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Editor's Desk: T.W.I.G. Notes

 Tom Sullivan March 21, 2013
No easy answers this week on patient engagement, EHR usability, mobile health questions.
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Some states balk at enforcing health law's insurance protections

 Kaiser Health News www.kaiserhealthnews.org March 20, 2013
Florida and others are saying they won't penalize insurance companies that violate new health law consumer protections.
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HIEs send Direct messages across state borders

 Erin McCann March 20, 2013
Delaware, Kansas facilitate secure sharing of patient records with each others health information exchange.
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3 top priorities for CommonWell

 Michael F. Arrigo March 04, 2013
Reporting from HIMSS13, No World Borders managing partner Mike Arrigo spotlights the initial steps the newly-formed CommonWell Health Alliance intends to pursue.
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HHS to award $300 million across states for delivery reform

 Bernie Monegain February 22, 2013
The State Innovation Model Awards are for states working to test multi-payer payment and service delivery models.
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Editor's Desk: T.W.I.G. Notes

 Tom Sullivan February 22, 2013
A new hashtag, VA CIO and CTO announce plans to leave, a Medicaid surprise in Florida, and tips for HIT recruitment and retention.
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Delaware REC first to hit EHR go-live target

 Roberta Mullin February 20, 2013
Beth Schindele, director of the Delaware Regional Extension Center, discusses its early achievements and future plans for financial sustainability.
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Half of U.S. states opt for federal HIX

 Kaiser Health News www.kaiserhealthnews.org February 18, 2013
Friday deadline passes and states largely bypass the option to work with the federal government in setting up new online health insurance marketplaces that open for business Oct. 1.
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HHS awards 11 states $1.5B for health insurance exchanges

 Mary Mosquera January 18, 2013
The grants will fund further progress in states to create their health insurance marketplace to be ready for enrollment in October.
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Editor's Desk: T.W.I.G. Notes

 Tom Sullivan January 09, 2013
This Week in Government Health IT ... an Achilles Heel of the ACA, incentives hampering interoperability, states moving to ACO and PCMH models, breaches breaches and more breaches, and a new podcast.
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Delaware HIE finds HISP for Direct messaging

 Anthony Brino January 09, 2013
The Delaware Health Information Network is preparing to provide Direct Project messaging services with a HISP provided by ICA's AlliedHIE company, in what HIE officials see as an important step towards interoperability.
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GOP-led Utah takes 'atypical' path to state-run HIX

 Kaiser Health News www.kaiserhealthnews.org January 07, 2013
After Utah Gov. Gary Herbert resisted making major changes to the state's marketplace, HHS gave Utah approval to run its own health insurance exchange. What happened?
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HIE in 2013: Climbing past the low-hanging fruit

 Anthony Brino January 02, 2013
In 2013, HIEs may be evolving in regions where there previously wasn't a huge need for information sharing. 2013 is also likely to bring a new focus on HIE interoperability, sustainability and clinical and business value.
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CGI to build Vermont's HIX

 Anthony Brino December 20, 2012
After some starts and stops with Vermont Health Connect's IT plans, the state has finalized a contract with CGI to build the health insurance exchange state health officials hope to use as a stepping stone to a single payer system in 2017.
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Delaware first state-federal partnership HIX to get approval

 Mary Mosquera December 20, 2012
Minnesota and Rhode Island state-based health insurance exchanges also get the go-ahead, bringing the total to 12.
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Editor's Desk: T.W.I.G. Notes

 Tom Sullivan December 13, 2012
ONC's annual meetup, Privacy & Security Forum, mHealth Summit and the industrial revolution ... it's This Week in Government Health IT.
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Maine tops states for provider rate of EHRs, meaningful use

Mary Mosquera December 12, 2012
Mostashari salutes Kentucky, Ohio, Delaware and Massachusetts for meaningful use rates, helped by ONC extension centers, beacon communities and state health information exchanges.
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E-prescribing continues rapid growth

 Jeff Rowe December 03, 2012
While there are at least two sides to every story, one of the more one-sided stories in health IT is the degree to which e-prescribing has taken hold across the healthcare sector.
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Q&A: Smaller practices reap cost savings from the cloud

 Frank Irving November 29, 2012
PhysBizTech Editor Frank Irving discusses the benefits and challenges of cloud computing for small physician practices with CDW's Jon Karl.
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Top 5 ways cloud computing is making health IT inroads

 Benjamin Harris October 18, 2012
There's more to the cloud than Google Apps and Amazon storage services. Here are some of the way cloud computing promises to transform healthcare.
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