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AHRQ spotlights global HIT progress

 Bernie Monegain March 15, 2013
New report delves into the achievement of Partners in Health around the world, including Haiti, Malawi, and Peru.
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The state of HIE as 2012 comes to a close

 Anthony Brino December 21, 2012
Anthony Brino considers how health information exchange has evolved, where things stand today, and what the future might hold.
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Infographic: Biggest healthcare data breaches of 2012

 Erin McCann December 12, 2012
Healthcare IT News' top 10 list of the largest healthcare data breaches of 2012 should send a blaring message: Healthcare organizations are not taking the steps necessary to protect patients' personal health information.
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CMS awards up-to-$15B virtual datacenter contract

 Mary Mosquera November 20, 2012
CMS contracts with eight vendors over 10 years to better integrate its IT business systems and health information with demands of health reform, EHR meaningful use and increasing Medicare beneficiaries.
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VA to add VLER exchange communities in 2013

 Mary Mosquera October 19, 2012
VA and DOD will be able to proceed now that NwHIN Exchange has been changed to the eHealth Exchange network and operated by a new non-profit.
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How medical coders can adjust to the ICD-10 delay

 Carl Natale July 13, 2012
Healthcare organizations appreciate an extra year to work on the ICD-10 transition. For the most part.
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National Government Services partners with TurningPoint Global Solutions to reduce Medicare fraud

Industry News Release July 12, 2012
National Government Services, Inc. announces it has been selected by TurningPoint Global Solutions, LLC, as a subcontractor for a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Center for Program Integrity (CPI) contract to reduce fraud, waste, abuse, and errors in the Medicare program. CPI is implementing a National Fraud Prevention Program (NFPP) focused on prevention and detection that is integrated, risk-based, and measurable.
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VA deploys new processing model for compensation claims

Industry News Release July 12, 2012
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced it is deploying a new model for processing compensation benefits claims at 16 VA regional offices. The new model is part of a comprehensive transformation plan designed to yield an estimated 150,000 to 200,000 additional compensation claim decisions annually, while ensuring Veterans most in need receive priority attention.
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ONC tests health IT to reduce prescription drug abuse

 Mary Mosquera June 21, 2012
Indiana and Ohio will pilot efforts to make expand and improve access to statewide prescription drug monitoring databases.
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CMS adopts private sector primary care solution to improve quality and reduce medical costs

Industry News Release June 07, 2012
Investment in the doctor patient relationship received another boost from WellPoint and CMS today. WellPoint’s industry leading primary care program was given a vote of confidence by CMS, as the agency announced the markets selected for its Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) initiative. WellPoint’s affiliated health plans in Colorado, Ohio and New York were selected to participate.
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Indiana HIE and SeeMyRadiology.com partner to make medical image sharing easier in Indiana

 Industry News Release May 08, 2012
Indiana Health Information Exchange, Inc. (IHIE), the nation’s largest health information exchange, together with SeeMyRadiology.com, a cloud-based medical imaging platform, are making it easier for Indiana physicians and hospitals to access and share radiology images with the launch of ImageZone.
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CMS awards $111 million contract for Next Generation Desktop app

 Bernie Monegain April 16, 2012
WellPoint subsidiary National Government Services wins bid to support the health IT application for five years.
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WellPoint joins 100,000 Jobs Mission pledging to hire veterans

Industry News Release April 12, 2012
WellPoint, Inc. has announced that it has joined the 100,000 Jobs Mission, a coalition of major corporations that have jointly committed to hiring 100,000 transitioning service members and military veterans by 2020. As the first health benefits company to join the coalition, WellPoint has made a commitment to hiring veterans and to helping those returning to civilian life find employment and transition into the next phase of their lives. For the period ending March 2012, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the jobless rate for post-9/11 veterans was 10.3 percent. 834,000 veterans remain unemployed.
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SBA approves Mentor-Protégé agreement between Humana Military and PME

Industry News Release March 26, 2012
Humana Military Healthcare Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Humana Inc., announces it has entered a one-year U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Mentor-Protégé agreement with Professional Management Enterprises, Inc (PME) of Indianapolis, Indiana, assisting the company in improving and successfully competing for Federal Government contracts. PME is an SBA section 8(a), service disabled Veteran-owned small business offering contract Staffing Optimization Solutions (SOS) for contract staffing optimization.
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VA announces new primary care clinic in Tampa

 Industry News Release March 05, 2012
A new primary care clinic for patients of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Tampa has moved closer to reality.
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4 questions with...VA CIO Roger Baker talks VLER momentum

 Mary Mosquera November 29, 2011
With more than 30,000 veterans already on board, the VA is evaluating whether to expand nationwide in 2012 VLER health information exchange between VA, DOD and private providers, VA CIO says.
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Technology innovators to pitch their ideas to solve identified clinical needs and reduce health care costs

 Industry News Release September 15, 2011
At the Health 2.0 Conference in San Francisco from Sept. 22-27, Health 2.0 will organize the first ever Innovation Exchange for the Beacon Communities, a "match-making" event between technology innovators and health care organizations. Health 2.0 welcomes the interest and participation from the West Wireless Health Institute (WWHI) and Center for Technology and Aging.
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Beacons garner $8.5 million for health IT

Molly Merrill September 13, 2011
Additional funds support technologies that make "tangible differences in the lives of everyday Americans," official says.
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VLER opens to more vets in more places

 Molly Merrill September 09, 2011
The DoD-VA virtual lifetime electronic record is on track to implement health information exchange at 11 centers, and to partner with DoD, private healthcare entities by this fall.
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VA taps Buffalo region as VLER pilot

 Mary Mosquera August 16, 2011
Western New York and HealtheLink health information exchange, also a health IT beacon model, will be among 11 test VLER communities for sharing veterans' records.
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