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Panel Recommends Government Oversite for Health Info Technology
The Institute of Medicine is calling for the formation on an independent federal body to investigate patient deaths and adverse events related to health information technology, reports amednews.com.
Read more...Top Health Industry Issues of 2012
A report by PwC’s Health Research Institute indicates that the top health industry issues in 2012 will be social media, privacy and security, and health insurance exchanges, reports eWeek.
Read more...Utah Proposes Automatic Enrollment in Health Exchange
New legislation in Utah would automatically enroll publicly insured employees and low-income residents in the state’s health insurance exchange, reports the Salt Lake Tribune.
Read more...Mercy Hospital Extends Reach of EMRs
Hospitals Motivated by Meaningful Use: Survey
A recent survey by Capsite shows that more than 80% of hospitals either currently participate in, or plan to join, a health information exchange, reports Information Week.
Read more...A New Personal Health Record is on the Horizon
There is a new personal health record available, According to Technorati.
Read more...Three Calif. Hospitals Share EMR Grant
Adventist Medical Center-Hanford and two other California Adventist Hospitals were awarded a $1 million dollar grant by Blue Shield of California, reports the Hanford Sentinel.
Read more...Health Exchange Interoperability Questioned
States have until 2015 to create a health information exchange, but as that date approaches questions remain whether the individual state exchanges will be interoperable.
Read more...Telehealth Comes to Veteran Affairs
- Tuesday, 15 November 2011
- The Buzz
- Written by Chris Frankie
The Department of Veterans Affairs has a new initiative to provide veterans with telehealth services, reports Government Health IT.
Read more...Health Data Exchange Specs Near Completion
The Interoperability Workgroup, which includes seven states, eleven health IT vendors and several health information exchange is close to announcing a standard for health data exchanges specifications, reports Information Week.
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