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U.S. system weak on affordability, access: Commonwealth report
By Maureen McKinney | October 18, 2011 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
The U.S. healthcare system is faltering in areas such as affordability and access, according to a report from the Commonwealth Fund's Commission on a High Performance Health System. In its third annual report, Why Not the Best? Results from the National Scorecard on U.S. Health System...
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Jain takes post with LodgeNet Healthcare
By Andis Robeznieks | October 13, 2011 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Dr. Sachin Jain, a former senior adviser to CMS Administrator Dr. Donald Berwick and a special assistant to former National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Dr. David Blumenthal, has been named senior medical adviser of LodgeNet Healthcare.
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Blumenthal: EHRs, despite flaws, make docs better
By Boston Globe | September 22, 2011
When Dr. David Blumenthal was appointed in 2009 to coordinate national efforts to promote electronic health records, his wife thought it was "a huge failure of vetting," he told an audience at an event at the Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare in Boston.
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Late News: Jain to leave HHS advisory position to return to Harvard
By Modern Healthcare | June 20, 2011 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Dr. Sachin Jain will leave his health information technology advisory position at HHS to return to clinical work at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston.
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Blumenthal to chair Commonwealth Fund commission
By Joseph Conn | June 06, 2011 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Dr. David Blumenthal, the former head of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at HHS, has been named chairman of the Commonwealth Fund's 17-member
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Bipartisan Policy Center: Need for greater consumer engagement, more public-private collaboration in health IT
By Jessica Zigmond | June 03, 2011 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Engaging patients through new technologies and expanding public-private collaborations are among the recommendations in a new report from...
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Asleep at the switch | Inspector general's reports have harsh words for HHS' security rule enforcement, but experts say not all the criticism is warranted
May 23, 2011 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Federal officials and healthcare providers are torn between a push to adopt information technology as quickly and broadly as possible and the rival demands of securing their patients' private electronic data.
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Audit reports hit HHS on digital security
By Joseph Conn | May 17, 2011 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Two new audit reports question HHS' commitment to digital security in health information technology.
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50 Most Influential Physician Executives in Healthcare, 2011
By Rich Daly | May 09, 2011 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Looking for some prominent physician leaders? Chances are they work in Washington. Physicians employed by the federal government or public health advisory organizations dominate the latest list of the 50 Most Influential Physician Executives in Healthcare.
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50 Most Influential Physician Executives for 2011 (text list)
May 09, 2011 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
The ranked roster of the 50 Most Influential Physician Executives in Healthcare for 2011.
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