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RWJF, ONC, national health leaders launch quality effort

 Mary Mosquera September 01, 2011
'Care about Your Care' effort promotes consumer engagement in their health care and asking questions of their provider to improve quality.
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eHI's 4 recommendations for ACOs

 Diana Manos February 10, 2012
Group suggests that without a strong IT base, accountable care organizations will struggle to meet their objectives.
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Q&A: CEO Charles Jaffe on broadening HL7's horizons

 Tom Sullivan March 08, 2012
By involving more health professionals -- caregivers specifically -- the organization hopes to not only enhance aspects of HL7 such as usability, workflow, domain content, but also to enable a more comprehensive and specific manner of decision support at the point of care. Well, that and other initiatives in genomics and mobile health.
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EHR Incentives Likely to Improve Quality

 Brian Ahier September 01, 2011
Healthcare is one of the last industries in the United States to universally incorporate technological advancements.
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Physicians cite business need for health data exchange

 Mary Mosquera October 03, 2012
In Bipartisan Policy Center survey, majority of physicians say that business case for data exchange is emerging because it will improve health care.
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Pennsylvania previews parties' cost-containment messaging

 Frank Irving April 24, 2012
President Barack Obama and GOP frontrunner Mitt Romney will have to strike the fine balance of containing costs while deciding where they stand on Medicare expansion, as Tuesday's primary in Pennsylvania displays.
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Rounding up the reactions to meaningful use stage 3

 Carol Flagg January 18, 2013
What with AHA, AMA, CHIME and HIMSS effectively leading the charge, it should be no surprise that several other industry association have joined the cacophony of public commenters.
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Spending cuts 'put public's health at risk'

 Kaiser Health News www.kaiserhealthnews.org January 08, 2013
The American Public Health Association's executive director says the "resources reductions now have been so substantial" that there will be a broad impact.
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Gaming the system

 Brian July 16, 2007
Incentive schemes often lead to gaming schemes. Will pay-for-performance programs follow suit?
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CMO of SCAN Health Plan tells Senate Finance Committee need for better medication management for the elderly

 Industry News Release March 23, 2012
The Chief Medical Officer of SCAN Health Plan told the U.S. Senate Finance Committee today that the healthcare community needs to do a better job of monitoring the medications prescribed to the frail elderly and that one of the best ways to achieve this is through the establishment of thoughtful care-coordination programs.
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Health IT seal of approval?

 Brian February 13, 2006
An HHS panel must weigh health IT certification to attract serious industry players without alienating small innovators.
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AHIC successor board is named

 Nancy zz_Ferris September 23, 2008
The 15 members chosen for the high-level advisory panel represent diverse segments of the health care and IT communities.
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HHS and DEA ponder e-prescribing comments

 John Moore October 08, 2008
The Drug Enforcement Administration is reviewing public comments on its plan to allow e-prescribing of controlled substances, but a final rule is not likely this year.
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AHIC Successor will shed its awkward name in January

 Nancy Ferris December 10, 2008
The board of directors will announce a new name and a dues structure for the nonprofit health IT organization at its next meeting.
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Commission certifies first 20 EHRs

 Bob Brewin July 19, 2006
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology gave its seal of approval to products used in clinics and physicians' offices.
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Health IT seal of approval?

 Brian February 13, 2006
An HHS panel must weigh health IT certification to attract serious industry players without alienating small innovators.
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Gaming the system

 Brian July 16, 2007
Incentive schemes often lead to gaming schemes. Will pay-for-performance programs follow suit?
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National eHealth Collaborative pledges to maintain health IT momentum

 John Pulley January 09, 2009
Board of directors vows to continue the work of predecessor American Health Information Community in driving creation of a national health information network.
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Google Health -- In Name Only?

 GHIT Contributing Writer June 28, 2007
No-one is sure how long Google's tip towards the health information market will continue to generate interest, but an announcement about..
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Commission certifies first 20 EHRs

 Bob Brewin July 19, 2006
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology gave its seal of approval to products used in clinics and physicians' offices.
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