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Some providers on the outside of EHR incentives--but trying to get in
Last week must have been an exciting time for some physicians and hospitals that had successfully demonstrated Meaningful Use of electronic health records (EHRs). Medicare finally began rolling out
Bills seek to expand meaningful use, allow non-certified EMRs; Orthopedists call standards inappropriate
Once again, members of Congress, unsatisfied with the scope of "meaningful use," are seeking to expand eligibility for federal EMR subsidy payments, while more criticisms of the final CMS rule are
CCHIT finds new relevance in EMR consent management
The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology seems to be adapting quite nicely to life after its EMR testing monopoly--and earning praise from an unlikely source. ZDNet Healthcare
How can care be coordinated if behavioral health is shut out of meaningful use?
Did you catch the bits of irony in today's FierceEMR? The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology just launched three certification programs for EMRs specific to behavioral health .
At least six groups apply to be authorized EMR certification bodies, ONC says
There should be more than just a little competition in the EMR certification arena, as the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology says it has sent out applications for
Hospital-based docs now eligible for MU bonuses; bill seeks expansion to mental health
Physicians in hospital-based outpatient clinics now are eligible for federal EMR incentive payments, as President Obama has signed into law legislation that removes a restriction in the American
Army wants to add behavioral health to Joint Telemedicine Network
The U.S. Army's surgeon general wants to employ the Army's Joint Telemedicine Network, now in use in Afghanistan and Iraq, to deliver much-needed mental health services to deployed soldiers. The
Pennsylvania hospitals see 7.8 percent drop in average margins
It's been a difficult fiscal year for the Pennsylvania's hospitals, whose total margins fell almost 8 percent between July 2008 and March 2009, according to new data from the Hospital & Health
Margins at PA hospitals drop sharply
Call it the bad news wire. Another state hospital association--this time Pennsylvania's--has come out with a report documenting that its financial metrics are at record lows. The Hospital &
