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The Medical Society of Sedgwick County in Kansas is building a health information exchange that it hopes will be operational by the end of the year.
| Channel: RHIOs | Source: Kansas.com | Date: May 4, 2009 |
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Sun Microsystems' open-source software is one of the key components of the NHIN-Connect. The NHIN-Connect's release to the public by the Department of Health and Human Services underscores the collaborative nature and the community project of the Nationwide Health Information Network.
| Channel: RHIOs | Source: Patty Enrado, NHINWatch.com | Date: May 4, 2009 |
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In an editorial, Lee Barrett, executive director of the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC), a non-profit standards-development and accreditation organization, argues that accreditation for health information exchanges would build required trust among data-sharing partners.
| Channel: RHIOs | Source: Advance | Date: May 4, 2009 |
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With Kathleen Sebelius and David Blumenthal, MD, officially confirmed, the heads of the Dept. of Health and Human Services and the Office of the National Coordinator for Healthcare IT, respectively, can now move forward with President Obama's healthcare initiatives.
| Channel: RHIOs | Source: Government Health IT | Date: May 1, 2009 |
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The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society has published two definitions of "meaningful use" as it applies to certified electronic health record technologies and hospital's use.
| Channel: RHIOs | Source: Healthcare IT News | Date: April 28, 2009 |
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The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) released a white paper that highlights critical capabilities and functionalities of healthcare IT applications to support the patient centered medical home.
| Channel: RHIOs | Source: PR Newswire/US Newswire | Date: April 28, 2009 |
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Clara Maass Medical Center, which is part of the Saint Barnabas Health Care System in New Jersey, is engaging in health information exchange after a two-month implementation process.
| Channel: RHIOs | Source: MarketWatch (Business Wire) | Date: April 28, 2009 |
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Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.) has introduced legislation aimed at facilitating nationwide adoption of electronic health records, particularly among small, rural providers.
| Channel: RHIOs | Source: Healthcare IT News | Date: April 27, 2009 |
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CareSpark, a regional health information organization serving 17 counties, and Southwestern Virginia and Northeastern Tennessee, and Holston Medical Group in Kingsport, Tenn., are the state's early adopters for electronic health records.
| Channel: RHIOs | Source: Kingsport Times News | Date: April 27, 2009 |
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In an editorial, Simon Kennedy, partner and head of health care information technology at the Boston Consulting Group, and Dave Matheson, senior partner and head of health services at BCG, note that successful healthcare IT implementations bear four common characteristics.
| Channel: RHIOs | Source: Forbes.com | Date: April 23, 2009 |
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