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February 26, 2007 — 8:01pm ET


Pick a project and stick to it--or national health IT adoption may never happen. That's the message Gov. Phil Bredesen (D-TN) had for attendees at today's HIMSS morning keynote session. Bredesen, who co-chairs the State …

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NHS official says MD input ignored on project

June 28, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

The former top medical advisor to the U.K.'s $36.3 billion National Health Infrastructure IT project says he believes organizers chose to ignore physician input in the planning stages of the initiative. Professor Peter Hutton told the Financial Times he was asked to leave his post shortly after complaining to superiors that doctors' views on IT purchases were not being aired adequately. The project has since fallen behind schedule and has drawn criticism from many doctors in the …

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Health IT vote unlikely until after July 4 recess

June 25, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

A vote on key health IT legislation pending before Congress is unlikely to move forward this month, according to media reports. The Johnson-Deal bill would make changes to federal law designed to encourage hospitals and physicians to adopt information technology. Among other things, the legislation makes the job of National Health IT Coordinator permanent, officially empowering a federal czar to oversee the technological transformation of the U.S. healthcare system. Other provisions seek …

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Health IT bill stalls in House

June 19, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

House Republicans are stalling on a bill that would fund national health IT projects, citing a Congressional Budget Office estimate that the bill would end up "increasing direct spending and decreasing revenue." The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Nancy Johnson (D-CT) and Rep. Nathan Deal (R-GA) was approved by the House Ways and Means Committee and the Energy and Commerce Committee last week. The bill would make the role of National Health IT Coordinator official and enact changes to U.S. …

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June 12, 2006 — 8:00pm ET

> The Center for Science in the Public Interest calculates that a one cent per can soda tax would raise $1.5 billion a year to fight obesity and other diseases. Article

> The national organ transplantation system is under fire after recent revelations. Could Web sites like MatchingDonor.com be the answer? Article

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SPOTLIGHT: National Health IT Week kicks off in D.C.

June 4, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

Monday marks the start of National Health IT Week, which runs from June 5 through 9 in Washington D.C. Expect a steady trickle of health IT related stories in the news as the official conference gets underway. Headliners include the usual suspects: Dr. McClellan, the Center for Health Transformation's Newt Gingrich and Carolyn Clancy. Meanwhile, a decent number of HIMSS members will be swarming Capitol Hill, perhaps suggesting that a little more money might be found for healthcare IT projects. Web site

Brailer leaves HIT post

April 20, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

Dr. David Brailer, who was the national coordinator for health information technology for the past two years, told the Financial Times that he is resigning for "family reasons" and because the national health IT program "is now mature and moving in the right direction." The timing of the announcement, which comes on the same week as the resignation of White House press secretary Scott McClellan and the "demotion" of policy advisor Karl Rove, has led to speculation that the move …

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Privacy measures key to PHR acceptance

October 11, 2005 — 8:01pm ET

Americans like the idea of electronic health records. They are worried, however, about the privacy implications of the technology, especially when it comes to employers and insurance companies. Those are two conclusions highlighted by a recent study funded by the Markle Foundation and conducted by polling group Public Opinion Strategies, which found that more than 60 percent favored personal health records. The group says emphasis must be placed on ensuring consumer confidence in privacy …

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Patterson rebukes Brailer on national health IT strategy

October 10, 2005 — 8:01pm ET

Wall Street has long thought Cerner will benefit from the Bush administration's plan for a national health IT infrastructure. But now some people are wondering if relations have worsened between the well-connected company and the White House. Over the weekend, Cerner CEO Neal Patterson made remarks critical of National Health IT coordinator David Brailer's performance. Speaking at a Cerner event, Patterson expressed doubts about the way in which Brailer has handled government HIT …

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HIT: Virus shuts down Dartmouth Hitchcock network

August 18, 2005 — 8:01pm ET

Computer security experts have been warning for years that a malicious computer virus unleashed by hackers or a terrorist group could create havoc in the healthcare system. On Thursday, we got a look at the kind of problems that could lie ahead for the national health IT infrastructure as the Zotub worm hit Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and quickly propagated across the health system's network, shutting down access to patient medical records at its facilities across New Hampshire. …

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