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Senators Reintroduce Telemedicine Bill

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) have re-introduced the Fostering Independence Through Technology Act—legislation designed to help lower the hospital readmissions rate in rural and underserved communities.Under the proposed bill, the HHS secretary would create pilot projects to … Continue reading →

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Environmental Intelligence, LLC, Recognized As One Of America’s Top Emerging Businesses

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 27, 2013 Environmental Intelligence, LLC, Recognized As One Of  America’s  Top                    Emerging Businesses                     Customer driven approach shines among peers Dallas, Texas – Recognizing the economic power of privately held businesses, DiversityBusiness.com, the nation’s … Continue reading →

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New HIPAA Privacy And Security Rules Goes Into Effect Today

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

While Tuesday marks the effective date of a host of new federal privacy and security rules, including extending legal liability to business associates of healthcare providers and restoring a measure of patient control over disclosure of their records, compliance won’t … Continue reading →

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Health IT Now Coalition Says Congressional Hearings Were Promising

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

The Health IT Now Coalition says that last week’s three days of hearings on healthcare IT held by the House Energy and Commerce Committee to discuss the potential effects of current and a potentially new regulatory framework for health information … Continue reading →

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EHR Installation Does Not Equal Effective Implementation

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

When it comes to your organization successfully adopting electronic health records, it’s not just a matter of “going live” with the technology, says Don Harrison, co-leader of the Sunday workshop titled “Solving the Healthcare IT Adoption Dilemma,” at the 2013 … Continue reading →

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EHR Incentive Payments Reach $12 Billion

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

With some healthcare providers now into their second year of meaningful use reporting, Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record payments were estimated at $12.3 billion paid to a total of 219,000 physicians and hospitals through the end of February 2013 … Continue reading →

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CMS Releases RFI on HIE’s

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) have published a joint request for information asking industry stakeholders for suggestions on what more, or less, the federal government should … Continue reading →

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ONC Chief Reinforces Commitment to Health IT

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

The day after President Bill Clinton told the HIMSS13 audience that the healthcare system was broken, but could be fixed, ONC chief Farzad Mostashari, MD, offered a personal example of that broken system: his Mom. Mostashari launched his own keynote … Continue reading →

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ONC Announces New HIE Toolkit For Rural Providers

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has announced the release of a new rural health information exchange (HIE) toolkit. ONC’s National Rural Health Resource Center has made available a set of “practical” HIE resources that … Continue reading →

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Health IT Seen As Vital To Payment, Delivery Reform

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

The CMS and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology are absolutely committed to using health information technology as a foundation for healthcare system payment and delivery reform.That was the message put forth Tuesday morning at the … Continue reading →

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