National Health Information Network | Headlines http://www.nhinwatch.com NHINWatch.com Top Stories en-us 07/02/2009 11:23:58 Michigan HIE draws more physicians http://www.wwj.com/pages/4717863.php? The Bingham Farms health information exchange my1HIE has added the Detroit Huron Valley Physicians Association as a participant of its health information exchange. 07/02/2009 12:00:00 Three Western N.Y. payers partner with HIE to drive EMR adoption http://www.buffalonews.com/145/story/718189.html Three Western New York health plans have hired HealtheLink, a regional health information exchange, to encourage physician adoption of electronic medical records. 07/02/2009 12:00:00 N.Y.C. Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene to push EHR adoption http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/698572 The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's Primary Care Information Project will help New York City physicians adopt electronic health records. 07/02/2009 12:00:00 Obama highlights IT as a tool to fix healthcare http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/obama-highlights-it-tool-fix-healthcare President Obama called for fixing the broken healthcare system by building upon investments made in electronic medical records in a town hall meeting held Wednesday, July 1. 07/02/2009 12:00:00 HIMSS white paper: "usability" critical to adoption of EMRs http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/himss-white-paper-usability-critical-adoption-emrs The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's EHR Usability Task Force has released a white paper focusing on the level of usability in electronic medical records and their implementation at healthcare organizations. 07/02/2009 12:00:00 Suit claims Stimulus Act puts privacy in jeopardy http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/suit-claims-stimulus-act-puts-privacy-jeopardy A class action claims that the Stimulus Act jeopardizes the privacy rights of the 65 percent of Americans who aren't on Medicaid or Medicare by requiring healthcare providers to create an electronic health record of every person in the United States. 07/02/2009 12:00:00 Cost will plague Obama's plan for EHR for every American http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/02/news/economy/stimulus_electronic_health_records/?postversion=2009070204 Despite supporters' argument that electronic health records will reduce the cost of healthcare delivery and improve quality, cost and standards will continue to dog President Obama's efforts for an EHR for every American by 2014. 07/02/2009 12:00:00 Social Security Administration wants providers to use NHIN for disability claims http://fcw.com/articles/2009/06/30/ssa-seeks-to-boost-nhin.aspx The Social Security Administration wants providers to be able to submit disability claims electronically through the Nationwide Health Information Network. 07/01/2009 12:00:00 VA faces tall IT order http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090630_9732.php The Veterans Affairs Department's CIO, Roger Baker, said that the VA faces many challenges as it moves toward greater IT development. 07/01/2009 12:00:00 Perspective: Provider-to-provider HIE delivers business case While finding a business case is often problematic for health information exchanges and regional health information organizations, Baltimore's first HIE was born out of a need to reduce administrative cost and eliminate duplicative tests for patients who frequented the health systems. 07/01/2009 12:00:00