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Tuesday, Mar 9, 2010

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Press Release - 3/08/2010
ONC Replaces NPRM

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has withdrawn the proposed rule establishing a certification program for electronic health records software and replaced it with a corrected version.
Press Release - 3/08/2010
Atlas of Heart Disease Hospitalizations Among Medicare Beneficiaries

CDC's Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention this week released the 123 page report: "Atlas of Heart Disease Hospitalizations Among Medicare Beneficiaries." CDC states that the atlas "provides for the first time statistics about heart disease hospitalizations at the county level. Data came from the Medicare records of more than 28 million people each year between 2000 and 2006 in the 50 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The report documented an average of 2.1 million hospitalizations for heart disease each year."
Press Release - 3/03/2010
Proposed Rule for the Establishment of Certification Programs for Health Information Technology

A Message from Dr. David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology

March 2, 2010

Today the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) outlining the proposed approach for establishing a certification program to test and certify electronic health records (EHRs). The HITECH Act mandates the development of a certification program which will give purchasers and users of EHR technology assurances that the technology and products have the necessary functionality and security to help meet meaningful use criteria. While we are making significant strides toward modernizing our health care system, these efforts will only succeed if providers and patients are confident that their health information systems are safe and functional.
Press Release - 2/26/2010
FTC continues crackdown on physician associations and targets an executive director

The Federal Trade Commission recently announced a Consent Order with Roaring Fork Valley Physicians I.P.A., Inc (RFV), an independent physician association representing approximately 85 physicians, or almost 80 percent of the doctors in Garfield County, Colorado, settling charges of price-fixing and other anticompetitive conduct by RFV.
Press Release - 2/25/2010
OIG Advisory Opinion 10-03 – Concerning the use of a "preferred hospital" network as part of a Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance ["Medigap"] policy.

Read this for more information.
Press Release - 2/24/2010
Information exchanges have positive effect: GAO

Electronic personal health information exchanges are helping providers better coordinate patient care and root out abuse, concludes a report by the Government Accountability Office.

The review of four health information exchanges indicates that they are having a positive effect on quality of care, the GAO said in the report issued this month.
Press Release - 2/23/2010
Advancing Health Information Exchange: A Message from Dr. David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology

Today we announce the first cooperative agreement awards authorized by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act.  It marks a major milestone in our journey towards nationwide adoption and meaningful use of health information technology (health IT).   One set of awards provides $386 million to 40 States and qualified State-Designated Entities to rapidly build capacity for exchanging health information across the health care system both within and between states through the State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program. The other awards provide $375 million to create 32 Regional Extension Centers (RECs) that will support the efforts of health professionals, starting with priority primary care providers, to become meaningful users of electronic health records (EHRs). Additional awards will be made in both programs over the coming weeks. Together, these programs will help modernize the use of health information, improving the quality and efficiency of care for all Americans.
Press Release - 2/17/2010
CDC notes rise in use of medical technology

The rate of MRI and CT/PET scans—either ordered or provided—tripled between 1996 and 2007, according to the federal government's 33rd annual report to the president and Congress on the nation's health.
Press Release - 2/17/2010
2010 Olympic Medals fabricated from recovered computer parts

When Olympic champions are crowned at this year's winter games in Vancouver, these elite athletes will be taking home more than just gold, silver or bronze medals—they will be playing a role in Canada's efforts to reduce electronic waste. That's because each medal was made with a tiny bit of the more than 140,000 tons of e-waste that otherwise would have been sent to Canadian landfills.
Press Release - 2/16/2010
Sebelius, Solis Announce Nearly $1 Billion Recovery Act Investment in Advancing Use of Health IT, Training Workers for Health Jobs of the Future

Grant Awards to Help Make Health IT Available to Over 100,000 Health Providers by 2014, Support Tens of Thousands of Jobs Nationwide

WASHINGTON, DC - Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Labor Secretary Hilda Solis today announced a total of nearly $1 billion in Recovery Act awards to help health care providers advance the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology (IT) and train workers for the health care jobs of the future. The awards will help make health IT available to over 100,000 hospitals and primary care physicians by 2014 and train thousands of people for careers in health care and information technology. This Recovery Act investment will help grow the emerging health IT industry which is expected to support tens of thousands of jobs ranging from nurses and pharmacy techs to IT technicians and trainers.
   

 

 
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