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CMS announces $9 million in funding for Medicaid IT
The CMS has announced the awarding of a total of just over $9 million in matching funds to be used by four states to plan for their Medicaid programs to subsidize provider purchases and the use of...
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Wisconsin Passes Law To Establish Statewide EHR Exchange System
On Tuesday, Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle (D) signed into law the WIRED for Health Act (AB 779), which will create an entity to oversee the establishment of a statewide electronic health record system, the...
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HHS awards $220M to 15 EHR ?beacon communities?
Vice President Joe Biden joined with HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Tuesday to announce the 15 “beacon communities” that will receive a total of $220 million in federal funding to serve as national...
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EMRs Top Priority For 58% Of Hospital CIOs
CIOs rank electronic medical records projects higher than IT managers and directors, who are focused on PC refreshes. With $20 billion-plus worth of meaningful use bonuses from the government at stake...
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Study Shows E-Prescribing Significantly Reduces Prescription Errors
In a recent news that our Baltimore, Maryland Attorneys have been following, doctors are reportedly increasingly leaving behind paper when prescribing medications, and depending more and more on...
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HHS to study patient perceptions of EHRs
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT is seeking patient perceptions of the delivery of healthcare through the use of an EHR. “Health IT...
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Outsource Your Medical Billing with Care
Whenever a health care provider or a hospital plans to have a full fledged medical billing department with billing clerks, it is very essential to think twice and make sure to choose well experienced...
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Bar-code technology cuts medication errors: study
Using bar-code verification technology for medication administration can significantly reduce error rates and decrease the likelihood of adverse events, according to a newly published study in the New...
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Medical Mutual will offer incentives for e-prescribing
One of Ohio’s biggest health insurance companies is trying to convince doctors to forego their old-fashioned prescription pads more often. Cleveland-based Medical Mutual of Ohio is teaming up with its...
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Blumenthal: NHIN, NHIN Direct Offer Paths to ?Meaningful Use?
Last week, National Coordinator for Health IT David Blumenthal published an open letter touting the Nationwide Health Information Network as a model to help health care providers meet the “meaningful...
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