February 21, 2013
In a major policy reversal, Gov. Rick Scott of Florida on Feb. 20 announced that he would support expanding his state?s Medicaid program to cover more poor residents, accepting the federal government?s offer to pay for a three-year expansion of the program, under the terms of the Affordable Care Act; but the final decision on that option will be up to the Florida Legislature.
February 20, 2013
The Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative (MAeHC), a non-profit organization which has led the charge in the Bay State and New England for health information exchange (HIE), is going to attempt to implement an HIE in the state of New Hampshire, in conjunction with the New Hampshire Health Information Organization (NHHIO). MAeHC will provide executive director management services for the New Hampshire HIE.
February 20, 2013
Advances in electronic medical record (EMR) systems and health information exchange (HIE) are shifting efforts in public health toward greater use of information systems to automate disease surveillance, but a study from the Indianapolis-based informatics and healthcare research organization Regenstrief Institute has found that these technologies' capabilities are underutilized by those on the front lines of preventing and reporting infections.
February 19, 2013
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) will open an innovation, interoperable-focused center in Cleveland, called the Global Center for Health Innovation, the organization has announced.
February 19, 2013
As many as 17 percent of all currently implemented physician practices are considering changing electronic health record (EHR) vendors by the end of 2013, according to a new report from market researcher Black Book Rankings.
February 19, 2013
The Massachusetts Health Data Consortium honored Joseph Kvedar, M.D., director of the Center for Connected Health at Partners HealthCare in Boston, at its annual CIO Dinner held Feb. 12. Dr. Kvedar was one of three recipients presented the 2013 Dolores Mitchell Investing in Information award, along with Len Fishman, CEO of Hebrew SeniorLife, and H. Eugene Lindsey, M.D., president and CEO of Atrius Health.
February 19, 2013
Aetna has announced the appointment of Nancy Ham to CEO of Medicity, the Salt Lake City, Ut.-based Aetna subsidiary and provider of health information exchange technology solutions for hospitals, physicians and health information exchanges (HIEs).
February 15, 2013
According to a team of researcher from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and elsewhere, the Microsoft Kinect, which is used as a gesture-based game controller for the Xbox 360 system, has the potential to act as a telemedicine device and save the healthcare industry billions.
February 15, 2013
Froedtert Health, a three-hospital health system based in Milwaukee, announced a data breach, reporting that one of its employee?s computer account was hacked. The breach, according to a report from the Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel, may have affected more than 40,000 patients, although the health system says it found no evidence that any personal information or medical records were accessed.
February 14, 2013
According to a report from Carpinteria, Calif.-based Redspin Inc., a provider of IT security assessments, the number of large-scale health data breaches increased from 2011 to 2012, but the number of patients affected by such breaches decreased last year.
February 14, 2013
A Congressional Budget Office report finds that the growth in healthcare cost inflation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs has slowed in the short term, with healthcare reform-driven reimbursement changes a possible factor in the trend
February 13, 2013
During a visit with Illinois Governor Pat Quinn to the Erie Health Center in Chicago on Feb.13, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that Illinois has been conditionally approved to operate a State Partnership Marketplace (Exchange), which will be ready for open enrollment in October 2013. This partnership will allow Illinois to make key decisions and tailor the marketplace to local needs and market conditions.
February 13, 2013
The Reston, Va.-based Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), a non-profit organization formed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), has announced that it will extend free membership for all federal and state government agencies and their corresponding departments.
February 13, 2013
Of the 258 accountable care organizations (ACOs) recognized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), 60 of them, from more than 15 states, have joined together to form the National Association of ACOs (NAACOS), a non-profit organization that allows ACOs to work together to increase quality of care, lower costs and improve the health of their communities.
February 13, 2013
In his first State of the Union address of his second term, President Barack Obama on Feb. 12 directly addressed some of the challenges and opportunities facing the federal Medicare program in the coming years, citing value-based purchasing in particular as an important change to the U.S. healthcare system, as well as proposing changes in pharmaceutical policy and in Medicare rules for wealthy seniors.
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