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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded more than $119 million to states and U.S. territories to support public health efforts to reduce obesity, increase physical activity, improve nutrition and decrease smoking.
McKesson is offering the option to reduce the cost barriers associated with independent physician adoption of EHRs for a limited time.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking contractors to fully develop and execute a project to create a usability framework for health IT systems. The framework includes development, refinement and harmonization of HIT usability standards and certification process.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) acquisition management division awarded a contract to McLean, Va.-based Booz Allen Hamilton for technical consulting services for the Health IT Certification Program to the tune of $399,976.
Medicaid programs in South Carolina, Alaska, Kentucky and Wisconsin will receive federal matching funds for state planning activities necessary to implement the EHR incentive program established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reported Thursday.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, has sent letters to 31 U.S. hospitals asking about their experiences in implementing health IT under the $19 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). He is seeking to ensure the “effective and efficient use of taxpayer money” in implementing health IT, such as computerized provider order entry systems and EHRs.
The State of California Health and Human Services Agency has decided to form a new governance entity for California health information exchange (HIE). The California Regional Health Information Organization (CalRHIO) board of directors is honoring its commitment to the state not to compete with a new governance entity established for this purpose by disbanding.
Tenet Healthcare will be implementing Cerner Corporation health IT technology to help the health system boost its clinical information system capabilities and qualify for incentives under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009.
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There is no one financial silver bullet to funding a health information exchange (HIE), according to Keith Hepp, vice president of nonprofit HIE HealthBridge who spoke during a Webinar broadcast Dec. 22, 2009, sponsored by California eHealth Collaborate (CAeHC).
The Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) are encouraging public comment on the two regulations issued Dec. 30 that lay a foundation for meaningful use of certified EHR technology. The regulations will help implement the EHR incentive programs enacted under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
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Health IT distributor Ingram Micro has entered into a new distribution agreement with EHR/practice management company NextGen Healthcare Information Systems to recruit, train and support new partners focused on providing health IT in order for providers to take advantage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 stimulus payments for health IT adoption.
The administration of President Barack Obama is requesting $911 billion for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in its 2011 federal budget proposal, with an additional $110 million requested for continued health IT efforts.
EHR provider NextGen Healthcare Information Systems has begun its NextGen Certified Health IT Consultant Program, in order to provide NextGen certification training to the health IT consulting community and to regional extension centers on NextGen EHR, NextGen EPM and ancillary modules.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer predicted that the healthcare industry will be positively transformed by technology during a recent Nashville Healthcare Council panel discussion on the future and current state of health IT.
The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) has made available a series of short white papers analyzing the recently released notice of proposed rulemaking on meaningful use from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded the Kansas Health Policy Authority a $1.7 million grant to fund the initial planning process for deploying health IT within the state Medicaid system and Children’s Health Insurance Program.
Reporting, product certification and implementation deadlines represent major concerns that could affect efforts to effectively implement EHRs under the recently proposed federal regulations, according to a statement by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).
Medicaid programs in Tennessee and Pennsylvania will receive federal matching funds for state planning activities necessary to implement the EHR incentive programs established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Tennessee will receive approximately $2.7 million in federal matching funds while Pennsylvania will receive $1.4 million.
The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) has certified EHR technology against proposed federal standards to support providers in qualifying for incentives under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). A total of 14 products have now been certified under its two new programs—CCHIT Certified 2011 Comprehensive and Preliminary ARRA 2011—launched on Oct. 7, 2009.
David Blumenthal, MD, the national coordinator for health IT at the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS), on Friday announced plans to make available $60 million to support the development of Strategic Health IT Advanced Research Projects (SHARP).
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Using an advanced massive-training artificial neural network, computer-aided detection (CAD) scheme, radiologists were able to improve their polyp detection rate and reduce the number of false positives in CT colonography, based on a study presented at the 2009 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual conference in Chicago.
Organizations should act prior to the implementation of the new (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) HIPAA compliance guideline changes for 2010 and consistently monitor their facilities in order to make an easier transition and avoid the extended penalties that are now being proposed, said HIPAA privacy and security consult Grant Peterson during a Jan. 13 Webinar on the guidelines.