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At the third annual mHealth Summit in Washington D.C., major players in the mobile arena noted the impact mobile phones and other devices have and will continue to have both in the US and across the globe. Paul Jacobs, chairman and CEO of...

In the course of meeting Stage 1 Meaningful Use criteria, Beaufort Memorial Hospital in Beaufort, S.C., will have the basic infrastructure in place for health information exchange, which by design will enable meeting the more complex HIE requirements...

Summer of 2012 will be an interesting time in healthcare, as Stage 2 requirements of meaningful use will finally come to light. In the meantime, doubts remain regarding the successful adoption of Stage 2 – and whether it’s even possible. As of now,...

Despite what you’ve been told all these years, your dreadful handwriting is not the only cause of prescription mistakes. In fact, a recent study suggests that outpatient computer-generated prescriptions may be just as error-prone as your old...

This week, a loose federation of left-leaning groups is convening nearly 200 gatherings to peddle the virtues of health-care reform. A women’s speak-out in Philadelphia. A small-business round-table discussion in Albuquerque. A fish fry for seniors...

By Molly Merrill The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT) announced Tuesday the launch of its new EHR certification program for hospitals, which has been successfully piloted at three U.S. medical centers. The...

Introduction The iPad learning has received a significant amount of attention in the health care arena since its introduction only eight months ago. The attraction is fairly obvious; it is a portable, lightweight, powerful computing device with an...

Despite a shortened selling season, looming reimbursement cuts and fewer health plan operators in the marketplace, industry observers predict overall enrollment in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans will tick upward a bit next year. And 2011 could be a huge...

HHS awarded more than $14 million in grants to support programs that the agency said will promote more informed health decisions and options that are best suited to an individual patient's needs and preferences. The funding is part of investments made...

By Mike Miliard, The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) announced Tuesday the launch of CCHIT certified programs in three specialty areas for electronic health records. The new programs focus on behavioral health –...

By Mary Mosquera A Health and Human Services Department advisory panel has taken the first steps to enabling people who are enrolled in federal and state health and social services programs to easily find out if they are eligible for benefits from...

As providers gear up to go after government incentive payments for meaningful use of electronic health records, there's been a nagging fear that vendors won't be able to increase staff and other resources quickly enough to meet demand. That's a legitimate...

The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology is about to lose its monopoly on EMR certification, as a final HHS rule establishing a temporary certification program requires testing organizations to earn government approval as...

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has released a final rule establishing a temporary electronic health records certification program under the HITECH Act. The rule is available in a non-final format at the Federal...

The Certification Commission for Healthcare IT has announced plans to offer certification programs for electronic health record systems targeting women's health and cancer specialists, InformationWeek reports. CCHIT made its announcement during the...