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Hospital use of EHRs: Not much progress
Date: Aug 30, 2010 A recent report shows that despite the big push for health IT adoption, only 2 percent of hospitals in the U.S. can meet the federal government's criteria for meaningful use of EHRs. Are you surprised?
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Payers continue to support health IT adoption
Date: Aug 09, 2010 Commercial payers don't come to mind when you think of health IT adoption, but many have been active in the area for quite a while.
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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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The Case for hospitals to connect with physician groups
Date: Jul 06, 2010 Steven Waldren, MD, director of the Center of Health Information Technology at the American Academy of Family Physicians, gave an interesting provider perspective about meaningful use, financial incentives and hospitals reaching out to physician groups in a recent Q&A.
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California hospital truly owns its EMR
Date: Apr 28, 2010 Getting clinicians and other end users involved in the selection, implementation and training of an EMR is a key component to successful provider adoption, but Oroville Hospital in northern California
Provider perceptions of ARRA, meaningful use are improving
Date: Apr 14, 2010 Billians HealthData and Porter Research conducted two surveys providing a snapshot of provider perceptions of ARRA and meaningful use.
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HIMSS10 Roundtable Part II: Raise or lower the bar on meaningful use?
Date: Mar 05, 2010 The great thing about the HIMSS10 roundtable that I attended this past Wednesday was that there were great discussions, which means multiple blog entries for me.
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HIMSS10 Roundtable Part I: Should EMRs and EHRs get all the attention?
Date: Mar 04, 2010 At HIMSS10 in Atlanta this week, you couldn't escape the topic of meaningful use and ARRA. From keynote addresses and education sessions to exhibit hall and Interoperability Showcase, the "M" word was the buzz word. Not surprisingly, a number of attendees are worried about what these regulations may mean for their healthcare organizations. And there are those attendees who are downright not in favor of the meaningful use requirements.
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Meaningful use: More local dialogue required
Date: Jan 20, 2010 I attended the first day of the San Francisco Regional Healthcare Stimulus Exchange National Road Show on Tuesday. Nonstop rain and gusty winds kept a few attendees from showing up, but the group that was there was definitely on a fact-finding mission.
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Meaningful use criteria put patient in the center of healthcare delivery
Date: Jan 18, 2010 The proposed rules released by the Dept. of Health and Human Services for achieving meaningful use from EHRs incorporate recommendations made by proponents of information therapy.
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