Beginning July 1, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT will accept and process applications from not-for-profit entities seeking designation as ONC-authorized testers and certifiers of electronic health record technology, Government Health IT reports (Mosquera, Government Health IT, 6/18).
On June 18, ONC released a final rule on a temporary program designed to help [...]
Filed under: EHR, Electronic Health Records on June 23rd, 2010 | No Comments »
By, MacKenzie Kimball
During the American Health Information Management Association’s (AHIMA) Long-Term and Post-Acute Care (LTPAC) Health Information Technology (HIT) Summit, held June 7-8 in Baltimore, MD, industry leaders and representatives from a variety of organizations met to discuss the future of HIT in LTPAC settings.
Eric Dishman, director of health innovation and policy at Intel Corporation [...]
Filed under: EHR, Electronic Health Records on June 17th, 2010 | No Comments »
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius last week announced $83.9 million in grants to help networks of health centers implement electronic health records and other healthcare-related IT systems.
The grants are part of the $2 billion allotted to HHS’ Health Resources and Services Administration under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to expand [...]
Filed under: EHR, Electronic Health Records on June 11th, 2010 | No Comments »
Electronic health records can significantly expedite treatment for patients with Chlamydia, according to a study published online Thursday in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections, HealthDay/U.S. News & World Report reports.
For the study, researchers examined the medical records of 100 patients who were treated at a sexual health clinic either before or after it converted to [...]
Filed under: EHR, Electronic Health Records on June 1st, 2010 | No Comments »
