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In this NewsMaker, Healthcare IT News editor interviews Mark Leavitt, MD and Chair of the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology. Leavitt was also the founder of MedicalLogic, an ambulatory EHR company, that was acquired GE Healthcare in 2002.
Just a few short decades ago, when the Internet was first forming, the community of people using this new network quickly settled on some standard ways to share documents, images, and other information over the web.
The following are excerpts from comments – some of them dozens of pages long – submitted to the federal government regarding the proposed meaningful use requirements. The final rules, taking the comments into account, are due out in late spring, according to federal officials.
The other day I took my 2006 Toyota Camry for a slightly overdue oil change at the express lube business I go to because, well, it’s convenient – and quick. The lube guys wheeled a computer car-side, and got to work.
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.
When President Barack Obama talks about creating more jobs for the citizenry he doesn't frequently mutter the letters “ICD” followed by the number “10,” but some experts in the thick of healthcare are starting to view the conversion as a way to employ more Americans.