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  • Medicaid expansion deepens GOP intraparty rifts

    Medicaid expansion deepens GOP intraparty rifts

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    The different positions taken by various Republican governors on the health law’s Medicaid expansion underscore the political divisions in play. original article source From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130604/Medicaid-expansion-deepens-GOP-intraparty-rifts.aspx

  • Federal judge lifts ban on Medicare releasing individual doctor data

    Federal judge lifts ban on Medicare releasing individual doctor data

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    A federal judge has lifted the ban on Medicare releasing data on individual doctors to the public. The end on the 33-year ban — after the publishers of The Wall Street Journal sued to end it — could mean closer scrutiny of doctor practices in the program. original article source From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130604/Federal-judge-lifts-ban-on-Medicare-releasing-individual-doctor-data.aspx

  • EHRs could use an infusion of mobile technology

    EHRs could use an infusion of mobile technology

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    The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is at the forefront of our nation's health IT efforts. ONC is actively supporting the adoption of health IT and… read more …read more Source: EHRs could use an infusion of mobile technology

  • Massachusetts HIE Update

    Massachusetts HIE Update

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    Yesterday, the HIT Council met to review Massachusetts Healthcare IT progress. Here is the presentation we used. The meeting began with a presentation from Holyoke Medical Center, describing an ideal subnetwork – a local HIE that meets the needs of local stakeholders while also connecting to the state HIE, enabling any authorized stakeholder in the…

  • Morning Headlines 6/4/13

    Morning Headlines 6/4/13

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    Mass EHR mandate draws criticism, impact remains unclear A change introduced with the Massachusetts’ health reform law is coming under recent fire. The change requires physicians to demonstrate proficiency in the use of CPOE, e-prescribing, and EHRs as a standard of eligibility for medical licensure in the state. Secure health data helping patients, doctors improve…

  • Study highlights cost benefit of expanding Medicaid

    Study highlights cost benefit of expanding Medicaid

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    An independent study released today on the economic impact of Medicaid expansion under healthcare reform found that states’ share of the cost of expanding Medicaid under reform would be lower than the cost of providing uncompensated care to their… original article source From: http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130603/NEWS/306039947

  • Jonathan Bush’s Plea to Regulators: Free the Data

    Jonathan Bush’s Plea to Regulators: Free the Data

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    At the Omni Shoreham regency ballroom at Health Datapalooza IV, Jonathan Bush, CEO of the Watertown, Mass.-based EHR software company, athenahealth, urged the government to release Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) data more freely, to a packed, supportive crowd of approximately 2,000. At the Omni Shoreham regency ballroom at Health Datapalooza IV, Jonathan…

  • Execs worry Gilfillan’s CMS exit will slow reform

    Execs worry Gilfillan’s CMS exit will slow reform

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    Outgoing CMS Innovation Center chief Dr. Richard Gilfillan was praised by health system executives for his flexibility and deep knowledge of healthcare delivery. …read more Source: Execs worry Gilfillan's CMS exit will slow reform

  • CMS’s New Release of Hospital Outpatient Charge Data: Now This Looks Like a Strategy

    CMS’s New Release of Hospital Outpatient Charge Data: Now This Looks Like a Strategy

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    HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today made an important announcement at Health Datapalooza IV, being held in Washington, D.C. this week. Her announcement of the release of hospital outpatient charge data, as well as Medicare spending and utilization data, will further federal officials’ strategy of forcing hospitals towards greater transparency. As HCI Associate Editor Gabriel Perna…

  • HealthTap to provide doctor recommendations on health apps

    HealthTap to provide doctor recommendations on health apps

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    Palo Alto, Calif.-based digital platform provider HealthTap has unveiled a new service to help consumers more easily navigate the plethora of health apps that are currently available, according to a… read more …read more Source: HealthTap to provide doctor recommendations on health apps