Image via Wikipedia There is a critical element in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) that targets funds for Federally-Qualified Community Health Centers (FQHCs). An FQHC is an organization defined by the Medicare and Medicaid statutes that receives funding under Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act. FQHCs provide primary care services [...]
Upcoming HIT Policy Standards Committee Meetings in Washington
May 7, 2009 By 4 Comments
Image via Wikipedia The HIT Policy Committee will hold its first meeting May 11 in Washington D.C. The HIT Standards Committee will hold its inaugural meeting on May 15, also in Washington D.C. Instructions on how to access the meetings and participate in person or on the web can be found at Brian Ahier’s Healthcare IT [...]
A Silicon Valley look at the possible benefits of data mining with EMR
May 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Image by moonhouse via Flickr Talk of a nationwide electronic medical records system has centered on cost, feasibility and whether it will provide better care. But there is one potential benefit to such a system that few have talked about: the possibility of mining a massive database of patients, doctors, medical strategies, procedures and prescriptions [...]
Howard Dean on Technology as the Key to Health Reform
May 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Image via Wikipedia As a former practicing physician, the husband of a physician in private practice, a former governor of Vermont, a candidate for president and a consumer, I have had the opportunity to evaluate U.S. health care delivery systems from multiple perspectives. If we are to have real, meaningful reform, our nation must… To [...]
Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson releases outline of principles for health care reform.
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May 4, 2009 – Today, Nebraska’s Senator Ben Nelson released an outline of principles for health care reform, entitled, “Governing from the Middle: A Wise Path for Health Care Reform.” “I believe meaningful health care reform is within reach and Congress must find a middle ground to improve care by lowering cost and expanding access,” [...]
