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Louisiana Health Care Quality Forum Seeks Physicians

According to 2theadvocate.com recent hurricanes has hampered Louisiana Health Care Quality Forums ability to recruit physicians for its EMR demonstration. Read more...

Bronx RHIO is Now Live

According to Business Wire, the Bronx RHIO, which represents 80% of the providers in the borough went live in July 2008, making it the first organization in New York to exchange data. Read more...

Covisint to Work with Michigan Health Information Exchange

Healthcare IT News reports that Covisint will partner with physicians organizations serving southeast Michigan to provide a Health Information Exchange Read more...

Vermont Working on a Health Information Exchange

The Rutland Herald reports that Vermont health care leaders want to have a fully functional Health Information Exchange in seven years. Read more...

Incentives Used to Encourage EHR Use.

According to Healthcare IT News, use of financial incentives to encourage physicians to adopt Electronic Health Records is on the rise. Read more...

Microsoft's Amalga Healthcare Suite Will Get Speech Recognition

According to Healthcare IT News, Microsoft and Royal Phillips Electronics will work together to incorporate speech recognition into Microsoft‘s Amalga Suite Read more...

New DEA Rules Could Hinder E-Prescribing

Government Health IT, is reporting that the DEA‘s proposed new rules for allowing controlled substances to be prescribed under strict conditions could create new difficulties for e-prescribing. Read more...

EHealth Alliance Calls for More eScribing and Better Security

According to Healthcare IT News, the eHealth Alliance, which consists of governors and officials from across the county, wants more e-prescribing and better privacy and security. Read more...

Medinotes Bought by Eclipsys

Healthcare IT is reporting that Medinotes, a privately held practice management and electronic medical record software company. Read more...

Health & Human Services Can Do More to Ensure Privacy

According to Government Health IT, the General Accounting Office feels that the Health and Human Services Department can do more to ensure patient privacy. Read more...

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