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0 Meaningful use Stage 1 helped create a vibrant health IT sector, said Steven Stack, M.D., AMA’s president-elect. But he added that one of the things the government doesn’t do well is course-correct. Healthcare Informatics has run several stories recently based on the American Medical Association’s stated concerns about the meaningful use program. The AMA…

Implementing a patient-centered strategy will not only improve the care given by healthcare providers but it can also increase practice revenue, advised Adele Allison, former co-chair of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s (ONC) Beacon-EHR Vendor Affinity Group, in a recent webinar. Implementing a patient-centered strategy will not only improve the care…

David Goldman, D.O. says what many are thinking when it comes to documenting in current EHR systems: it’s not intuitive at all. The after-effect can be harrowing for providers, but he believes he has the solution to solve this problem. David Goldman, D.O. a medical director for an emergency medicine department within Florida Hospital, a…

The National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) certainly didn’t pull any punches in its comments on the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s updated strategic plan. Unlike some commenters on the plan, who for the most part deferred to ONC, NPCA, known to favor private free market forces rather than government regulation, came…

Aging services providers generally lag behind hospitals and medical practices when it comes to purchasing and using electronic medical records (EMR) systems, in part because government incentives—and penalties—weren’t implemented with them in mind. As the government and other health system sectors increasingly recognize the vital role that entities traditionally serving seniors play in the care…

Stiffer competition between key vendors is causing a growing number of providers to be undecided about which electronic medical record (EMR) to purchase, according to a new report from the Orem, Utah-based KLAS research. Stiffer competition between key vendors is causing a growing number of providers to be undecided about which electronic medical record (EMR)…

A recent report from NextGov indicates that the Pentagon has whittled down the contenders for the Department of Defense’s mega electronic health record (EHR) contract, valued at approximately $11 billion, to three teams. And then there were three. A recent report from NextGov indicates that the Pentagon has whittled down the contenders for the Department…

Black Book, a research firm based in Clearwater, Fla., found that most small offices and physician practices in a large health system buy directly from the CIO of their flagship hospital and felt obligated to do so, fearing financial consequences if they declined. Black Book, a research firm based in Clearwater, Fla., found that most…

When healthcare systems bring on new providers, they must now “pay the ICD-10 piper,” according to Linda Reed R.N., vice president and CIO at Morristown, New Jersey-based Atlantic Health System. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/health-systems-must-pay-icd-10-piper/2015-02-23?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss       

RepliCel Life Sciences Inc., a clinical stage regenerative medicine company focused on the development of autologous cell therapies, today announced the submission of a Clinical Trial Application (CTA) to the German Competent Authority, the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut (PEI), requesting clearance to initiate a Phase 1 clinical trial investigating the use of RCS-01 to treat patients suffering from…