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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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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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Why the CDC wants to modernize its pathogen, sequencing informatics

 Anthony Brino April 19, 2013
In its 2014 budget proposal, the CDC is seeking $40 million to modernize its infectious disease informatics and sequencing tools. As antibiotic-resistant bacteria grow and new pathogens like H7N9 evolve, the CDC sees the new systems as a long-term investment.
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The VNA Strategy: Balancing Workflow and Enterprise Imaging Management

 Government Health IT Staff April 16, 2013
As healthcare providers implement health IT to comply with federal mandates and participate in quality of care programs, VNA solutions can play a critical role in helping them meet their needs today and in their future IT initiatives. Forward-thinking healthcare providers around the world are already successfully meeting this challenge with VNA. Download this Healthcare IT News eBook to learn how VNA enables exchange, supports data consolidation and IT simplification.
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HHS proposes 2014 budget

 Anthony Brino April 10, 2013
Even as the 2013 budget is technically not completed amid the sequester, HHS and President Obama are looking to 2014 to set priorities for health programs, including increased funding for the CDC, NIH, AHRQ and CMS.
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CDC urges increased prevention, surveillance of superbugs

 Anthony Brino March 06, 2013
The CDC says a sub-group of potentially deadly antibiotic resistant bacteria are on the rise in U.S. hospitals, and it is urging providers and local health agencies to focus on limiting local contamination to thwart their spread.
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CDC, NIH, biomed researchers prepare for sequester cuts

 Anthony Brino March 01, 2013
As the National Institutes of Health sees its budget cut 5 percent by federal sequester, the biomedical research community says Congress's inaction threatens to delay medical innovations and critical public health monitoring.
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HIMSS13 boasts heavyweight keynoters

 Madelyn Kearns February 28, 2013
From former President Bill Clinton to Eric Topol, with a pair of seasoned political strategists in there too, next week's HIMSS13 conference will feature an impressive lineup of speakers.
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EHRs, HIE underutilized in battling infection

 Jeff Rowe February 25, 2013
While 70 percent of infection prevention specialists have access to electronic health records, the problem is that they are not involved in selection or implementation of technologies.
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This is your public health program on IT

 John Loonsk, MD FACMI February 11, 2013
Many federal programs in some ways define the huge interoperability and health information exchange problem that is still ahead of us. John Loonsk and Cheryl Campbell explain why the government should look to information technologies, such as cloud computing, where it can while pushing the country to digitize the healthcare system.
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This is your public health program on IT

 Cheryl Campbell February 11, 2013
Many federal programs in some ways define the huge interoperability and health information exchange problem that is still ahead of us. John Loonsk and Cheryl Campbell explain why the government should look to information technologies, such as cloud computing, where it can while pushing the country to digitize the healthcare system.
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Health Information Exchange Toolkit

 GHIT Contributing Writer January 30, 2013
This Experian QAS whitepaper discusses the challenges around the Health Information Exchange and details three simple steps agencies can take in order to streamiline the migration and enable a seamless implementation.
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What to expect from federal HIT officials at HIMSS13

 Healthcare IT News Staff January 29, 2013
From Carolyn Clancy to Farzad Mostashari, with a former U.S. President topping it all off, federal health IT experts and agency heads will be presenting at the annual HIMSS conference in New Orleans come March.
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Accelerate Healthcare Reform with Information Technology

 Government Health IT Staff January 17, 2013
The current agenda is clear: wherever possible, reduce costs and improve quality-of-care services. These directives are in perfect alignment with the role of virtual and cloud computing infrastructure technologies, which help to lower costs and increase clinician productivity while future-proofing IT investments. As healthcare reform deadlines rapidly approach, choosing the right information technology (IT) platform will be critical to the success or failure of new services and exchanges. It will determine the ease or di!culty of updating existing applications and managing new ones. It will also serve as a foundation to help ensure that all healthcare services are secure, accessible and easy enough for citizens to access and use.
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Easier Ways for PACS/RIS End Users to Manage Applications and Desktop Environments

 Government Health IT Staff January 17, 2013
This report provides information on some of the challenges PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System) and RIS (Radiology Information System) end-users face in the healthcare space, and how virtualization and point of care solutions can help address those challenges. In this paper, we discuss what the challenges are and present a strategy of utilizing architecture for PACS/RIS client access, which supports the needs of end users and makes it easier for IT staff to manage applications and desktop environments.
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Your Cloud in Healthcare - How to Use the Cloud to Achieve Greater Business Agility

 Government Health IT Staff January 17, 2013
The healthcare sector is adopting enterprise hybrid cloud across the provider, payer, and life sciences segments with the goal of improving the quality of care, reducing costs, and increasing responsiveness to risk. This industry brief goes over some results of the CIO Global Cloud Computing Adoption Study, a recent survey by IDG Research, and outlines the common hybrid cloud use cases for healthcare organizations. It also details a real-world example of how cloud computing is being used to achieve greater business agility.
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The First Federal Private Cloud: Learn to Shape, Transform & Manage Applications

 Government Health IT Staff January 04, 2013
This video will outline the benefits of BizCloud for Government, the industry's first federal private cloud, which incorporates commercial best practices and is designed to meet federal security requirements. This video showcases a broad spectrum of cloud viewpoints from speakers including VCE's Michael Canellas and President of the North American Public Sector. Learn to deliver efficiencies to your agency, as well as shape, transform and manage applications to your cloud.
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Key Benefits to a Secure & Elastic Private Cloud

 Government Health IT Staff January 04, 2013
Facing pressure to reduce costs, increase operational efficiency and achieve mission goals, government agencies and other organizations are moving forward with their cloud adoption strategies. Many organizations want the security and exclusivity of a private cloud with the pay-as-you-go economic model of a public cloud. Hear about how you can have all the commercial advantages of the public cloud while satisfying your need to mitigate risk and keep data secure.
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Shadow IT's Impact on the Federal Government

 Government Health IT Staff January 04, 2013
IT services are easier than ever to procure and provision – leading to the rise of so-called “shadow IT” groups, where executives are bypassing IT departments and using cloud computing and their own devices to bring capabilities online quickly. In this Town Hall featuring former CIA and NSA Director Gen. Michael Hayden and CSC experts, we take a close look at the business drivers behind shadow IT and how IT organizations can respond.
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Cloud Computing in the Healthcare Environment

 Government Health IT Staff January 04, 2013
With the current interest in electronic health records and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, healthcare organizations need to use new technologies to reduce costs, improve performance and accelerate efforts to achieve meaningful use. Hear how you can leverage the cloud, and what you should be doing now to understand your options and related risks.
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