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CMS: Hospitals should count some insured as uncompensated care
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking a definition of the term "uninsured" that includes some insured, reported AHA News Now. CMS issued a proposed rule last week that
First federal agency receives Meaningful Use certification
The Indian Health Service (IHS) this week became the first federal agency to receive certification of its electronic health record (EHR) system supporting its efforts to achieve Meaningful Use. IHS's
IT to support greater collaboration between VA, Indian Health Service
Interoperable health IT is a major component of an expanded partnership between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Indian Health Service to improve the health of Native American and Native
Indian Health Service beefing up EMR to meet meaningful use
Even federal EMR systems apparently fall short of proposed "meaningful use" requirements. The Indian Health Service is upgrading its Resource and Patient Management System EMR to support health
