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Pilot Project to Bring Personal Health Records to City Employees

Sunday, 07 October 2012
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A pilot project in Billings, Montana will give city workers access to a personal health record via the city’s healthcare program, reports the Billings Gazette. Read more...

Deadline for Meaningful Use Reporting Passes

Sunday, 07 October 2012
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The last day for healthcare providers to begin their 90-day reporting period for Meaningful Use Stage 1 was October 3rd, reports Government Health IT. Read more...

Electronic Health Records Continue to Grow

Sunday, 07 October 2012
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More than 69% of the physicians surveyed have an electronic health record system, reports Information Week. Read more...

Michigan Gets New Health Info Exchange

Sunday, 30 September 2012
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Michigan is creating a new health information exchange, reports Government Health IT. Read more...

New Bill Aims to Make Health App Approval Easier

Sunday, 30 September 2012
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A new bill ready to be introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would create a special office of mobile technology, reports Healthcare IT News. Read more...

GE, Microsoft Venture Focuses on Integrating Patient Info

Sunday, 30 September 2012
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Microsoft and GE have a new joint venture, Caradigm, according to the Seattle Times. Read more...

Think Outside the Patient Portal

Sunday, 30 September 2012
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Stage 2 of Meaningful Use requires online access to patient records, but a patient portal is not the only way to satisfy that requirement, reports Information Week. Read more...

Keeping Patient Data Safe

Sunday, 30 September 2012
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As access to patient information expands, healthcare organizations must take steps to keep the information secure, reports iHealthbeat. Read more...

Medicare Contractor Won't Accept Cloned EHR Notes

Sunday, 23 September 2012
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National Government Services, a Medicare administrative contractor, won’t allow doctors to use cloned documents, reports FierceEMR. Unless doctors include individualized patient notes with submission, the claim could be delayed. Click here to read the full article.

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Electronic Health Test Procedures Released

Sunday, 23 September 2012
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The Office of the National Coordinator has released the second set of draft test procedures for electronic health records for Health IT, reports Healthcare IT News. Read more...

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