Government & Policy
You can't write meaningful use policy without considering related rules for standards and certification, says CMS exec.
Let it develop into the killer app that compels participation.
With latest signings, a majority of Indiana's providers have vehicle for state-to-state health data exchange.
The Office of Management and Budget and the Health and Human Services Department late last month called for the creation of a government-wide task force to help coordinate health IT planning among federal agencies.
The HITECH stimulus funds have created great buzz in health and health IT. Providers are contemplating electronic medical record (EMR) implementations, vendors are scurrying to be "meaningful use" compliant, and states and others are planning for Medicaid, health information exchange, training and other related services.
New HIE tools may take away network transport as a state HIE service offering "“ and revenue stream.
Changes to funding plans, licensing and credentialing standards and reimbursements proposed to spur HIT adoption.
Second round of grants to 16 states designed to ramp up HIE systems and services, accelerate meaningful use of health IT.
Groups urge government not to dilute patient and consumer goals in pursuit of simple health IT adoption.
State cedes to vendor concerns; will solicit proposals to build statewide health information exchange.