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  • House representatives ask CMS to delay implementation of questionable procurement program

    House representatives ask CMS to delay implementation of questionable procurement program

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    A bipartisan majority of 227 Representatives in the House have joined forces on a letter asking the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to delay implementation of a questionable procurement program for home medical equipment, says the American Association for Homecare. original article source From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130615/House-representatives-ask-CMS-to-delay-implementation-of-questionable-procurement-program.aspx

  • Arizona legislature approves Medicaid expansion

    Arizona legislature approves Medicaid expansion

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    After a months-long, high-stakes political battle, Arizona lawmakers endorsed a Medicaid expansion plan backed by Gov. Jan Brewer. original article source From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130615/Arizona-legislature-approves-Medicaid-expansion.aspx

  • Gulf War illness may have two distinct forms, study says

    Gulf War illness may have two distinct forms, study says

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    Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center say their new work suggests that Gulf War illness may have two distinct forms depending on which brain regions have atrophied. Their study of Gulf War veterans, published online today in PLOS ONE, may help explain why clinicians have consistently encountered veterans with different symptoms and complaints. …read more…

  • House lawmakers appear closer on Medicare pay overhaul, Medicaid pay increase

    House lawmakers appear closer on Medicare pay overhaul, Medicaid pay increase

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    House lawmakers move closer to proposing a plan to overhaul how Medicare pays doctors and wonder how they can increase doctors’ Medicaid pay — typically the purview of states. original article source From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130615/House-lawmakers-appear-closer-on-Medicare-pay-overhaul-Medicaid-pay-increase.aspx

  • Private HIE’s Will Make Nationwide HIE Possible

    Private HIE’s Will Make Nationwide HIE Possible

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    We’ve been working for a long time on creating a nationwide HIE. I still remember when I first started blogging about EMR 7.5 years ago we were talking about implementing RHIO’s. I’m sure someone reading this blog can talk about what the exchange of health data was before RHIO’s. The irony is that we keep…

  • Med groups express concern over proposed HIPAA changes

    Med groups express concern over proposed HIPAA changes

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    A host of medical groups are up in arms over a proposal by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services in April that potentially would allow protected mental health information to be reported to a federal gun background-check database. read more original article source From: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/med-groups-express-concern-over-proposed-hipaa-changes/2013-06-14?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

  • DOD, VA Criticized by Senator on Integrated EHR Initiative

    DOD, VA Criticized by Senator on Integrated EHR Initiative

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    Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.) has recently critiqued the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for their inability to create a joint, integrated electronic health record (EHR) system. Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.) has recently critiqued the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for their inability to…

  • FDA calls for increased health IT cybersecurity efforts

    FDA calls for increased health IT cybersecurity efforts

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    With hackers and cyberattacks increasing as threats to medical devices, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week published new guidance calling for developers and healthcare facilities to beef up security efforts while creating and using those devices. read more original article source From: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/fda-calls-increased-health-it-cybersecurity-efforts/2013-06-14?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

  • Tampa gloStream EMR Mini Demo

    Tampa gloStream EMR Mini Demo

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    Short demo about the features of gloStream’s EMR / EHR software for Electronic Medical Records and Electronic Health Records. Video Rating: 5 / 5

  • KLAS Researcher: Getting to Usability in an EMR is a Long Journey

    KLAS Researcher: Getting to Usability in an EMR is a Long Journey

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    Recently, the Orem, Utah-base KLAS Research looked at how various vendors rated ambulatory EMR usability. In an exclusive interview, the report’s author, KLAS’ Mark Wagner, talks about how providers define usability and what areas of the EMR were most important to that score. He also mentions why certain vendors outperformed others. Usability in an electronic…