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Author Photo IT Is 'Pillar' Of White House Healthcare Strategy
Dec 1, 2009  
Posted by Mitch Wagner

Healthcare IT adoption is one of four pillars on which the Obama administration is basing its healthcare strategy, and is key to containing costs, administration healthcare officials said. Healthcare IT should be combined with a budget-neutral healthcare reform bill, establishing a Medicare Commission to improve quality, and an excise tax on expensive private healthcare plans, all of which are included in the Senate healthcare reform bill.

Author Photo Senate Healthcare Reform Bill's IT Provisions Make Sense
Nov 30, 2009  
Posted by Marianne Kolbasuk McGee

As the Senate begins debating its healthcare reform bill, there's several health IT related provisions that aren't likely to stir a lot of emotion on the Senate floor, but deserve some attention.

Author Photo Can IT Help New Cancer Screening Guidelines?
Nov 23, 2009  
Posted by Marianne Kolbasuk McGee

New recommendations from a federal task force last week about breast cancer screenings have infuriated many cancer survivors as well as medical professional organizations, including the American Cancer Society. The guidelines were based on data analysis of the risks and benefits of mammograms for women under age 50.

Author Photo Blumenthal: Patient Care, Not Tech, Will Drive Meaningful Use
Nov 19, 2009  
Posted by Mitch Wagner

National health IT coordinator Dr. David Blumenthal dropped a big hint about upcoming criteria for giving out e-health records grants. He advised healthcare IT managers to focus on "goals of care" rather than technology.

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