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Glaser offers solid advice
Date: Jul 27, 2010 Suffice to say, when John Glaser speaks, the healthcare industry should listen. Even as Glaser moves from the healthcare provider and policy areas of the industry to the vendor side, he remains a respected authority on healthcare IT.
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Survey says health IT professionals zeroed in on EHRs
Date: Jul 20, 2010 Health IT professionals say EHRs are their top priority, according to a survey by Embarcadero Technologies.
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Looking ahead to potential changes for stage 2 meaningful use criteria
Date: Jul 15, 2010 Incoming reaction and comments to the final meaningful use criteria have so far been fairly positive. I don't know if the organizations that are calling for changes are resigned to the fact that the rule making for stage 1 is final and want their comments to be taken into consideration when the stage 2 requirements are being discussed.
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Final meaningful use criteria: "Ambitious but achievable"
Date: Jul 14, 2010 The Dept. of Health and Human Services obviously listened to the resounding criticism that the proposed meaningful use criteria were asking for too much, too soon or all or nothing.
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Will "temporary" hurt the ARRA incentive program?
Date: Jun 21, 2010 David Blumenthal, MD, head of ONC, announced on Friday, June 18, the final rules for temporary certification of EHR products. With the temporary certification rule in place, he expects EHRs with this particular certification on the market by this fall.
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Is EHR adoption a generational thing?
Date: May 05, 2010 When you read articles about physicians who aren't going to make the switch to electronic health records, it's always interesting to note the age of the nay-sayers. I'm not trying to start a war between generations, but age has a lot to do with refusal to adopt health IT.
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Beacon communities: Who will serve as health IT models?
Date: May 03, 2010 The Dept. of Health and Human Services will soon announce the 15 communities - from a pool of 130 applicants - that will serve as the Beacon Communities.
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Addressing the digital divide
Date: Apr 27, 2010 For those concerned about the digital divide growing wider and deeper with the push for EHR adoption among providers, have no fear.
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KLAS report examines EMR decision making
Date: Apr 08, 2010 A new KLAS report reveals that physicians who are choosing an EMR system within the next two years are considering a larger pool of software vendors. That’s made possible because the market has grown so much.
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Brailer and Blumenthal talk healthcare IT
Date: Apr 07, 2010 In the April issue of Health Affairs, David Brailer, MD, former head of ONC, conducted an informative Q&A with current ONC chief, David Blumenthal, MD. It was a nice blending of the beginning of ONC and its vision, and the build out of that vision. Brailer, who has walked the walk of Blumenthal, asked insightful questions.
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