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Policymakers should increase their sense of urgency to stop the global spread of chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes that threaten the health and economies of industrialized and developing nations alike, Emory University global health researchers say.
The sale of hospital HER systems nearly doubled in 2009 over 2008, driven by the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, according to a new report buy research firm KLAS. Epic and Cerner captured nearly 70 percent of the new large hospital sales.
Automated care coordination gaining traction in physician, homecare sectors.
The new California Telehealth Network, a statewide, medical-grade broadband system for improving healthcare access and emergency services, will receive a $9 million federal grant and additional $5 million in matching funds from some prominent California organizations.
The Health IT Policy Committee, a federal advisory group, has begun work on developing the meaningful use requirements for Stages 2 and 3 of the federal Medicare and Medicaid healthcare IT adoption incentive program.
Coming out of the dog days of summer, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is gathering steam to roll out the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs).
The AAPC (American Academy of Professional Coders) kicked off its “ICD-10 Will Change Everything” campaign in late summer, replete with tools, training, and a virtual floor plan displaying how every corner of a physicians practice will feel the impact.
The Gulf Coast Regional Extension Center (GCREC) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) opened its enrollment period for eligible practitioners last month.
David Blumenthal, MD, national coordinator for health information technology, has named the final two Regional Extension Centers (RECs). They will cover Orange County, Calif., and the state of New Hampshire.
Cincinnati and Detroit were the last two places awarded Beacon Community status under a government program aimed to provide models for the effective use of health information technology. David Blumenthal, MD, the nation’s health IT chief, called the awards, “the beginning of the beginning.”