What are the Odds?
The final rules for meaningful use and the CMS incentive programs will be released shortly. So what are the odds that we will see any…
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IFR for Temporary EHR Certification released
About 9 weeks ago the comment period ended for the ONC NPRM on establishment of Certification Programs of a temporary program. Today the Interim Final Rule…
Recovery Room 6/6/10
On May 19th, the HIT Policy Committee held their meeting. Paul Tang and Jodi Daniel presented results and recommendations for the Health IT Strategic Framework…
Friday at Five – 6/4/10
Join us every Friday at 5 for our weekly top 5 favorites in the world of HIT and HITECH. This week we take to Twitter….
The Big Wait
Boston had the big dig, New Orleans has the big easy, New York is the big apple, surfers have the big kahuna, but we have…
Beacon Community Program Update
Back in December 2009, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius announced that it would make available $235 million from the American Recovery and…
Recovery Room 4/22/10
While most of us were getting through spring breaks and filing taxes, the ONC and its advisory committees have been working overtime. No word on…
Supplemental “Rural Hospital” REC Funding May Not Reach Most Rural Hospitals
The following guest post is provided by Louis Wenzlow at Rural Health IT, a collaboration between the Wisconsin Office of Rural Health and the Rural WI Health…
Recovery Room 3/28/10
There has been much to report about this month. First, everyone is getting back to business after this year’s HIMSS conference in Atlanta at the…