Nearly 70% of health care providers expect to hire a professional services firm to help them achieve “meaningful use” of electronic health records, according to a new report from research firm KLAS, Healthcare IT News reports.
Under the 2009 federal economic stimulus package, health care providers who demonstrate meaningful use of EHRs will qualify for Medicaid [...]
Filed under: EHR, Electronic Health Records on May 24th, 2010 | No Comments »
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT is seeking patient perceptions of the delivery of healthcare through the use of an EHR.
“Health IT experts agree that HITECH stimulus funds are likely to improve how physicians practice medicine for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries and, ultimately, for advancing [...]
Filed under: EHR, Electronic Health Records on May 19th, 2010 | No Comments »
On Tuesday, Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle (D) signed into law the WIRED for Health Act (AB 779), which will create an entity to oversee the establishment of a statewide electronic health record system, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports (Boulton, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5/11).
Wisconsin is receiving $9.4 million through the 2009 federal economic stimulus package to [...]
Filed under: EHR, Electronic Health Records on May 18th, 2010 | No Comments »
By Chelsey Ledue
WASHINGTON – After signing the healthcare reform bill into law on March 23, President Barack Obama traveled to Iowa and Maine to promote his vision, which includes the role of healthcare IT in saving lives and cutting cost.
Obama visited Iowa City, Iowa on March 25 and Portland, Maine on April 1.
At the [...]
Filed under: EHR, Electronic Health Records on May 12th, 2010 | No Comments »
By Neil Versel
Electronic health records (EHRs) have been around in one form or another since the 1960s, but the notion of patient records being stored on computers is only beginning to seep into the public’s consciousness. While pretty much every other industry computerized years ago, the vast majority of Americans’ medical records remain on paper.
The [...]
Filed under: EHR, Electronic Health Records on May 10th, 2010 | No Comments »
On Thursday, National Coordinator for Health IT David Blumenthal discussed national progress on health IT adoption during a speech at a conference hosted by the Massachusetts Health Data Consortium, Computerworld reports.
Blumenthal highlighted the grants his office is distributing for health IT education and training at regional extension centers. He said federal investment in health IT [...]
Filed under: EHR, Electronic Health Records on May 5th, 2010 | No Comments »
