provisions of the recently enacted American Recovery and Reinvestment Read More...

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Change Can’t Happen with Technology Alone
March 3, 2009 11:39 AM by Frank Irving

Guest commentary by Michael L. Cowan, MD, chief medical officer at BearingPoint and former surgeon general of the U.S. Navy It's official. The economic recovery package has been signed and $19 billion is marked for health information technology. But, Read More...

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Consumers Need All of the Facts in the Privacy Debate
February 26, 2009 1:06 PM by Frank Irving

Guest commentary by David St. Clair, founder and CEO, MEDecision The economic stimulus package that President Obama has signed contains upwards of $20 billion to create electronic health records for most Americans within five years. The president has Read More...

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