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NIH names new director of General Medical Sciences

 Anthony Brino March 26, 2013
The NIH has appointed biochemist Jon Lorsch, a pioneer in RNA translation research, to lead the Institute of General Medical Sciences.
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AHRQ head Clancy stepping down

 Bernie Monegain February 04, 2013
HHS Secretary praises Carolyn Clancy for having impacted millions of Americans' health.
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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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In Arkansas, building an HIE from scratch

 Anthony Brino September 10, 2012
Prior to 2010, Arkansas lagged behind much of the country in healthcare IT. "I knew we were way behind," the state's health IT coordinator, who led the construction of Arkansas' statewide HIE, said. Now, the state's progress has garnered ONC's praise and, mostly, local stakeholder support.
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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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Certify Data Systems named major player in IDC MarketScape HIE report

Industry News Release July 27, 2012
Certify Data Systems, Inc., a pioneer of rapidly deployable and scalable Heath Information Exchange (HIE) systems, announced that it has been distinguished as a 'Major Player' in both the packaged and platform solutions vendor assessments for HIE technology by IDC Health Insights.
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Strategists on how to handle healthcare in the election

 Mary Mosquera July 20, 2012
Democrat and Republican political experts, along with healthcare specialists, weigh in on how President Obama and Mitt Romney each might approach the divisive topic of health reform as they vie for the Oval Office.
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Strategists on how to handle healthcare in the election

 Kate Spies July 20, 2012
Democrat and Republican political experts, along with healthcare specialists, weigh in on how President Obama and Mitt Romney each might approach the divisive topic of health reform as they vie for the Oval Office.
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Obamaneycare: Trotskyite takeover or big company bail out?

 Mike Miliard June 15, 2012
Some Republicans are already finding things they like in the Affordable Care Act. And while the Obama administration fails to explain the law's benefits to Americans, Romney's disingenuous campaigning about the ACA's conservative roots might be finally catching up to him.
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HHS names Sivak as CTO

 Mary Mosquera June 15, 2012
Sivak had been Maryland's first chief innovation officer under Gov. Martin O'Malley, and District of Columbia's CTO previously.
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Todd Park takes federal CTO post

 Bernie Monegain March 09, 2012
The HHS chief technology officer, widely-viewed as a driver of change, takes over from Aneesh Chopra as assistant to President Obama and U.S. CTO.
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Paul, Romney, only GOP candidates duking it out in Virginia

 Diana Manos March 06, 2012
With a touch of irony, one of the states determined to over turn President Obama's health reform law "as a matter of liberty" is, in an odd way, perhaps helping the President's reelection bid.
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Edwin Kilbourne, M.D., joins SAIC’s Health Solutions team

 Industry News Release January 26, 2012
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) [NYSE: SAI] announced today that Edwin Kilbourne, M.D., has joined the company’s Health Solutions Business Unit (HSBU) as vice president and Atlanta site lead for the HSBU within the Civilian Health Operation. He will report to Mike Eddings, SAIC Civilian Health operations manager.
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ICD-10 News: Looking back to the top stories of 2011

 Carl Natale December 27, 2011
This was a year full of healthcare information technology news. Vendors worked hard to develop and upgrade products designed to be compatible with ICD-10 coding and make the transition easier.
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Editor's Desk: This Week in Government Health IT

 Tom Sullivan December 01, 2011
Soaring EHR adoption? How sequestration might impact health IT, slight attestation delay, and the VA's CIO on VLER momentum.
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What does new leadership at CMS mean for ICD-10 implementation?

 Carl Natale November 28, 2011
It's not a surprise that Donald M. Berwick is resigning as head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
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President Obama nominates Tavenner to take Berwick's post at CMS

 Tom Sullivan November 23, 2011
CMS administrator Donald Berwick, MD, will resign next week. The White House has named his deputy principal, Marilynn Tavenner, as an interim replacement.
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VA’s VistA open source agent to launch in August

 Mary Mosquera July 01, 2011
VA open source operations will start in the fall to begin to modernize VistA electronic health record system and support common EHR with DoD.
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Mostashari takes ONC reins amid praise

 Diana Manos April 11, 2011
Farzad Mostashari, who has been serving as deputy to outgoing director David Blumenthal since July 2009, received a warm welcome from stakeholders.
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Top 10 issues for health plans in 2011

 Healthcare IT News Staff April 05, 2011
The Managed Care Executive Group issued its annual poll results of health plan leaders.
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