Digital Government
Also in the news: E-heath records for Calif. farmworkers
A state-funded project will help migrant workers take their medical records with them as they travel throughout California.
Digital Government
Also in the news: Health IT bill fails in Senate
The Wired for Health Care Quality Act would have helped health care professionals buy electronic medical records systems and closed a privacy loophole, Government Health IT reports.
Digital Government
Senate Republicans talk Medicare anti-fraud fixes
Executive tells Hill forum that recent cross-check of Medicare and LexisNexis records turned up $3.2 billion in illicit claims.
People
FDA, Military Health System tighten data sharing pact
Information-sharing relationship includes review of new drugs and track food-borne illnesses.
People
Reader comment roundup
Reader comment roundup: Fixing government, Lower salaries, Military health care and more.
People
Obama, McCain: The same coin?
Shared priorities, unavoidable realities bring candidates together on some issues.
Digital Government
HIPAA audits drive business for privacy software firm
Electronic ID theft, snooping and HIPAA audits have contributed to the growth of FairWarning, a St. Petersburg, Fla., privacy auditing firm.
People
Military Health System seeks options for AHLTA
MHS is reviewing recommendations on the feasibility of developing a joint DOD/VA electronic medical record system, among other possibilities.
Digital Government
House committee approves major health IT bill
Privacy issues are at the forefront as Energy and Commerce Committee approves bill to promote EHRs and health information exchanges.
People
GAO: States need more fed help preparing for pandemics
States remain weak in the areas of critical infrastructure, food safety reporting, and facilitating a medical care surge, the GAO found.
Digital Government
Louisiana law sets up health care transparency site
Web site would supply consumers treatment price data, including when a physician has performed a procedure, their complication rates and patient safety indicators.
Digital Government
Law will boost e-prescribing, HHS secretary says
Despite the president's veto of the recent Medicare bill, officials say the administration supports the legislation's e-prescribing incentives.
Digital Government
HealthMap taps Internet for public health ‘situational awareness’
HealthMap system developed by Harvard and Children’s Hospital Boston scours the Internet to pick up raw intelligence on potential disease outbreaks.
Digital Government
HIPAA privacy and security violations cost Seattle company $100,000
First-of-its-kind settlement could signal that HHS is taking a tougher stance toward violations.
Digital Government
Nebraska, Idaho HIEs pick health record-sharing system
Both statewide health information exchanges choose solution from Axolotl as information management platform.
People
PHR adoption: How’s it going?
Provider usage is one way to tell whether the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments’ personal health record systems are successful.
People
Full medical jacket
The military’s personal health record projects — which aim for convenience, lower costs and better health outcomes — are shaking up deeply rooted business processes.
Digital Government
Vermont trust fund aims at physicians' EHR adoption
Sponsors estimate that the fund will boost EHR penetration to 50 percent of the state's independent physicians during the next five years.
Digital Government
New York state considers accrediting RHIOs
State officials will rely on RHIOs to govern health information exchanges and want to be able to assure stakeholders that they're up to the task.
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