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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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CMS allows some IT expenses in Medicare Advantage, Part D MLR

 Anthony Brino May 22, 2013
In final medical loss ratio rules for Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, CMS offered a fairly broad set of allowable IT expenses under the category of quality improvement, with some exceptions.
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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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Welcome to Future Care

 Benjamin Harris May 21, 2013
Future Care, a new HIMSS media site, will be a reservoir of news and analysis – all centered on the future of our healthcare landscape.
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Report: HIT market will swell to $56B by 2017

 Erin McCann May 21, 2013
Interoperability and federal financial incentives are expected to be major growth areas in the U.S. while the Asia-Pacific region is poised for the most expansion.
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OIG lets state Medicaid fraud units use federal funds for analytics

 Anthony Brino May 20, 2013
A change to Medicaid regulations will allow state fraud control units use federal funding to analyze Medicaid claims data for fraud prevention and tracking, with states given some autonomy in going beyond Medicaid data sets.
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Why modernizing state IT infrastructures is crucial for HIX

 T. David Smith May 20, 2013
IT decisions made today will affect future initiatives and health insurance exchanges' ability to keep pace with healthcare reform.
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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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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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Editor's Desk: T.W.I.G. Notes

 Tom Sullivan May 17, 2013
EHR, OMB, Cloud-First and FDCCI all under the gun ... This week in Government Health IT.
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IDC's 5 stages to ACO maturity

 Mike Miliard May 17, 2013
Accountable care is a long and arduous process. The analyst house released a framework to help healthcare organizations avoid floundering along the way.
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HIMSS Media launches Future Care to highlight new models

 Benjamin Harris May 16, 2013
Because the "future of care will call us to convene differently" the new site will focus on analytics, cognitive support, and coordination of care.
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NYeC PHR design winners to shape public portal

 Anthony Brino May 16, 2013
The New York eHealth Collaborative has announced the three finalists of its PHR design challenge, and is now seeking proposals for a patient portal that'll be available for all New Yorkers in 2014.
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First HIE launching in greater Philadelphia

 Anthony Brino May 16, 2013
With a population 6 million, southeastern Pennsylvania is getting its first HIE, with providers and payers on board to collaborate with patient discharge and clinical history sharing.
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HHS puts a cool $1 billion toward Innovation Awards

 Bernie Monegain May 16, 2013
The awards are meant to fund projects to improve care quality and reduce costs for patients and taxpayers.
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Tavenner confirmation triggers applause from industry

 Tom Sullivan May 16, 2013
Healthcare associations and organizations said her career experience and progress as acting administrator of CMS make Marilyn Tavenner a strong leader to drive the policy changes in Obamacare.
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Medicare Strike Force nails 89 fraudsters

 Anthony Brino May 16, 2013
Suspected scheme leader already bought Lamborghinis, a Ferrari and a Bentley before the the DOJ and HHS cracked down on him and 88 other alleged criminals.
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PCORI looks to fine-tune health research approach

 Tom Sullivan May 16, 2013
With $81 million behind a fresh round of funding opportunities, the institute is committed to focusing on "research questions of most importance to patients," and, as such, is seeking projects spanning five areas.
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