Tag: the-country
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Northshore University Health System Reaches Stage 7 Ambulatory EMR Adoption Model
NorthShore University HealthSystem, a four hospital integrated healthcare delivery system based in Chicago, has become the first healthcare system in the country—and one of just two healthcare systems nationwide—to achieve the HIMSS Analytics’ Stage 7 designation for its ambulatory clinics and physicians’ offices.
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Senators Re-introduce Rural Telehealth Legislation
A pair of U.S. Senators is trying to expand the use of telehealth under Medicare to reduce readmissions in rural and underserved communities. The Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and John Thune (R-SD), hope the Fostering Independence Through Technology (FITT) Act can pass through and create pilot programs that will provide incentives to home health agencies…