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Sen. Harkin ceases ban on Tavenner

 Tom Sullivan May 07, 2013
Iowa Senator Tom Harkin said in a floor speech on Tuesday that he’s removing his ban on Marilyn Tavenner.
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Sen. Baucus says ACA to be 'appreciated down the road'

 Kaiser Health News www.kaiserhealthnews.org April 24, 2013
Max Baucus, the Montana Democrat, will continue focusing on implementation of the Affordable Care Act, among other top priorities, until he retires in 2014.
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Senate committee hears benefits, costs of insurance reforms

 Anthony Brino April 12, 2013
In a Senate hearing, CCIIO outlined the agency's work trying to "transform the insurance market," while the director of Connecticut's HIX called shared responsibility "the hallmark of reform" and a young cancer patient recounted her story of coverage denials, bureaucratic wrangling and high debt.
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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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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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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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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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Illinois critical access hospitals get HIE support

 Anthony Brino December 07, 2012
Facing a post-recession and post-health reform crossroads, many critical access hospitals are looking for new ways to fulfill their mission as rural providers, while also finding financial sustainability. Health information exchange is one of the current goals for Illinois CAHs, with support from state health IT officials and the HITECH Act.
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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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Half of docs nationwide e-prescribe via EHRs

 Mary Mosquera November 28, 2012
All states produced double-digit increases in e-prescribing from 2008 and 2012, spurred by meaningful use incentives and ONC program assistance.
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Most states engaged in Medicaid care coordination efforts

Mary Mosquera November 05, 2012
Forty-five states have care coordination activities underway to retool care delivery, especially for patients with chronic illnesses and behavioral conditions.
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ONC recognizes Alaska, Nebraska HIE progress

 Mary Mosquera October 25, 2012
The two states are among 14 that have reached milestones in e-prescribing, behavioral health, Direct and query-model information exchange.
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Flawed health IT: Whose fault is it?

Jeff Rowe September 18, 2012
Will the single-minded focus on EHRs accomplish all that policymakers hope for? Or was the landscape destined to change on its own and did so too quickly for policymakers to keep up?
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Editor's Desk: T.W.I.G. Notes

 Tom Sullivan September 14, 2012
National Health IT Week, crystal balls, no limit to meaningful use incentives, what mHealth might mean to Tom Brady, and HIMSS awards for state and federal policy leaders.
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HIMSS Federal Policy Leader Award: HRSA head Mary Wakefield

 Tom Sullivan September 13, 2012
At National Health IT Week, HIMSS recognized Mary Wakefield, PhD, RN administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration for bridging the health services divide.
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HIMSS State Policy Leader Award: Nurse-legislator Rep. Linda Upmeyer

 Tom Sullivan September 13, 2012
The first woman to become Iowa's House Majority Leader, Representative Linda Upmeyer, has drawn on her continuing experience as a cardiology nurse to propose health IT legislation, involving the local healthcare community, HIMSS Iowa Chapter and the state legislature.
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What the platforms tell us about parties' stance on health IT

 Tom Sullivan September 07, 2012
Official party platforms from both Democrats and Republicans offer succinct, one-sentence views into their plans for health IT. Some HIT experts would have liked to see more, others say it was intentionally vague, and at least one is relieved that health IT is not on stage.
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Commentary: Ryan VP nod re-opens spigot of healthcare lies, half-truths

 Chris Anderson August 17, 2012
Romney's selection of Ryan immediately switched the campaign focus from the economy to the congressman's plans for radical Medicare changes.
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Health Dialog to Participate in CMMI project

Industry News Release August 15, 2012
Health Dialog announced that it will support the High Value Healthcare Collaborative (HVHC) in delivering a program designed to meet the Triple Aim using an innovative Shared Decision Making approach. The Shared Decision Making program is the largest and most comprehensive of its kind, funded through a $26 million Innovation award from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) to HVHC. The project is supported by Funding Opportunity Number CMS-1C1-12-0001 from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. The HVHC award was the second highest to be made across the 107 recipients selected from more than 3,000 applicants.
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