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RHIOs
The Health IT Policy Committee, a federal advisory panel, adopted additional recommendations from its Meaningful Use Workgroup on Friday, August 14, that had physicians, activists, vendors and others warning that the government was moving too fast.
| Channel: RHIOs | Source: Healthcare IT News | Date: August 17, 2009 |
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El Camino Hospital in Silicon Valley, California, has gone live with the first phase of a health information exchange intiative. The goal is to have multiple providers on the HIE to enable exchange of patient information in Silicon Valley.
| Channel: RHIOs | Source: SYS-CON | Date: August 17, 2009 |
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In an editorial, Colorado Gov. Jim Ritter, Jr., explains why Colorado is a model for healthcare transformation.
| Channel: RHIOs | Source: Grand Junction Sentinel | Date: August 14, 2009 |
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Alaska's Department of Health and Social Services released a notice to Alaska-based companies to build a health information exchange.
| Channel: RHIOs | Source: Government Health IT | Date: August 14, 2009 |
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States need to focus on helping physicians and hospitals get as much federal stimulus funding for health IT as soon as they can, said Micky Tripathi, president and CEO of Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative.
| Channel: RHIOs | Source: Wbur.org | Date: August 14, 2009 |
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Health information exchanges must provide a low-cost entry and return on investment for physician participation to rise, said David Riley, the NHIN Connect initiative lead for the Dept. of Health and Human Services' Federal Health Architecture Program.
| Channel: RHIOs | Source: Federal Computer Week | Date: August 13, 2009 |
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The key to making electronic health records meaningful is to have them interoperable.
| Channel: RHIOs | Source: The News & Observer | Date: August 12, 2009 |
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The National Transitions of Care Coalition has formed the Health Information Technology Work Group to focus on national efforts to develop electronic medical records and HIT exchanges and promote interoperability.
| Channel: RHIOs | Source: Healthcare IT News | Date: August 11, 2009 |
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Healthcare leaders in Tulsa, Okla., are hoping the federal stimulus funds will enable them to build a regional health information network.
| Channel: RHIOs | Source: Tulsa World | Date: August 10, 2009 |
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A group of Connecticut payers, employers, physician groups and hospitals have formed the Transforming Healthcare in Connecticut Communities to create a statewide health information exchange.
| Channel: RHIOs | Source: Hartford Business Journal | Date: August 10, 2009 |
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