AHA: Stretch Meaningful Use Timeline
HDM Breaking News, The federal government should extend the transition to a fully functional electronic health records system beyond 2015, according to the American Hospital Association. The AHA has...
View ArticleHealthcare IT is the means, but not the end, says Blumenthal
Diana Manos, Senior Editor Getting healthcare IT up and running in doctors’ offices is not the main objective behind the incentives provided by the federal government under the American Recovery and...
View ArticleWill HITECH portion of stimulus strengthen HIPAA?
By Anne Zieger It’s only been a few days since the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology issued a report explaining how it would meet new HIPAA privacy and security rules...
View ArticleBlumenthal doesn’t tip hand on meaningful use, highlights non-financial...
By Neil Versel Dr. David Blumenthal has been national coordinator for health information technology for a little more than six months now, and for all the health IT meetings I go to, teleconferences I...
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