Health Care It Scope

By Neil Versel Dr. David Blumenthal, the national coordinator for health information technology, gave a strong indication of how HHS ultimately will define "meaningful use," the standard that providers must meet to be eligible for Medicare and Medicaid...

$1.2 Billion Slated for HITECH Priority Grant Programs By News Staff Nearly $1.2 billion soon will be available to help the nation's hospitals, physicians and other health care professionals purchase and use electronic health records, or EHRs, according...

By Anne Zieger The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has announced that it will provide a series of grants totaling $48 million that can be used to develop national patient registries for comparative effectiveness research. Clinical registries...

The AP reports President Obama "returned to campaign-style rhetoric on Thursday," saying at two New Jersey events that "inaction is not an option" as he urged supporters "to push for his overhaul of the nation's health care system." ABC World News,...

Pulmonary Care of Central Florida is installing a new electronic medical records system — a move that may help it land some of the $19 billion in federal stimulus funds earmarked for health information technology. The Winter Park medical group,...

Ever since the government announced it would offer financial rewards of $44,000 to $64,000 to each physician who could show “meaningful use” of a qualified electronic health record, doctors have been wondering what meaningful use means. Today the...

Stimulus funds would help replace paper medical files. By Kristi E. Swartz The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Hurricane Katrina illustrated what can happen when medical records are on paper instead of stored on a computer. They washed away, rendering...

Care for uninsured, electronic records receive cash The $4 billion in federal stimulus health care money headed to the Bay State over the next three years will help provide care for those who can't afford it and - it is hoped - help stem hemorrhaging...

By ALAN BAVLEY The Kansas City Star Mark Plautz commands his patients’ care with just a few clicks of a computer mouse. Plautz, a critical-care specialist, can pull up his patients’ complete medical files from computer terminals throughout the Kansas...

By Tom Philpott: PNT columnist President Obama’s ambitious plan to establish a lifetime electronic record for service members and veterans will improve delivery of benefits, speed processing of claims and, over time, open VA health care to any...

The law offers bonuses for health IT adoption but will penalize physicians who don't have adequate systems by 2015. By Doug Trapp, AMNews staff. Washington -- President Obama on Feb. 17 signed a $787 billion stimulus bill that directs about $150...

Physicians can earn tens of thousands in IT incentives, but they must act quickly to achieve the biggest benefit and avoid penalties. By Chris Silva, AMNews staff. Washington -- The recent economic stimulus package provides a significant investment in...

WPI team launches international study to glean insights and best practices for realizing the benefits of electronic medical records and health care IT systems WORCESTER, Mass. – The push is on to bring the U. S. health care system into the digital age...

Even in advance of the stimulus package, adoption of electronic records is increasing. By Pamela Lewis Dolan, AMNews staff. Posted March 16, 2009. An analysis of hospital health IT systems found that not only are more hospitals implementing electronic...

So it looks as if the nation's taxpayers are going to spend about $20 billion to accelerate the use of computerized medical records. In his press conference Monday night, President Obama went out of his way to explain why that money belonged in the...