Should the FDA Regulate EHR Safety?
Date: Feb 26, 2010
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius probably wishes she never left Kansas.  Read »

CHIME airs "critical concerns" about EHR incentive program
Date: Feb 26, 2010
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives filed its comments regarding the EHR Incentive Program with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Friday.  Read »

Program cancellations show the system can work
Date: Feb 26, 2010
Given the number of reports, studies, and analyses that are produced by or for the federal government each year, it’s easy to wonder how much of the time and resources spent assessing policies and   Read »

Vendor Notebook - McLaren Medical to implement Allscripts
Date: Feb 25, 2010
Allscripts, of Chicago, has announced that McLaren Medical Group of Flint, Mich. has selected its electronic health record (EHR) for its 150 physicians.  Read »

Standards panel wrestles with patient access to EHRs under new rule
Date: Feb 25, 2010
Members of the Health IT Standards Committee believe more federal clarification will be required surrounding patient access to their electronic health records (EHRs), as required under the interim   Read »

How big is the risk of not implementing EHRs?
Date: Feb 25, 2010
Texas Medical Association (TMA) released the results of  Read »

Meaningful use musings: An open letter to Tony Trenkle
Date: Feb 24, 2010
Dear Tony Trenkle:  Read »

HIT Policy Committee Meaningful Use Revisions
Date: Feb 22, 2010
On February 17, the HIT Policy Committee held an important meeting to discuss its recommended revisions to meaningful use.  The handouts are  Read »

Docs increase their use of "EHR components"
Date: Feb 22, 2010
Electronic healthcare record adoption has increased by 3.2 percent in physician offices since February 2009, according to a new survey.   Read »

HHS to survey Medicare patients on PHR use
Date: Feb 22, 2010
The Health and Human Services Department plans to survey 500 Medicare beneficiaries this fall about difficulties and benefits they may have experienced using personal health record (PHR) systems.Read »