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HHS puts a cool $1 billion toward Innovation Awards

 Bernie Monegain May 16, 2013
The awards are meant to fund projects to improve care quality and reduce costs for patients and taxpayers.
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Kentucky expanding Medicaid eligiblity

 Anthony Brino May 09, 2013
Governor Steve Beshear cited the state's "dismal" health rankings as one reason for extending coverage to an estimated 308,000 uninsured Kentuckians, while the state budget director said expansion's benefits would outweigh costs to the state.
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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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Legislators get look at 'extraordinary' mHealth technologies

 Eric Wicklund April 16, 2013
During CES on the Hill, HealthSpot's walk-in kiosk will showcase 22 products addressing pressing technology and policy issues.
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Oregon shows costs of putting Medicaid enrollees in private coverage

 Kaiser Health News www.kaiserhealthnews.org April 01, 2013
The idea of paying for citizens who qualify for Medicaid to buy private insurance has been in place for more than a decade in Oregon. The results are mixed.
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Fifth time a charm for telehealth bill?

Erin McCann March 21, 2013
If passed, the bill would establish pilot programs under Medicare to provide incentives for home health agencies utilizing telemedicine technologies.
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Privacy violations demonstrate vulnerability of PHI

 Jeff Rowe March 19, 2013
Beware, Big Brothers are watching!
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GOP Senators aim to cut health law funding

 Kaiser Health News www.kaiserhealthnews.org March 11, 2013
Saying that the ACA "is going to be an implementation disaster," that will "hurt our economy severely," Senators including Marco Rubio insist they will only agree to a bill funding the federal government if it contains cuts to spending on the health reform law.
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Editor's Desk: T.W.I.G. Notes

 Tom Sullivan March 01, 2013
Imagine: A physician fresh from med school walking into an MS-DOS clinic while streaming Spotify on an Android device. Inconceivable?
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Is GOP starting to see Medicaid expansion as smart for fiscal and public health?

 Tom Sullivan February 27, 2013
NJ Gov. Chris Christie said as much on Tuesday -- and he's merely the latest anti-ACA Republican Governor to acquiesce with the federal government's offer to pay for more Medicaid enrollees.
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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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Chicago grows HIT jobs; Ohio HIE adds clinic

 Anthony Brino February 14, 2013
An HR and benefits software company is adding 100 jobs in Chicago, a sign of the demand in health benefits technologies. In Ohio, the Cleveland Clinic is joining the statewide HIE.
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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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Survey says EHR adoption faster than expected

 Erin McCann January 15, 2013
The realm with the most activity is family physicians. But across the country, geographical differences remain.
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New bill aims to remove coverage restrictions of telemedicine

 Erin McCann January 04, 2013
Introduced this week, the Telehealth Promotion Act of 2012 would increase access to telemedicine within Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, TRICARE, federal employee health plans and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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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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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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Overbearing U.S. legal system stifling health innovation, Shapiro says

 Eric Wicklund December 05, 2012
Gary Shapiro, CEO of Consumer Electronics Association, said that 'growth comes from innovation' and the American government must adapt its legal system to support that.
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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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