Policy & Legislation

 
ACA to trigger state and local HIT spending splurge
December 19, 2012 |
Diana Manos
The need for IT among public health departments at the state and local levels will drive $2.7 billion in new spending, according to a new report.
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OCR looking for 'high level of sensitivity' in data breaches
December 19, 2012 |
Erin McCann
Leon Rodriguez, director of the Office of Civil Rights, foreshadows what the office will be focusing on moving forward when it comes to HIPAA audits and enforcement.
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Q&A: On the inevitability of an HIX delay
December 17, 2012 |
Tom Sullivan
Scott Lundstrom, group vice president of IDC Health Insights, says that states should expect the final health insurance exchange deadline to be pushed back and calls the federal-state model a “tiger trap.”
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States may move past politics on health insurance exchanges
December 17, 2012 |
Mary Mosquera
States must focus on practicalities of setting up health insurance exchanges, regardless of model, to be ready for enrollment in 10 months.
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Perspective: California's statewide HIE on right track, part 2
December 14, 2012 |
Patty Enrado
NHINWatch Editor Patty Enrado looks at the ways that California's health information exchange has found a proper footing, though it has not been easy.
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HIMSS report from the NCSL Fall Forum
December 14, 2012 |
Thomas S. Keefe, MA, FHIMSS
Thomas Keefe recounts the National Conference of State Legislatures, which contained sessions on state HIE, Medicaid and HIX, military health, and partisan gridlock.
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Interoperability an 'uncomfortable space' for providers, vendors
December 13, 2012 |
Diana Manos
Mark Warner, a Democrat Senator from Virginia, called for "crystal clear requirements for systems," says HIPAA may need to be altered slightly, and just having meaningful use is not enough.
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HHS will not fully fund states' partial Medicaid expansion
December 11, 2012 |
Mary Mosquera
Six states receive conditional approval for their state-based health insurance exchange plans.
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Hawaii selects CGI to build health insurance exchange
December 10, 2012 |
Mary Mosquera
CGI will develop, test and maintain the Hawai'i Health Connector, and establish eligibility, enrollment, plan management, reporting systems.
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CMS seeks income data verifier for insurance exchanges
December 7, 2012 |
Mary Mosquera
CMS puts out RFP for service to verify applicants' income information for health insurance exchanges and electronically share data using standards.
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Governors weigh HIX options
December 7, 2012 |
Kaiser Health News www.kaiserhealthnews.org

Facing looming deadlines, many states are still trying to decide whether to partner with the federal government or run their own health insurance exchange. A look at the nuances under consideration.
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Lawmaker offers bill to create FDA mHealth office
December 6, 2012 |
Mary Mosquera
The Healthcare Innovation and Marketplace Technologies Act aims to encourage innovation in health with incentives, challenge grants.
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Editor's Desk: This Week in Government Health IT
December 1, 2011 |
Tom Sullivan
Soaring EHR adoption? How sequestration might impact health IT, slight attestation delay, and the VA's CIO on VLER momentum.
Some notes on HL7 Green CDA
November 29, 2011 |
Keith W. Boone
If you read John Halamka's blog discussing the November HIT Standards Committee meeting, he spent a good deal of time talking about Green CDA. Much of the discussion I'm seeing now has to do with the use of "Green CDA" on the wire.
What does new leadership at CMS mean for ICD-10 implementation?
November 28, 2011 |
Carl Natale
It's not a surprise that Donald M. Berwick is resigning as head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
HIMSS Leaders & Innovators excites C-suite execs
November 23, 2011 |
Mike Miliard
This past week I had the pleasure of traveling, along with MedTech Media Editorial Director Rich Pizzi, to Amelia Island, Fla. for the inaugural HIMSS Leaders & Innovators conference.
ICD-10 financial neutrality -- questions and comments
November 23, 2011 |
Steve Sisko
Considerations for payers and providers to help understand how ICD-10 will impact your healthcare organization.
Update from the Office of Standards & Interoperability at ONC
November 22, 2011 |
Douglas Fridsma, MD
To say the past few months have been a whirlwind of activity in the Office of Standards and Interoperability (OSI) would certainly be an understatement.
#OccupyHealthcare: Driving innovation through social media
November 17, 2011 |
Kelly Mehler
Within the past month, the Occupy Wall Street movement has moved to other political regimes. A new website, "OccupyHealthcare.net: Working together for change," has been drawing Americans' attention to the current healthcare system in this country, and how together we can address common concerns.
ONC hosts 2011 Annual Meeting
November 17, 2011 |
Jeff Rowe
ONC directors past and present will be leading off at the 2011 ONC Annual Meeting, which will be held tomorrow, November 17, in Washington, D.C.
Editor's Desk: This Week in Government Health IT
November 17, 2011 |
Tom Sullivan
ICD-10 as the unpopular guy at a party, achieving revenue neutrality during the conversion, golden rules of EHRs, consultancies dust off crystal balls for 2012, and ICD-11.
Supreme Court to hear healthcare law case
November 14, 2011 |
Stephanie Bouchard
The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will hear arguments in a case challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.
Editor's Desk: This Week in Government Health IT
November 10, 2011 |
Tom Sullivan
OCR audits, PHI for HIEs, HIX IT, the value of electronic medical data in the theater of war, and more.
HL7 HQMF Proof of Concept with hQuery
November 9, 2011 |
Keith W. Boone
I've been tweeking the HL7 eMeasures DSTU to support Query Health this week and last to support a declarative, implementation independent, standards-based expression of queries.