From the monthly archives:
January 2010
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Meaningful Use Update
January 29, 2010February 2010 is almost here, and implementation for the HITECH legislation is moving ahead on schedule. For those unaware, the HITECH Act is designed to promote the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) by reimbursing physicians who purchase and use qualified EHR systems. Physicians ...
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Apple May be Targeting Hospitals with New Mac Tablet
January 20, 2010The “I’m a Mac, I’m a PC” campaign may be casting physicians in its next string of television commercials. The use of computers in the medical environment is on the steady rise as the Obama Administration pushes for widespread adoption of Health Information Technology. ...
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St. Jude Medical, Inc. Achieves High Honor for Health Information Technology Security and Interoperability
January 19, 2010St. Jude Medical, Inc. has recently received merit for achieving high standards for health information security with its vast EHR and Health Information Technology systems. It has successfully completed its second interoperability testing process for the company's Merlin.net(TM) Patient Care Network (PCN), an Internet-based ...
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CCHIT Certification: A Thing of the Past?
January 15, 2010The recently proposed ‘meaningful use’ criteria for the use of EHR technology require that physicians must use a ‘certified’ EHR to be eligible for incentive payments by the Federal government. However, the criteria for this certification are still unclear. Exactly who will certify EHRs, ...
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