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Bills seek to expand meaningful use, allow non-certified EMRs; Orthopedists call standards inappropriate
Once again, members of Congress, unsatisfied with the scope of "meaningful use," are seeking to expand eligibility for federal EMR subsidy payments, while more criticisms of the final CMS rule are
Mental health advocates continue to push for ARRA expansion
Mental health advocates continue to press for psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, substance abuse professionals, psychiatric hospitals and related providers to be included in the federal
Hospital-based docs now eligible for MU bonuses; bill seeks expansion to mental health
Physicians in hospital-based outpatient clinics now are eligible for federal EMR incentive payments, as President Obama has signed into law legislation that removes a restriction in the American
The message is trickling through: IT and quality must be part of reform
Congress passed, and President Obama signed, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into law back in February, including some $35 billion or so in funding for EMRs and other health IT. (Based on
'Health IT Week' shrinks, but Congress needs all the reminders it can get
In case anyone missed the news, today is the first day of the National Health IT Week . In just its fourth year, it's an event that's already losing its luster. According to the promotional materials:
Kennedy championed health IT, HIPAA
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) was an unlikely champion of health IT. As the second-most-senior member of the august body known as the U.S. Senate, you'd think that he wouldn't understand newfangled
PHRs: An idea whose time hasn't come
This week, personal health records turn up in FierceHealthIT a couple of times. On one hand, there's the news that Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) wants to give doctors up to $3 per patient for every
HIMSS report: $25 billion stimulus needed to help speed EMR adoption
It's become pretty clear that President-Elect Obama thinks the best kind of economic stimulus is one that also creates lasting jobs, and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
Congress passes mental health parity measure
After years of skirmishing and compromise, Congress has finally passed a mental health parity bill. The bill, as approved by both houses, would prohibit employers offering mental health coverage from
Kennedy to file PHR legislation
After months of discussion, it looks like Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) is planning to move ahead with a bill promoting the use of PHRs. As anticipated, the bill would offer incentives of as much as $3 per patient to providers that play ball. The payments would come from an incentive fund drawing on dollars from the Medicare trust as well as health plans, drug and device manufacturers. Kennedy's PHR would work based on Web technology, rather than requiring doctors or hospitals to invest in …
