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'Meaningful use' dominated 2010, but so much else has happened in HIT
We're taking our annual publisher's holiday next week, so this is the last issue of FierceHealthIT for 2010. It's been quite a year. Even with the economy mired in a jobless recovery and political
Texas hospitals in 'pretty good position' for meaningful use
Mainstream media--even local business media--when will you ever learn? The Dallas Business Journal reports that: "The healthcare reform law passed in March requires all hospitals to adopt electronic
EMRs gaining more mainstream media steam
It's finally becoming newsworthy in local markets for hospitals to adopt EMRs. A quick scan of the newswires this morning reveals quite a few EMR-related stories from local news sources. "Hospitals
FierceHealthIT gets some insight from HIStalk--just not the identities of the principals
The most mysterious force in health IT is getting a little more Fierce. No, I'm not talking about the secret cabal of physicians united against ditching their paper records, I'm referring to HIStalk ,
Do the math: Stanford docs could earn $44M in EMR incentives, while children's hospitals chase Medicaid dollars
As usual, there's a burgeoning trend in technology and people in Northern California smell the money. "The push to implement electronic healthcare records could mean hundreds of millions of dollars
It's your job to educate the public about health IT
Oh, how it bugs me to no end when mainstream publications misinform the public about health IT. I'm particularly wary of the "Inside the Beltway" and Silicon Valley crowds, where an inflated sense of
HHS hires controversial PR firm Ketchum to promote EMR security
What's it going to cost to convince the public that personal health information will be safe as the nation's hospitals and physician practices convert to EMRs? At least $25.8 million, based on a
Don't forget the 'meaningful' and 'use' parts of 'meaningful use'
Monday in FierceHealthIT, I discussed how Denni McColm, CIO of Citizens Memorial Hospital in Bolivar, Mo., has concerns about quality reporting in the federal EMR subsidy program, even though the
A new voice for 'FierceHealthIT'
Welcome to a new voice for FierceHealthIT, as I take over the primary editing duties for this publication today. Readers of our fledgling, sister newsletters FierceEMR and FierceMobileHealthcare
ONC grants have to wait for 'meaningful use' rules? We think not
It could be a while before the Obama administration starts doling out the $1.2 billion in federal grants for health information exchanges and for EMR extension centers announced last week. Or could
