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CIO Baker tells Senate panel that veterans agency is studying modernization path for VistA electronic medical record system.
ONC publishes first set of EHRs approved under the temporary certification program to meet meaningful use deadlines for 2011.
Regional extension centers (RECs) are just beginning their work to help priority primary care physicians adopt EHRs. Many of them, however, have developed sustainability plans to take them beyond years three and four of the meaningful use criteria milestones.
Omnicell, which makes automated dispensing systems and other medication management solutions for acute care facilities, has announced its acquisition of Pandora Data Systems, a Scotts Valley, Calif.-based provider of data analysis software for medication diversion detection.
Mature electronic health record systems and health information exchange capabilities contributed to the success of five of the 10 accountable care organization (ACO) demonstration sites funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, according to a CMS official.
The web-based resources are aimed at helping businesses understand the financial implications of new tax regulations and grandfathering provisions with the new healthcare law, in order to make health plan selection easier.
The U.S. Coast Guard awarded Epic Systems Corp. a $14 million contract to set up an electronic health record system with a broad array of state-of-the-art e-healthcare features.
The Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA), a statewide leadership group that promotes quality improvement, accountability and affordability of healthcare in California, has named its top 45 performing physician organizations for 2009 based on the IHA statewide Pay for Performance (P4P) program measures.
Health Resources and Services Administration, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has bestowed $792,000 on the University of Louisville School of Nursing with an eye towards helping it develop a nursing informatics program for the school's undergraduate and graduate students, as well as for practicing nurses from University of Louisville Hospital.
While the Regional Extension Center program was designed to assist priority primary care providers in small practices, hospitals and public health clinics, some industry groups worry that rural communities and communities of color will still be left behind the digital transformation.