The Waiting Room week of 8/16/09
The HIT Standards Committee will meet on Thursday this week. The three workgroups Clinical operations, Clinical Quality, and Privacy & Security are slated to present…
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Recommendations Adopted
On Friday, the HIT Policy Committee had their monthly meeting. The usual suspects were there and the three workgroups along with the Standards Committee’s workgroups…
Listen in on the HIT Policy Committee Meeting
The agenda has been posted for tomorrow’s HIT Policy meeting (August 14). The meeting will begin at 10am EST and is expected to go through…
The Waiting Room week of 8/9/09
The HIT Policy Committee will meet for the fourth time this Friday, August 14th at 10am EST. Now that the Meaningful Use recommendations have been…
Governor’s Created Alliance Releases State Guide on HIE
In 2007 the National Governors Association (NGA) created the State Alliance for e-Health, from an ONC contract award, as a collaborative to improve the health…
Rural and Community Hospitals
Our rural and community hospitals are finding the good, the bad, and the ugly when it comes to the HITECH Act. There are several media…
The Waiting Room – week of 8/2/09
There are times when the Waiting Room is empty. This week, we find the HIT committees preparing for next week’s meetings and like they say…
The Waiting Room week of 7/26/09
This week the Health IT front will pale in comparison to what everyone will really be watching. Will Pelosi take her Health Care Reform bill…
The Waiting Room week of 7/19/09
It will be hard to top last week with all the “meaning” and drama. But, if you haven’t had enough of the ONCHIT, the HIT…