EHR Experts

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 »

By Andrea Kraynak
Is your EHR meaningful use-compliant? Healthcare providers may soon be able to find out for sure.
HHS released a proposed rule Tuesday for establishing certification programs for health information technology. The proposed rule describes the creation of a certification program for EHRs, as mandated by the HITECH Act.
EHR certification is designed to “give purchasers [...]

Filed under: EHR, Electronic Health Records on April 21st, 2010 | No Comments »