InformationWeek Healthcare Blogs
'Beacon' Communities Need Track Record For Feds' IT Funds
Posted by Mitch Wagner
Dec 17, 2009 01:44:PM
Communities will need a proven track record if they're looking to receive funding to become health IT "beacons" under a federal program to set up models of meaningful health information usage. Communities qualifying for inclusion in the program must demonstrate that they're already embracing e-health records an electronic health information sharing.
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Race To The Finish Line For Meaningful Use
Posted by Marianne Kolbasuk McGee
Dec 16, 2009 04:05:PM
Unless you're in an industry like retail, the weeks leading up to the holidays are a time when a lot of people use up vacation days and catch up on end-of-year chores. But I suspect that for many folks in healthcare, the holidays this year will be more hectic than usual.
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Instruments That Help Clinicians Deliver Better Care
Posted by Marianne Kolbasuk McGee
Dec 15, 2009 10:52:AM
In the medical world, every day brings new research findings that can potentially alter the prescribed "best practices" for treating patients with any given medical condition to facilitate the best outcomes. But keeping up with volumes of new medical studies is one of the biggest challenges for clinicians wanting to provide the best care possible for patients. That's where clinical decision support tools hold great promise.
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Obama Allocating $600M To Health Centers
Posted by Mitch Wagner
Dec 10, 2009 12:31:PM
President Barack Obama allocated almost $600 million to build community health centers and implement electronic medical records, part of the $787 billion stimulus bill. The White House framed the funding as means of adding jobs to the economy, and overhaul the nation's health system.
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