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Leading up to next week's Super Tuesday, North Dakota Medical Association Executive Director Courtney Koebele discusses the challenges unique to The Peace Garden State, namely its anti-PPACA amendment, and Medicaid reimbursement issues.
Debate over Michigan state healthcare issues mirrors national discussion on role of the government in health care.
On the last day of HIMSS12, Democratic political strategist Donna Brazile and Republican commentator Dana Perino sat down to discuss a range of topics. Covering everything from the 2012 election to EHRs to healthcare reform, the two presented a lively and entertaining discussion about government and healthcare.
A few organizations weigh in early on the proposed rule for meaningful use stage 2, including concerns about effect of its delay until 2014.
Though most stakeholders are still drowning in the 455-page meaningful use Stage 2 proposed rule, issued February 23 by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), a few groups have stepped forward to weigh in.
After some stops and starts, at last the federal government has released the long-awaited proposal for Stage 2 of qualifying for the meaningful use of electronic health records incentives.
On the third day of the HIMSS12 conference in Las Vegas, Farzad Mostashari, MD, took to the stage in what ended up being a rousing address to a packed room of attendees. Here are seven key highlights from Mostashari's keynote speech.
The results of the health IT incentive program aimed at driving the adoption of electronic health records by hospitals and physicians have been "breathtaking," Farzad Mostashari, MD, asserted in his keynote address at HIMSS12 on Thursday. "We've made more progress in two years than we've made in 20," said Mostashari, national coordinator for health information technology.
Temporary EHR certification program will end with publication of final rule for meaningful use stage 2 in late August, ONC says
HHS sends millions to 10 states to establish health insurances exchanges and says state legislative authority unnecessary to request funds.