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Farzad Mostashari discusses the state of healthcare IT at HIMSS13

 Government Health IT Staff March 07, 2013
Healthcare IT News Associate Editor Erin McCann talks with National Coordinator for Health IT Farzad Mostashari, MD about the state of health IT.
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VA open source group names board of health IT experts

Mary Mosquera March 07, 2012
OSEHRA taps Halamka among IT heavy hitters for board of directors to guide open source work on VA's VistA innovations and VA-DOD iEHR.
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Realizing the Promise of Health Information Exchange

 GHIT Staff April 13, 2011
True reform of the healthcare system will depend on having clinical data points available upon which to make decisions. At this point, clinical data exchange remains mostly theoretical; even the exchange of administrative data is fraught with challenges. In order to get the right incentives in place through both meaningful use and payment reform, we need a very focused and deliberate plan moving forward. We are making progress -- but it must move faster. Gain insight into what levers are being considered and pulled in order to help realize the promise of health information exchange.
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ONC posts list of certified EHRs and modules

 Mary Mosquera October 06, 2010
ONC publishes first set of EHRs approved under the temporary certification program to meet meaningful use deadlines for 2011.
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Ten Things to Ask Your SAAS Vendor Before Entering the Cloud

 Government Health IT Staff October 12, 2011
This whitepaper provides tips based on best practices gathered through analysis of the industry and direct experience with thousands of cloud deployments—including tips from CIOs, program and project managers, directors of IT, engineers, developers, and administrators in various industries and various size companies
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Would Romney kill meaningful use?

 Erin McCann October 29, 2012
With his repeated vows to repeal the PPACA, a President Romney might be more cheerleader than funder for health IT, including the meaningful use program, which some experts said could become an attractive target for cuts because there is money promised but not yet paid.
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If HHS delays ICD-10 long enough, could the U.S. adopt ICD-11 instead?

 Tom Sullivan February 16, 2012
HHS made it official: The ICD-10 compliance deadline will be pushed back. The WHO, meanwhile, has said it plans to make ICD-11 available in 2015 -- which creates a potentially strategic intersection for U.S. healthcare companies.
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Could ICD-10 have as big a financial impact as the mortgage crisis? Yes. Here's why.

Michael F. Arrigo October 17, 2011
Based on CMS projections combined with an estimated risk rate, the numbers total a sum equal to the loan portfolio write-down by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. This top line reimbursement risk could redistribute healthcare wealth enough to trigger bankruptcies, consolidations, mergers, and radical shifts in health IT companies and products.
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3 top priorities for CommonWell

 Michael F. Arrigo March 04, 2013
Reporting from HIMSS13, No World Borders managing partner Mike Arrigo spotlights the initial steps the newly-formed CommonWell Health Alliance intends to pursue.
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ICD-10's ten-year reign of fear

 Tom Sullivan October 03, 2011
Shortly after the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) recommended that the United States adopt ICD-10, the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) assembled a session on the code scheme for its annual conference. The last-minute addition was so late, in fact, that the MGMA did not have time to include it on the printed agenda, and the only available time slot was 7 a.m.
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Q&A: HIPAA 5010 and ICD-10 from a vendor's perspective

 Tom Sullivan October 30, 2011
NextGen vice president of EDI Ana Croxton explains software vendors' role in the HIPAA 5010 and ICD-10 conversions, and reveals intentions to create a "sandbox" for ICD-10 codes.
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Top 9 fraud and abuse areas big data tools can target

 Roger Foster May 14, 2012
Federal agencies have made considerable progress rooting out fraud and abuse of the healthcare system, yet much work remains. Roger Foster looks at how CMS can use big data tools to fight fraud and abuse at all levels.
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Public health's 5 big data hurdles

 Kate Spies June 11, 2012
Amongst the growing projects issued to the public health sector, what are big data's challenges and what are its benefits? Here are our top five obstacles.
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5 Tips for Successful Patient Identity Management in Government Agencies

 GHIT Staff March 02, 2011
This report provides administrators and practitioners for state and federal government agencies key insights into how to successfully automate and integrate patient-centric systems while building effective and efficient healthcare-related operations.
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CMS counts early EHR incentive adopters

Mary Mosquera August 04, 2011
CMS has paid out $400 million in incentives, while 77,000 providers registered as of July for Medicare and Medicaid meaningful use programs.
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How to harness big data for improving public health

 Roger Foster April 03, 2012
A tidal wave of health data is flooding government agencies. Here are 5 ways to use big data to reduce redundancies and unnecessary expenses while achieving better care outcomes that bolster population health.
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Recognizing voices in the trickiest terrain: The battlefield

 Peter Buxbaum June 02, 2011
It's not here yet, but the United States military has plans to perfect technology that would enable combat medics to dictate treatment notes for casualties on the battlefield – and have those end up as structured data and narrative information in fighters' electronic medical records.
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5 reasons EHR functionality hasn't changed since 1982

 Timathie Leslie March 19, 2012
Despite progress and incentives, usability remains an issue for electronic health records. Booz Allen Hamilton consultants explain why, and point to 4 themes on the future of EHRs.
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5 reasons EHR functionality hasn't changed since 1982

 Megan Doscher March 19, 2012
Despite progress and incentives, usability remains an issue for electronic health records. Booz Allen Hamilton consultants explain why, and point to 4 themes on the future of EHRs.
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5 reasons EHR functionality hasn't changed since 1982

 Brynnan Toner, Booz Allen Hamilton March 19, 2012
Despite progress and incentives, usability remains an issue for electronic health records. Booz Allen Hamilton consultants explain why, and point to 4 themes on the future of EHRs.
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