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California HIX eyes uninsured

 Anthony Brino May 24, 2013
The success of Covered California will be a barometer for the ACA nationally, and HIX officials are gearing up for a $100 million outreach and advertising campaign to find and enroll more than 2 million people.
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Mass HIway grant to advance interoperability

 Bernie Monegain May 24, 2013
The program aims to accelerate connecting EHRs to Massachusetts' health information exchange and, ultimately, make it easier for providers to share information using the HIway.
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Editor's Desk: T.W.I.G. Notes

 Tom Sullivan May 24, 2013
This Week in Government Health IT: EHRs under fire once again, data breaches, and Mostashari spotlights the Beacon Communities.
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Commentary: Vermont invests in HIE

 Anthony Brino May 24, 2013
Even if the nonprofit that manages Vermont's HIE retires in 2015 when its state funding sunsets, the investment will have provided a fairly successful return in bringing the state's delivery system into the digital age.
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Audit finds flaws in NC MMIS transition

 Anthony Brino May 23, 2013
The North Carolina State Auditor found the health department's implementation of a new Medicaid claims system, slated to go live in July, lacking in testing, verification, documentation and benchmarks.
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ISU to pay HHS $400K for violating HIPAA

 Erin McCann May 23, 2013
After leaving a server firewall disabled for almost a year, between four and eight of Idaho State University's clinics are subject to HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, HHS said.
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11 insurers to sell via Colorado's HIX

 Kaiser Health News www.kaiserhealthnews.org May 23, 2013
Eleven carriers submitted around 250 individual and small group plans for the state's online marketplace which is simultaneously encouraging to state regulators and worrisome to insurance agents.
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Hagel says DoD to adopt commerical EHR

Bernie Monegain May 22, 2013
Opting against the VA's VistA, the Defense Secretary explained that "commercial alternatives may offer reduced cost, reduced schedule and technical risk, and access to increased current capability and future growth in capability."
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Sebelius says EHR adoption at tipping point

 Erin McCann May 22, 2013
As EHR implementation has doubled since 2012, HHS has either met or exceeded its goals.
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Mostashari: Beacons highlight needed national action

 Tom Sullivan May 22, 2013
The ONC announced the first learning guide for Beacon Nation to disseminate wisdom gained in 17 communities to help improve care quality and safety while transforming how healthcare is paid for.
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HIMSS EHR Association fires back at GOP Senators calling for MU reboot

 Mike Miliard May 22, 2013
Point by point, the EHRA addresses the Senators' 5 main areas of concern about the meaningful use program.
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VA expanding new strategy for claims backlog

 Anthony Brino May 21, 2013
Along with scaling its digital claims processing system, the VA is trying to get more veterans to file fully developed claims -- putting more documentation responsibility on vets, but promising a faster response at the same time.
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WEDI, state collaboratives prep ICD-10 initiative

 Tom Sullivan May 21, 2013
WEDI aims to align state-based organizations to streamline the conversion, reduce costs and create best practices around ICD-10 implementation.
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$1M grant bringing HIE to rural CA providers

 Anthony Brino May 20, 2013
A grant program is trying to help doctors, clinics and hospitals in rural California link to HIEs, so patients being referred for specialized care in urban areas can have their medical history follow them.
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VHA, Phytel join forces on population health

 Bernie Monegain May 20, 2013
After identifying a need to help members better engage patients, VHA teamed with Phytel to combine the latter technology with the latter's services.
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HIMSS names advisory panel for Government Health IT Conference

 Tom Sullivan May 20, 2013
Industry luminaries including Aneesh Chopra and Roger Baker to help shape the program's content and featured tracks.
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CMS updates ICD-10-PCS code set

 Carl Natale May 20, 2013
When the U.S. transitions to ICD-10 on October 1, 2014, these are the codes that will be used for inpatient procedures.
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GOP fears about IRS access to medical records disputed

 Kaiser Health News www.kaiserhealthnews.org May 20, 2013
The IRS does play a key role in implementing the health law but will not have access to patient health records.
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Arizona GOP Senators split, pass Medicaid expansion

 Anthony Brino May 17, 2013
Following the Senate Republican Majority Leader, a handful of GOP Senators joined Democrats in voting for Medicaid expansion, and the bill now heads to the House for similarly contentious debate.
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Commentary: How data sharing between AHLTA and VistA is possible

 Michael J. Luby May 17, 2013
Despite the frustration and the jokes around iEHR, real data exchange is happening between the DoD and VA and the potential to build on that for the future resides in creatively using resources built in the past.
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