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MARCH 11, 2010
HIMSS chair: IT will transform healthcare
“Healthcare information technology is the instrument that will transform healthcare . . . [and] improve quality, safety, access, and cost-efficiency,” said Barry P. Chaiken, MD, MPH, Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) board chairman, March 1 in his opening remarks at the HIMSS annual conference in Atlanta. More...
FCC proposes steps to meaningful use of IT
To close the broadband connectivity gap that exists among healthcare practices, the Federal Communications Commission is proposing transforming its Rural Health Care Program, which is authorized to spend $400 million per year, to help healthcare delivery locations meaningfully use health information technology. More...
‘Meaningful use’ to spur healthcare IT spending, HIMSS survey says
The concept of "meaningful use," together with an improving economy, appears to be spurring an increase in healthcare information technology (IT) spending, suggest recently released results of the 21st annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Leadership Survey. More...
HHS proposes two-part approach to EHR certification process
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on March 2 proposed a two-part approach for establishing a certification program to test and certify electronic health record (EHR) systems. More...
Surveys differ on physician EHR perceptions
Physicians’ overall perceptions of electronic health record systems are positive, according to two recent surveys that gauged physician usage and plans for the systems. More...

Key Topic Updates  
Modern Medicine Blog
The Interesting Patient
Everything I Didn’t Know about Elder Care: The Postscript
Hi Ho, It’s Off to HIMSS We Go
Join the conversation at memag.com/blogs
Patient Relations
Online physician rankings can boost, harm a practice
National health system to offer webcam visits
Automated outreach fails to boost colorectal cancer screening
FDA clears first point-of-care allergy test device
Practice Management
A concierge practice without the price
MGMA: Practices unhappy with PQRI
One in five physicians likely to purchase iPad within year
Looking for medical supplies on...eBay
Electronic Health Records
Case studies serve as “meaningful use” examples
‘Connectathon’ tests 150 HIT systems for compliance, interoperability
44 percent of practices use electronic health records
10 EHR lessons from 10 practices

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