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Comparative effectiveness research … Is it in our future?

by Eva Marie Stahl Jul 31 2009, 09:52 AM In May, Harvard Medical School Professor Dr. Jerry Avorn, critiqued the backlash regarding $1.1 billion in funding for comparative effectiveness research (CER) generated by its inclusion in the Stimulus Package. The funds, according to Avorn, threatened the livelihoods of both pharma and device makers. Why? Because current standards by the ...

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EHRs: An Ongoing Carrot and Stick Saga

by Eva Marie Stahl Jul 24 2009, 06:48 AM The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act passed by Congress earlier this year itemized over $19 billion dollars for Health IT. Of that amount, $17 billion is directed toward fiscal incentives promoting the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) by Medicare and Medicaid providers and toward hospitals. The Medicaid and hospital incentive ...

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Remote EKG reading technology shows promise for VA

by Eva Marie Stahl Jul 20 2009, 07:21 AM The Department of Veterans Affairs is testing a new mobile handheld technology that enables off-site cardiologists to read EKGs and use them to prescribe treatment within 3 minutes. For a patient awaiting the arrival of an on-call cardiologist while in the ER or in a more remote setting, this can be a lifesaving technology. Guidelines ...

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Study: Medicaid providers may get fed funding for EHRs

by Eva Marie Stahl Jul 17 2009, 07:24 AM A George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services report states that according to national data, there are over 45,000 Medicaid providing physicians eligible for Electronic Health Record (EHR) funding support through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA). According to the report, over 15 percent of ...

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Utilizing social network technology to elevate the role of EHRs

by Eva Marie Stahl Jul 13 2009, 07:56 AM Software Advice blogger Chris Thorman presented an interesting argument last week by hypothesizing that Twitter—the hero of Iran’s grassroots political organizing campaign—could be an important tool in battling the spread of disease. As fears surrounding the H1N1 pandemic are sure to return when flu season hits the northern hemisphere, Thorman’s ...

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HIT Stakeholders Argue ‘Meaningful Use’ Requirement too Aggressive

by Eva Marie Stahl Jul 10 2009, 09:42 AM As the debate for health care reform gears up with one of the biggest lobbying efforts ever seen on both sides of the aisle, it may be crucial to examine lessons learned from recent problematic government mandates on the health sector. Following the Health IT Policy Committee recommendations released on June 16th, which are guided by the ...

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EHRs with the ease of an iPhone? Not so fast

by Eva Marie Stahl Jul 03 2009, 05:49 AM The Children’s Health Informatics Program in Boston published a working paper last week that outlined the "ten principles for fostering development of an ‘iPhone-like’ platform for health care information technology." This paper is the byproduct of a perspective piece featured in the March edition of the New England Journal of ...

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Michelle Obama announces $851 million in grants to support community health

by Eva Marie Stahl Jul 02 2009, 05:25 AM First Lady Michelle Obama was the first to announce a broad and sweeping grants program for community health centers (CHCs) this week. The Recovery Act Capital Improvement Program will dole out over $850 million dollars in funding to CHCs nationwide that demonstrate a need for capital improvement projects such as new equipment, infrastructure, ...

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FISMA—a roadblock for EHRs?

by Eva Marie Stahl Jun 30 2009, 05:00 AM FISMA is becoming a roadblock for electronic health record implementation, Government Health IT magazine reported this week. The Federal Information and Security Management Act (FISMA), passed by Congress in 2002 to better protect the federal government against cyber attacks, mandates information security standards for all federal agencies. ...

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Kaiser gets good marks for EHRs

by Eva Marie Stahl Jun 25 2009, 06:19 AM The Commonwealth Fund published a series of case studies this week that reviewed the ‘best practices’ of several health communities and their efforts to integrate care, reduce cost and improve outcomes. With respect to health care information technology, Kaiser Permanente, the largest not-for-profit integrated health care delivery system in ...

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