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Podcast: Exclusive Interview with ONC head Farzad Mostashari, M.D.
June 12, 2012Source: SearchHealthIT
JUNE 11, 2012 - "The Blue Button on steroids" was how attendees characterized a new initiative that emerged from discussions at a White House health IT summit meeting convened by U.S. CTO Todd Park to kick off a busy week in health IT.
Learn More6 reasons physicians need to be on social media
May 22, 2012Source: Healthcare IT News
MAY 22, 2012 - Live tweeting, ukulele playing and numerous discussions swirling around social media and healthcare were to had throughout the Connecting Healthcare + Social Media Conference this past week in New York.
Learn MoreNew Director of Massachusetts eHealth Institute Named
May 15, 2012Source: Healthcare Informatics
MAY 9, 2012 - BOSTON - The Deval Patrick, Tim Murray Administration announced Laurance Stuntz, senior vice president at NaviNet (Boston, Mass.), as the new director of the Massachusetts eHealth Institute (MeHI).
Learn MoreGoodbye, Paper
May 1, 2012Source: Boston.com
APRIL 30, 2012 - One in 10 doctors who work outside hospitals in the United States began using electronic health records in 2011, helped along by the promise of $27 billion in incentives from the federal government.
Learn MoreLatino Groups Aim to Cut Disparities with Health IT
March 8, 2012Source: Healthcare IT News
MARCH 5, 2012 - WASHINGTON – Latino groups met last week in Washington, rallying together to seek ways of improving access to health IT and reducing healthcare disparities in their communities.
Learn MoreDeLeo Assigns Numeric Goal to State Health Care Cost Control Efforts
March 7, 2012Source: State House News Service
MARCH 6, 2012 - STATE HOUSE BOSTON - A House proposal to refashion the state’s health care delivery system will attempt to limit the annual growth in Massachusetts’s health care costs to 3.7 percent.
Learn MoreHHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Announces Major Progress in Doctors, Hospital use of Health Information Technology
February 22, 2012Source: U.S Department of Health and Human Services
FEBRUARY 17, 2012 - KANSAS CITY, MO – The number of hospitals using health information technology (IT) has more than doubled in the last two years and nearly 2,000 hospitals and more than 41,000 doctors have received $3.1 billion in incentive payments for ensuring meaningful use of health IT, particularly certified Electronic Health Records (EHR).
Learn MoreMoore Eyes Health Care Bill by March, Mariano Touts Short-term Plans
February 8, 2012Source: State House News Service
FEBRURY 8, 2012 - STATE HOUSE, BOSTON - A major refashioning of the Massachusetts health care system aimed at incentivizing high quality health care and eliminating duplicative procedures could be presented to the House in a month, a lawmaker leading negotiations on the proposal said Wednesday.
Learn MoreSenate Passes RX Monitoring Bill, Rejects Drug Trafficker Registry
February 3, 2012Source: State House News Service
FEBRUARY 2, 2012 - The top prescribers of controlled substances like Vicodin or OxyContin would be required to immediately enroll in the state’s prescription monitoring program, and others would be forced to follow suit over the next three years under legislation passed by the Senate on Thursday.
Learn MoreMedicare Advantage Premiums down 7 percent on Average, Enrollment up 10 percent
February 1, 2012Source: HHS.gov
FEBRUARY 1, 2012 - Medicare Advantage premiums have fallen by 7 percent on average and enrollment has risen by about 10 percent since this time last year, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today.
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