Diana Manos
Some members of Congress will ask federal officials to postpone the start date for when providers must begin to show meaningful use of health data to qualify for bonuses under the new American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, according to Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.), who spoke in a healthcare policy session last month at the Health Information and Management Systems Society’s annual conference.
The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $162 million for state-federal health information exchange cooperative agreements. The funding has been awarded to 16 states – or their designated entities, such as state health departments.
March was a significant month for Medicare and Medicaid providers who hope to gain bonuses starting in 2011 under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
Members of the Health IT Standards Committee believe more federal clarification will be required surrounding patient access to their electronic health records under the interim final rule on standards and certification.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology published its proposed rule on certification of electronic health records on March 9 in the Federal Register, launching the comment period.
President Barack Obama will soon nominate Donald Berwick, MD, to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, according to a statement released Saturday by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee.
The Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday $162 million in awards to 16 states and qualified state designated entities for the State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) issued an initial draft of its health IT strategic framework on Tuesday.
David Blumenthal, MD, the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, surprised a packed hall of attendees Tuesday afternoon at HIMSS10 with the release of the notice of proposed rulemaking on certification.
Healthcare IT is the foundation for transforming healthcare, and right now states are leading the way, according to Jim Douglas, the Republican governor of Vermont, at a Monday HIMSS10 session.