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

 Tom Sullivan May 25, 2011
This week in Government Health IT
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CMS awards 3 states millions for insurance exchanges

 Government Health IT Staff May 24, 2011
Indiana, Rhode Island, Washington win federal funding to create "better insurance marketplaces," CMS says.
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AMIA makes the rounds on Capitol Hill

 Government Health IT Staff April 15, 2011
Members of AMIA visit Congress to explain medical informatics, and how the emerging field can be a boon to healthcare.
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Direct pilots: E-mail piece easy, integration takes work

 Mary Mosquera April 01, 2011
With a number of Direct Project pilots popping up around the country, healthcare providers who want to have the capability to perform simple exchanges can take heart that this is one technology that is straightforward to use, even if it isn't quite "plug-and-play."
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ONC: Providers will see value in 2011 from information exchange

 Mary Mosquera February 21, 2011
Direct Project will spur 'sea change' in information exchange this year, while usability measures will smooth inconsistencies in EHRs.
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Blumenthal to step down as health IT coordinator

 Mary Mosquera February 03, 2011
Blumenthal will return to Harvard in spring, having spearheaded development of the first stage of meaningful use.
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Direct Project goes live with simple information exchanges

 Mary Mosquera February 02, 2011
Direct Project operations in Rhode Island and Minnesota will be followed by others in New York, Tennessee and California this month.
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Letters to the editor

 GHIT Staff October 29, 2010
Readers weigh in on personal health information, the risk of a health IT digital divide, and governance of the Nationwide Health Information Network.
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ONC to begin NHIN Direct testing by year's end

Mary Mosquera October 28, 2010
Seven pilots around the country will test basic care coordination between physicians using NHIN Direct clinical record routing services.
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Blumenthal: 2013 meaningful use to ramp up HIE, decision support

 Mary Mosquera September 21, 2010
National health IT boss talked about e-prescribing and meaningful use at a meeting sponsored by Surescripts.
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CMS funds four more states' Medicaid EHR plans

 Mary Mosquera September 14, 2010
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services provides 90 percent match to help states administer incentive payments to Medicaid providers.
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Health IT leaders tout progress on e-health

. . June 17, 2010
During National Health IT Week, health IT leaders meet with legislators, press for regulatory advances
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Bill gives EHR incentives to mental health practices

 Paul McCloskey April 19, 2010
Reps. Kennedy and Murphy introduce bill to make behavioral health providers eligible for health IT incentives.
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Dr. Karen Bell chosen to lead CCHIT

Mary Mosquera April 12, 2010
New chair takes over as certification of health IT enters era of meaningful use and campaign for health IT adoption.
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DEA clears biometrics for controlled drug e-Rx

John Moore March 25, 2010
Drug agency's Interim Final Rule adds technology twist to acceptable methods for authenticating e-prescription orders.
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Rhode Island's e-Rx network to track swine flu cases

 GHIT Staff October 27, 2009
State's Department of Health is sifting e-prescribing data to spot clues to the movement and activity of the virus.
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Rep. Kennedy: Reform heightens urgency of health IT

Mary Mosquera September 22, 2009
National Health IT Week debuts as health IT advocates hold briefings with legislators on Capitol Hill
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Vermont tops e-prescribing most-improved list

 John Moore June 22, 2009
Surescripts 'Safe-Rx' awards also recognizes Tennessee, Kansas, Illinois and Missouri among state e-prescribing networks.
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State health IT leaders present options for NHIN oversight

 John Pulley February 25, 2009
The State Alliance unveils governance plans for meeting President Barack Obama's five-year e-health deadline.
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EMRs without tears

 John Moore January 26, 2009
Remotely hosted EMR systems attract doctors who don't want the expense and headaches of in-house solutions.
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