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On July 23 from 1:00 – 2:30 pm EST, National eHealth Collaborative will host Robert Anthony of the Office of E-Health Standards and Services at CMS to give tips and tricks in a second program in the series on how to achieve Meaningful Use Stage 1.  In this program, Robert will address hot topics and frequently... READ MORE

ONC has announced accreditation of 5 certification bodies and test laboratories to certify and test Electronic Health Records technology in the ONC Permanent Certification Program. READ MORE

On July 6, 2012, the FCC issued an order in which it indicated that it would likely issue revised regulations for the Universal Service Fund (USF). Specifically, within Docket 02-06 the FCC has been entertaining comments regarding reform to the USF in the following three areas: READ MORE

Electronic Health Record (EHR) Implementations are complex and challenging. Even after substantial preparation, due diligence and physician commitment, implementations do fail. If you are struggling with an EHR implementation, here are four action items to help you navigate the storm: READ MORE

The US Olympic team will be traveling to London this Summer with their usual delegation of equipment and support personnel; however, they will be missing thousands of pounds of customary travel companions- paper medical records. For the first time, thanks to a partnership between the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and General Electric, over 500... READ MORE

On Monday, July 16, 2012, from 10am to 4pm EDT, National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) will be hosting the Consumer Consortium on eHealth Engagement Summit in Washington, DC, to bring together stakeholders with a common interest in engaging consumers and patients with health IT.  The Summit will highlight industry activities that are advancing the consumer... READ MORE

On July 12 from 2:00 – 3:30pm EDT, ONC will webcast a panel discussion on innovative approaches to address challenges in using information from disparate EHR systems.  NextGen Healthcare, Greenway, GE, Allscripts, Vitera, Cerner and SuccessEHS have come to consensus on the highest priority elements of patient information necessary for a consistent clinical summary document... READ MORE

Since 2005, a group of associations known as the Long Term and Post Acute Care (LTPAC) Health Information Technology Collaborative (the Collaborative) have hosted the annual LTPAC Health IT Summit to discuss and advance health IT issues for long LTPAC providers.  Following the Summit, the Collaborative publishes a Road Map that identifies the progress... READ MORE

In analyzing a claim under Article 4A (Electronic Funds Transfers) of the Uniform Commercial Code, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit determined that a bank did not utilize commercially reasonable security procedures when it failed to monitor risk reports and decreased the dollar threshold which triggered use of challenge questions by... READ MORE

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) launched the Health IT Dashboard today. The Health IT Dashboard has been established to present key information about the strategy of ONC, its health care innovation grants programs, and available research data tracking the nationwide adoption of health care IT.  The Health IT Dashboard... READ MORE