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NewsSPOTLIGHT ON: Are regional extension centers setting themselves up to fail?
The intent of the federally funded regional extension centers is to encourage providers to adopt EMRs by disseminating best practices for adoption. But blogger and health IT consultant Joseph Ingemi Read more...
Cost, 'meaningful use' adherence critical in choosing EMR vendors
Ah, we just can't seem to get over the cost barrier when it comes to implementing EMRs. In a survey by the eHealth Initiative and Quest Diagnostics HIT subsidiary MedPlus, close to two-thirds of Read more...
Incoming Siemens IT chief Glaser: Era of clinician resistance to EMR 'behind us'
Declaring the era of clinician resistance to IT "behind us," John Glaser, who is leaving his job as CIO of Partners HealthCare System in Boston to become CEO of Siemens Healthcare's Health Services Read more...
States, providers still sorting out myriad HIE issues
Anyone involved in health information exchange--and that should be just about everyone working with an EMR, if Uncle Sam has anything to say about it--would do well to heed the advice of Jason Hess, Read more...
eHealth Initiative finds significant gains in EMR adoption since 2007
Health IT adoption is gaining steam, but many have been unable to articulate the value of EMRs within their organizations and, significantly, to the public, a new report suggests. Still, people are 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...
Blumenthal: Extension centers, 'beacon communities' must help rural providers
National health IT coordinator Dr. David Blumenthal wants the networks of regional extension centers and "beacon communities" to put special emphasis on helping rural providers adopt EMRs. Speaking 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...
HIMSS10: ONC's Hunt touts regional extension centers
Need help selecting and implementing an EMR? "Find your regional extension center," Dr. David Hunt, chief medical officer in the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Read more...
HHS to establish HIT Research Center to support extension centers
Hey all you EMR and EHR fans at CMS, ONC, HIMSS, EHRA, AAFP and the like--get ready for yet another handy acronym in the world of ARRA/HITECH: HITRC, short for Health Information Technology Research Read more...
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