Tag: Health
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Health law coverage expansion will help ex-felons
Stateline reports that the health law’s Medicaid expansion will make many newly released prison inmates eligible for coverage.
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ONC Officially Launches State Meaningful Use Challenge 2.0
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has officially launched the State Meaningful Use Acceleration Challenge 2.0, aiming to motivate every state to participate to help continue to improve care for all their patients. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has officially launched the State Meaningful…
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EHR Certification News for the week ending April 5th
The certification of EHR systems is an ongoing process – as is the notification of those certifications. There were two such announcements this week. The first is from iChartsMD who announced certification of iChartsMD v5.2. iCharts also announced that they’ll be entering the already crowded hospital market for EHRs. The second certification announcement came from…
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Proposal to eliminate SGR payment formula is revised
The House panels’ proposal to replace Medicare’s sustainable growth rate formula is seen as a way to change how Medicare delivers care. Meanwhile, some House GOP lawmakers who have complained about the health law’s costs said Wednesday that it should have allocated more money to a program to cover people with pre-existing health conditions.
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Improving Health Care Quality Through Accountable Care Organizations
Baylor Health Care System Chief Quality Officer David J. Ballard, MD, PhD, MSPH, FACP and Baylor Quality Alliance President Carl E. Couch, MD, MMM discuss th… Video Rating: 0 / 5 Video Rating: 5 / 5
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Washington DSHS Reports Data Breach Affecting 652 Patients
The Washington Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) has reported that it suffered a 652-patient data breach on Feb. 4 when private psychologist contractor’s laptop was stolen in Gig Harbor, Wash. The Washington Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) has reported that it suffered a 652- patient data breach on Feb. 4 when private psychologist…
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Epic’s Faulkner: CommonWell Alliance raises questions
Epic CEO Judy Faulkner said at this week's Health IT Policy Committee meeting that not being invited to be part of the CommonWell Health Alliance prior to its announcement at HIMSS13 last month has caused her to have doubts about its motives. read more
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ONC Grants Promote HIE Governance Work
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has awarded grants to two organizations to continue their work on health information exchange governance. ONC has awarded $285,000 to DirectTrust and $200,000 to the EHR/HIE Interoperability Workgroup to support their work advancing the governance of health information exchanges. The Office of the National…
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CMS oversight of health plan website subpar
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has done a poor job overseeing its “Plan Finder” website, created to aid consumers in their search for appropriate medical coverage, according to a report unveiled this week by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' Office of Inspector General. read more
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Morning Headlines 4/4/13
Former VA CIO Baker heads to Agilex Recently resigned Roger Baker, CIO of the VA, has found a new home at Agilex, a government contracting firm specializing in software development, cloud computing, and mobility. JAMA: Current EHRs Lack Large-Scale Data Capabilities A recent viewpoint article published in The Journal of the American Medical Association suggests…