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Medicaid managed care policies show state options under ACA

 Anthony Brino June 03, 2013
The range of managed care policies states have adopted in Medicaid modernization plans spotlight a variety of options that will be available for other states expanding eligibility under the ACA, but sound IT is still a common concern.
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Q&A: An ONC HIT Workforce Development Program success story

 Tom Sullivan May 06, 2013
Having spent more than 15 years in pure IT work, Robert Reedy looked into ONC's program to train IT pros for healthcare and found a new career, replete with continuing job offers.
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7 states spend millions in grants only to leave HIX to the feds

 Kaiser Health News www.kaiserhealthnews.org April 25, 2013
Arizona used $9 million in federal funding toward an HIX. But that was before it decided not to build its own marketplace. At least 7 other states have made similar decisions after spending federal grants. Here's where that money went.
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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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Mobile HIX enrollment: A critical asset for ACA success

 Lucy Streett February 13, 2013
A large percentage of the Americans that the Affordable Care Act aims to bring into the insurance pool access the Web primarily through their smartphones. For the ACA to achieve its potential, federal and state governments must reach those citizens where it's most convenient for the consumer.
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New Mexico and Mississippi reach Medicaid HIPAA compliance

 Anthony Brino February 12, 2013
The states' Medicaid Management Information Systems are the first to achieve HIPAA compliance, and are also reaching providers via the cloud.
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13 states work up telehealth legislation

 Erin McCann February 04, 2013
An increasing number of states are proposing bills that would turn to telehealth to brake existing barriers.
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VA Awards Grants to Improve Health Care Access for Women Veterans

 Industry News Release January 30, 2013
The Department of Veterans Affairs recently awarded 33 grants to VA facilities for projects that will improve emergency health care services for women Veterans, expand women’s health education programs for VA staff, and offer telehealth programs to female Veterans in rural areas.
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Midwest HISPs tap Direct to span state borders

 Erin McCann January 23, 2013
Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska will have a secure way to send patient data across state lines.
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VA Blue Button adds patient summary document tool

 Mary Mosquera January 23, 2013
The VA Continuity of Care Document (CCD) uses recognized standards that support patient data exchange between healthcare systems and providers.
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New Mexico HIE to add BI, public health reporting, telehealth

 Mike Miliard January 22, 2013
New Mexico Health Information Collaborative's phased approach to ratchet up the services it offers includes a long-term community health record to facilitate value-added services.
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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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8 more states moving forward on health insurance exchanges

 Mary Mosquera January 04, 2013
HHS has now approved a total of 20 health insurance exchanges to be ready in October for open enrollment.
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Stage 1 attested, Philly providers hear pitches for niche IT services

 Anthony Brino November 28, 2012
Now that many large and urban providers have adopted EHRs, IT vendors offer niche products for increasing quality metrics, streamlining workflow and bringing care to the home at the Canada-U.S. eHealth Innovation Summit.
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Mark Owen, An Eighteen Year Health Industry Veteran, Joins Health Care Service Corporation As President, Government Programs

 Industry News Release November 19, 2012
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) today announced that Mark Owen will join the company in a newly created role as president of government programs. In this new role, Owen will be responsible for strategy, development, market management and operations related to Medicaid, Medicare and all future government programs.
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Senate Finance Committee getting new faces, gearing up to address fiscal cliff in lame duck session

 Anthony Brino November 07, 2012
The Senate Finance Committee initially birthed the ACA, and now, in a lame duck session, the committee is looking for a solution to the so-called fiscal cliff. One compromise said to be floating around the Beltway could involve Democrats agreeing to long-term Medicare and Medicaid spending reductions in exchange for Republican support for tax increases.
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Labor Dept. $500 million community college grants include health IT

 Bernie Monegain September 20, 2012
Educational institutions will use these funds to build training programs to meet industry needs, with healthcare and health IT among those.
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States' Medicaid expansion fraught with political consequences

Mary Mosquera September 20, 2012
Governors must weigh whether to extend Medicaid coverage to millions, even with initial federal funding, while budgets are still reeling and the elections are pending.
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National Health IT Week: Celebrating HIT as an essential tool

 Carolyn M. Clancy, MD September 10, 2012
In which AHRQ director Carolyn Clancy, MD, reflects on health IT as fundamental for care quality and discusses AHRQ’s progress, projects and products.
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Emergency medicine organizations herald Office of Emergency Care Research as an investment in the future

Industry News Release August 01, 2012
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) today lauded the announcement by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) about the creation of a new Office of Emergency Care Research (OECR) as a gift to emergency patients everywhere.  The NIH is the largest federal agency dedicated to medical research.  The formation of the OECR has been heralded as a significant advance for emergency medicine investigators and emergency patients.
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