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A new report from the UnitedHealth Group indicates rural Americans will face an increasing need for healthcare and more challenges in accessing it, and recommends telehealth and telemedicine technology as a possible solution.
The Medical Group Management Association is calling on the Department of Health and Human Services to withdraw its proposed HIPAA "accounting of disclosures" rule, due to the burden it would put on practices to provide such a report – and the possibility that it might deter them from implementing new technology.
American Medical Association cites need for more changes, including not starting penalties until 2013.
The American Medical Association and 91 state and specialty medical societies have submitted formal comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services expressing concern over the proposed changes to the electronic prescribing penalty program.
John Halamka, MD, chief information officer at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, announced last week that he will be "passing the baton" as CIO of Harvard Medical School to a "new IT leader."
Federal CIO points to demonstrable headway made already, but questions linger about government agencies carrying out data center transformations.
athenahealth announced Thursday that it has signed an agreement to acquire Proxsys, a Birmingham, Ala.-based provider of cloud-based care coordination services between physicians and hospitals.
The accountable care organization model will force physician practices and small providers to consolidate with larger organizations – and that will only inhibit patient's choices, according to John Graham of the Pacific Research Institute.
Intel-GE Care Innovations, a collaboration formed last year to advance telehealth solutions for the home healthcare market, has launched Connect, a home-based medical device that serves as a communications platform and wellness portal for isolated seniors.
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Tuesday that it is offering a $50,000 prize to the first team that builds a personal health record using the Blue Button download format – and arranges to install the PHR on the websites of 25,000 physicians across America.