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Vital Signs
Federal policymakers to develop EHR testing program for behavioral health, long-term care facilities
By Joseph Conn | August 07, 2013
Federal health information technology policymakers plan to establish a voluntary program for the testing and certification of electronic health-record systems used by long-term care, post-acute care and behavioral health providers.
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Vital Signs
ONC study shows progress in EHR interoperability
By Joseph Conn | August 07, 2013
There has been significant progress in getting health information technology systems to talk to one another, according to a new study on interoperability by HHS' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
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News
DocuTrac taps O'Shaughnessy to be director of tech support
By Rachel Landen | August 06, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
DocuTrac, which develops electronic health records and practice-management software for the behavioral health industry, has hired Kevin O'Shaughnessy as director of technical support services.
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Health center networks to receive $3 million for EHR efforts
By Steven Ross Johnson | August 06, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Six regional networks of community health centers are slated to receive a total of $3 million in federal funding toward the adoption of or improvement to their electronic health-record systems.
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Information
Tennessee's eHealth initiative goes statewide
By Nashville Business Journal | August 05, 2013
Nashville healthcare providers looking for a way to meet federal requirements related to electronic health records have a new option. The Tennessee Health eShare Direct Project rolled out statewide this week, following pilot programs in Chattanooga, Memphis and Hickman County that launched in March.
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ONC guide gives advice on EHR software, services
By Joseph Conn | August 05, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Hospitals and office-based physicians not yet using an electronic health-record system can get some free help from the federal government on what to expect when contracting to buy EHR software or services.
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Vital Signs
Study shows EHRs' role in cutting readmissions of high-risk heart failure patients
By Steven Ross Johnson | August 01, 2013
The findings of a new study published this week in BMJ Quality & Safety show the first evidence that electronic health records can play a role in reducing hospital readmissions of high-risk heart failure patients.
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Information
Consumer groups fighting proposed higher charges for medical records
By Tampa Bay (Fla.) Times | July 31, 2013
Consumer advocates and attorneys are lining up against a proposal to allow patients requesting their own medical records to be charged up to four times what they pay now.
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Vital Signs
Majority of hospitals, docs have received EHR incentives
By Joseph Conn | July 29, 2013
Eight out of 10 eligible hospitals and 58% of eligible physicians and other medical professionals have received payments totaling $15.5 billion under the federal electronic health record incentive payment program, according to the latest CMS data.
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Magazine
Fee frustrations | Connecting EHR systems too pricey, providers say
By Joseph Conn | July 27, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
The cost of connecting one health information technology system with another remains a significant barrier to achieving the national goal of a computerized and interconnected healthcare industry. Healthcare providers complain that they often pay high fees...
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