Challenge.gov Contest Looks to Create New Scheduler for VA EHR
VA Hosts Challenge.gov Contest In September 2009 President Obama outlined and initiated his Strategy for American Innovation. He called on agencies to “increase their ability…
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Majority of Physicians Use Copy/Paste Function in Their EHR
Cloning Persistent Problem in EHR Data Entry Amanda Guerrero Twitter:Â @meanusenetwork Moving patient health records from paper charts to a computerized format can improve care quality…
Commonwealth Fund Report Says Health IT Could Stabilize Healthcare Spending
Latest Research by The Commonwealth Fund Released The Commonwealth Fund is a non-profit organization established in 1918 to promote the common good. It was one…
ONC Hosts Upcoming Webinar on Patient Engagement
Fostering Innovation for Patient Engagement The ONC in collaboration with the National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) is hosting an upcoming webinar on patient engagement. In November…
FCC Announces $400 Million Fund to Expand Telehealth
Funding Expands Telemedicine to Rural Communities Yesterday the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced $400 million will be made available through a healthcare connect fund to…
HHS Announces Grant Program to Create Telehealth Centers
$1.9M Earmarked for Six New Telehealth Centers The HHS Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) plans to provide $1.9 million in grant funding to fund…
Knowns and Unknowns About the Health IT Workforce
Knowns and Unknowns About the Health IT Workforce William Hersh, MD, Professor and Chair, OHSU Blog: Informatics Professor I have had the opportunity over the last…
Health IT Trends and Predictions for 2013
What Lies Ahead for Health IT It’s a new year. Year nine of GW Bush’s 10 years to widespread health information technology. Year four of…
CMS To Host Series on ICD-10 Transition
ICD-10 End-to-End Testing The conversion to ICD-10 originally set to go into effect October 1, 2013 Â was postponed last April to October 1, 2014. In…