The Veterans Affairs and Defense departments may take several more years to develop modernized electronic health records systems that can seamlessly exchange medical data. The departments expected to accomplish that goal in 2011 or 2012, but they have not announced a certain end date because of changes to the milestone schedule.
Sponsors seek to move on health IT bill
Disagreements over privacy protections have held up action on the Senate's Wired for Health Care Quality Act since last year, and time is running short.
(Posted April 3, 2008)
Louisiana eyes CMS grant to spur health IT
State is vying to be one of a dozen communities the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will pick to fund health IT and quality measures in small group practices.
(Posted March 21, 2008)
Government Health IT presents Rick Friedman, director of the division of state systems for the Center for Medicaid and State Operations with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in this recent eSeminar regarding how the federal Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services is partnering with state Medicaid and health and human services officials to bring Medicaid into the digital age. Paul McCloskey, Government Health IT editor, moderates.
