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If you follow health information technology and are interested in the future of health care take time and listen to this panel discussion on Innovation Opportunities for the Health Information Technology Market with Eric Schmidt, Chairman of Google, Aneesh Chopra, Federal CTO for the United States, Todd Park, CTO of HHS, and moderated […]
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Health and Human Services Secretary Sebelius and the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, David Blumenthal, announced the HITECH funding under the ARRA for State Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) and Regional Extension Center (RECs) across the country.
The White House Press Release provides a detailed list of HIEs and RECs receiving grants. Inormation is […]
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Chuck Grassley, a Republican senator and a prolific author of letters, has written to more than 30 hospitals to ask about their experiences — including “complications,” “errors” and “problems” — with health IT systems.
The letters follow a barrage Grassley sent out last fall to some of the companies that sell electronic systems […]
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Jaan Sidorov
iHealthBeat reports on the release of a new report prepared by CCRC Actuaries for the West Virginia Health Care Authority. (Note: Anyone have a link to the full report? I can’t find one yet?)
According to the articles, the report indicates that the adoption of health information technology (HIT) and implementation of centralized […]
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Evan Falchuk
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT) has launched a new blog called the Federal Advisory Committee Blog (FACA Blog).
The initial post by Judy Sparrow discusses that the FACA Blog will be uses in a spirit of transparency and collaboration to help open a broader dialogue on the […]
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Evan Falchuk
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT) has launched a new blog called the Federal Advisory Committee Blog (FACA Blog).
The initial post by Judy Sparrow discusses that the FACA Blog will be uses in a spirit of transparency and collaboration to help open a broader dialogue on the […]
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John Goodman
Over the past several months I have been involved with a group in developing West Virginia’s statewide strategic plan for health information technology.
The final draft of the West Virginia Health Information Technology Statewide Strategic Plan, September 2009 is now available for review and comment. Additional comments and feedback on the strategic plan […]
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jingemi
The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) has issued its initial Report of Hearing on “Meaningful Use” of Health Information Technology.
The May 18,2009 report is directed to David Blumenthal, MD, National Coordinator of Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. The cover letter indicates that NCVHS will be sending […]
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jingemi
The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) has issued its initial Report of Hearing on “Meaningful Use” for Health Information Technology.
The May 18,2009 report is directed to David Blumenthal, MD, National Coordinator of Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. The cover letter indicates that NCVHS will be sending […]
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jingemi
The Hatfields and McCoys, a metaphor for a modern day high-tech industry rivalry centered on personal health records (PHRs) unfolding between Google Health, Microsoft HealthVault and other PHR vendors. A metaphor that only a West Virginia health care lawyer can really appreciate.
Thanks to a tweet by @2healthguru for pointing out the cnet […]
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