From the monthly archives:
August 2008
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Massachusetts requires EHRs in hospitals by 2015
August 11, 2008Massachusetts requires EHRs in hospitals by 2015 FCW.com Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has signed into law a health care bill that will require hospitals and community health centers to use interoperable electronic health records (EHR) systems if they seek to obtain or renew licenses to operate ...
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MacPractice assists clients to ePrescribe for free
MacPractice assists clients to ePrescribe for free DNAT Blog eRx NOW is a free internet-based electronic prescribing system provided by Allscripts, a member of the National ePrescribing Patient Safety Initiative (NEPSI). eRx NOW stores prescription history, provides drug interactions and is accessible via the Internet on ...
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Government EHR Incentives
August 8, 2008Health & Human Services’ Secretary Mike Leavitt announced 12 communities that will participate in a national Medicare demonstration project that provides incentive payments to physicians for using CCHIT-certified electronic EHRs to improve the quality of patient care. The five-year project is expected to improve ...
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