Department Of Health And Human Services news from FierceEMR
NewsCritics blast 'unnecessary' HIPAA disclosures rule
Fearful that doctors might be hesitant to adopt electronic health record technology, the Medical Group Management Association called on the Department of Health and Human Services to withdraw its Read more...
HHS must address confusion over EHRs, Meaningful Use, group says
The Department of Health and Human Services should consider Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record (EHR) incentives and Meaningful Use in its retrospective review of existing regulations, the Read more...
Blumenthal: Meaningful use is not asking too much, too soon
When HHS finalizes its Stage 1 rules for meaningful use of EMRs, likely in the next two weeks, don't be surprised if the criteria aren't all that different from those proposed at the end of 2009. In Read more...
Kalorama report: Ease 'meaningful use' standards to encourage faster EMR adoption
HHS could spur double-digit growth in the $13.8 billion EMR market by easing proposed standards for meaningful use, a report from research firm Kalorama Information says. "Requiring physicians to Read more...
HHS names 28 more extension centers; first group to open within weeks
HHS has awarded $267.6 million in grants to establish 28 regional extension centers with the purpose of helping physician practices and smaller hospitals adopt EMRs and work toward achieving Read more...
AHA leaders share concerns about meaningful use with Blumenthal, CMS
How carefully is HHS reviewing the more than 2,000 comments on the proposal for meaningful use of EMRs? On Monday, National Health IT Coordinator Dr. David Blumenthal and two top CMS officials Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: HHS to study Medicare PHR usage
Well, unlike many IT vendors (not to mention countless publications), at least HHS can admit that it doesn't know enough about personal health records to draw conclusions. "We know very little about Read more...
HHS awards $100M in CHIP grants for EMRs, quality programs
HHS has announced more than $100 million in grants to 10 states for health IT in order to improve care and efficiency for children who receive insurance through Medicaid and the Children's Health Read more...
Kibbe: New ONC standards make CCHIT process 'irrelevant'
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology has had its fair share of critics. Some have been the kind of anonymous Internet ranters with either a personal axe to grind or Read more...
HL7 vote seeks to standardize EHR quality reporting
Get ready to learn yet another acronym: HQMF. The National Quality Forum and several health IT organizations are asking stakeholders to vote on a draft Health Level Seven standard for EHR-enabled Read more...
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