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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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MGMA Pleased with House Vote on Health Reform
November 9, 2009 12:56 PM by Frank Irving
Guest commentary from William F. Jessee, MD, FACMPE, president and CEO of the Medical Group Management Association The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) is pleased that the House has voted favorably on H.R. 3962 (The Affordable Health Care for Read More...
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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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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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States Tripled Number of HIT Bills Enacted in 2007-08
December 17, 2008 1:21 PM by Frank Irving
According to a report released last week by the bipartisan National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), lawmakers around the country introduced more than 370 bills relating to health information technology (HIT) during an 18-month period between Read More...
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Inside the Pepsi Center
July 22, 2008 6:54 PM by Frank Irving
Prior to his Mideast trip, Barack Obama made news by announcing his plan to accept the Democratic nomination at an open-air event to be staged at Denver's INVESCO Field at Mile High. On Aug. 28, Obama will give his acceptance speech before a crowd expected Read More...
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Candidates Could Tap Strong Support by Differentiating HIT Plans
March 17, 2008 11:55 AM by Frank Irving
Would you be more likely to vote for a presidential candidate if he or she vowed support for creation of a nationwide health information network (NHIN)? If you answered yes, you're among a strong coalition, according to survey results released Feb. 19 Read More...
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