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North American countries join forces to prepare for pandemics

Industry News Release April 03, 2012
A new North American Plan for Animal and Pandemic Influenza supports a faster and more coordinated response to influenza pandemics in North America. President Barack Obama, Mexican President Felipe Calderon, and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper released the plan jointly this week during the North American Leaders Summit as a way to enhance the health and safety of residents of all three nations.
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NYeC, NY Public Health Department create PHI committee

 Mike Miliard March 30, 2012
Committee to create and update policy measures intended to protect personal health information which, the groups say, is essential to enabling statewide sharing of health information.
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ApeniMED certified as a Health Data Intermediary by Minnesota Department of Health

Industry News Release March 29, 2012
ApeniMED, a leader in healthcare interoperability and Nationwide Health Information Network (NwHIN) connectivity, today announced its certification as a Health Data Intermediary (HDI) by the Minnesota Department of Health.
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HMS awarded recovery audit contractor contract by the state of Nevada

 Industry News Release March 27, 2012
HMS, a wholly owned subsidiary of HMS Holdings Corp., announced today that it has been awarded a contract by the Nevada Department of Health Care Financing and Policy (DHCFP) to serve as the State’s Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC).
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ACS, a Xerox Company, takes over management of claims system for nation’s largest Medicaid program

 Industry News Release March 21, 2012
ACS, a Xerox Company, has taken over management of the claims processing system for California’s Medicaid program, known as Medi-Cal. It’s the nation’s largest Medicaid program, serving 7.5 million people.
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CSC wins contract to replace Maryland’s Medicaid management information system

Industry News Release March 19, 2012
The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (MD DHMH) awarded CSC (NYSE: CSC) a contract to replace the state’s Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) and provide fiscal agent services for selected DHMH programs. The contract has a five-year base period with three two-year options, bringing the estimated total value to $297 million.
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Action in three behavioral health policy areas will benefit consumers, reports NAPHS

 Industry News Release March 16, 2012
The National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems (NAPHS) Board of Trustees this week made recommendations in key policy areas that have the potential to significantly improve the lives of individuals with mental and additive disorders. The meeting (led by Board Chair Blair Stam, executive vice president, Signature Healthcare Services, Corona, CA) resulted in Board actions and discussion around three issues. Parity Implementation
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Secretary Sebelius to highlight innovation in health care

Industry News Release March 09, 2012
Secretary Sebelius to visit Houston, tour Ben Taub General Hospital and address the American Medical Student Association
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Health care reform law helps 1.3 million minority young adults obtain health insurance

Industry News Release March 07, 2012
New data released today by Health and Human Services shows that the Affordable Care Act has extended health insurance to a substantial number of racial and ethnic minorities nationwide. The health care reform law allows young adults to stay on their parents' insurance plans through age 26.
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In Ohio, Santorum hits Romney hard on healthcare

 Tom Sullivan March 06, 2012
Also in the Buckeye State, Governor John Kasich and Lt. Governor Mary Taylor appear to be at odds over establishing a state health insurance exchange, with Taylor referring to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as "this catastrophic law."
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Louisiana moves ahead on $185M Medicaid system

 Mary Mosquera March 02, 2012
Louisiana's new online MMIS will offer provider and enrollee portals for communication, faster physician payment and better fraud protection.
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Obama Administration and Text4Baby join forces to connect pregnant women and children to health coverage and information

 Industry News Release February 28, 2012
The Centers for Medicaid & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today that it will partner with Text4Baby, a free national health texting service, to promote enrollment in both Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and provide pregnant women and new mothers free text messages on important health care issues.
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Query Health to demo 'round trip' at HIMSS12

 Tom Sullivan February 21, 2012
ONC and the NY Department of Health and Mental Hygiene are planning to demonstrate a query against i2b2 at HIMSS12. They will translate the query twice, first into HQMF and then JavaScript, with the goal of being to enable public officials to get simple answers out of complex data sets.
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New York to test ONCs Query Health standards

 Mary Mosquera February 13, 2012
The Primary Care Information Project will pilot standards and a reference model for Query Health with the New York State Public Health Department.
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Colorado shows insurance exchange can be bipartisan

 Mary Mosquera February 07, 2012
Colorado presents a mixed picture on health reform implementation but is considering options to improve quality and reduce costs.
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Panel sidesteps controversy on draft for comparative effectiveness research

 Kaiser Health News www.kaiserhealthnews.org January 24, 2012
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute's (PCORI) draft priorities do not single out specific diseases, treatments or procedures.
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Maryland HIX advances with operations proposals

 Mary Mosquera December 28, 2011
The Health Benefit Exchange board delivers its operations recommendations to governor and Maryland state lawmakers.
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Ohio, Miss. swap messages via Direct

 Diana Manos December 16, 2011
Ohio is finalizing a mass deployment intended to give all practices an application that taps Direct for health information exchange.
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From Ohio to Mississippi: direct messaging of EHRs

 Industry News Release December 15, 2011
Imagine travelling on vacation, getting injured skiing, and then having your family doctor be able to access the x-rays and care you're receiving by a physician in another state.
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Virginia offers residents free advance directive registry

 Mary Mosquera December 12, 2011
The Advance Health Care Directive Registry securely stores medical power-of-attorney and end-of-life wishes for patients.
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