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  • EHR Association Speaks Out Against Vendor Fee in Budget

    EHR Association Speaks Out Against Vendor Fee in Budget

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    The Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society’s (HIMSS) EHR Association, a non-profit trade group, has expressed its discontent with a portion of the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) 2014 Budget that would implement a user fee for vendors that would get their products certified Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) Health IT Certification…

  • Meaningful Use and Sequestration

    Meaningful Use and Sequestration

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    I’m a little surprised that I didn’t hear more discussion of sequestration and it’s possible impact on meaningful use and other EHR and healthcare IT related programs. Maybe I was just in the wrong circles for this discussion, but I didn’t hear about sequestration until the final day of HIMSS. I think the effects of…