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HIMSS10: ONC proposes two-phase EHR certification plan
On Sunday, before the start of the annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society conference in Atlanta, the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives urged federal... Read more...
Blumenthal says docs eventually 'will all support EHRs'
Returning to the 2004 roots of the national health IT coordinator's role as cheerleader-in-chief for EHRs, Dr. David Blumenthal took advantage of a public speech last week to say that EHRs will... Read more...
ONC anticipates a busy start to 2010
Even as the weary staffers of Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology work down to the wire to help CMS get a definition of meaningful use of EMRs out by the end of the... Read more...
Decision on 2011 lab standards postponed
Yesterday was supposed to be the day we moved closer to a final definition of "meaningful use" of EMRs. But the Health IT Policy Committee, meeting Wednesday in Washington, offered no guidance to HHS... Read more...
ONC reorganizes, announces $235M for EMR 'beacon' communities
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is reorganizing in preparation for the federal EMR stimulus program and to be more of a watchdog on privacy issues. Notably,... Read more...
Blumenthal: Meaningful use will focus on goals of care, not technology
National health IT coordinator Dr. David Blumenthal isn't allowed to say what the final rules for meaningful use of EMRs will look like until HHS releases its formal proposal, but every time he gives... Read more...
Grassley demands answers from vendors; Blumenthal calls current systems 'primitive'
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) apparently has begun an investigation of the major EMR and HIT vendors, particularly in the area of computerized physician order entry (CPOE). "Over the past year, I have... Read more...
Chopra will look outside healthcare in applying EMR standards
Federal chief technology officer Aneesh Chopra will look outside of healthcare for advice on how to implement standards for workflow and the sharing of EMR data across organizations, Government... Read more...
Blumenthal: Meaningful use must result in quality improvement, more time at bedside, less duplication
HHS' definition of meaningful use will include an organization's ability to use health IT to improve quality and "inform clinical decisions at the point of care," David Blumenthal, national... Read more...
HRSA grants will support EMRs at safety-net clinics
The Health Resources and Services Administration is allocating some of its $2 billion in federal stimulus funding to help safety-net healthcare providers purchase EMRs and other health IT. This week,... Read more...
