ePrescribing making inroads in California
Date: Feb 08, 2012 While health IT is still relatively new to many providers, one aspect of it that’s been around for a while is ePrescribing.
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The Journey from Marcus Welby, M.D., to ACOs
Date: Apr 25, 2011 Ronald Sroka, MD, has practiced family medicine in Crofton, Md., for 32 years. At 62 years old, he's on the verge of shuttering his solo practice he can't sell or even give away. Higher costs and lower reimbursements have been forcing him in that direction, and now federal mandates in the form of EHR adoption and ACOs will likely accelerate his retirement date, which mirrors a growing trend of older solo physicians exiting medical practice.
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The good, the bad and the ugly EHR implementation
Date: Mar 30, 2011 It's hard to pass generalizations about why some healthcare providers have a terrible time with their EHRs and others have a smooth implementation and maintenance. Take the Hartford, Conn., and surrounding area, for example.
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A "Drop in the bucket" for Montana GOP lawmakers isn't a drop in the bucket for healthcare providers
Date: Mar 22, 2011 Republican state legislators approved a spending bill in the Montana House of Rep. earlier this month to reject millions of federal dollars for the state's Dept. of Public Health and Human Services and the federal incentive dollars for meaningful use of EHRs.
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Latest digital divide solution is tardy, lacks punch
Date: Jan 12, 2011 There has been a lot of talk about ensuring that the digital divide was eliminated - not widened - with the introduction of federal funding and legislation to drive EMR adoption.
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Dealing with the shortage of healthcare IT workers
Date: Oct 12, 2010 One of the major goals of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) is to stimulate the economy by creating jobs. The HITECH Act has certainly done its part and is the most visible part of ARRA that is creating jobs because of the federal incentives for adopting EHRs.
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KLAS EMR report highlights interesting market dynamics
Date: Sep 27, 2010 KLAS' latest report revealed many interesting things about the EMR market, specifically in the area of acute-care EMRs for large hospitals with 200-plus beds. It's a snapshot of a market in transition, thanks to the ARRA funding.
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Preparing healthcare IT professionals
Date: Sep 20, 2010 Just when you thought all the money for the healthcare industry under ARRA has been revealed, HHS made another announcement last Friday that the federal government will give the healthcare workforce $130.8 million in grants.
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Hospital use of EHRs: Not much progress
Date: Aug 30, 2010 A recent report shows that despite the big push for health IT adoption, only 2 percent of hospitals in the U.S. can meet the federal government's criteria for meaningful use of EHRs. Are you surprised?
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Health IT training important to EHR adoption
Date: Aug 02, 2010 All the attention of late has been on the final rule for meaningful use of EHRs, but the health IT training made possible by funding under the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) has a far-reaching impact beyond the healthcare industry.
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