Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT Director Dr. David Blumenthal and federal Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra announced a “milestone†in electronic health technology. Minnesota and Rhode Island became the
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At the annual eHealth Initiative Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., a few weeks ago, national health IT coordinator David Blumenthal hailed the “era of meaningful use,†using the term to describe the
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The director of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, Dr. David Blumenthal, has a simple message for healthcare providers pondering whether and how to adopt electronic health records: Just
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As skirmishes over the upcoming 2012 budget are expected to switch into high gear over the next few weeks, health IT coordinator David Blumenthal laid out the guidelines agencies must follow for
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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has put the finishing touches on creating a permanent health IT certification program. Going forward, “meaningful use†of electronic health records technology will
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In the world of electronic health records, David Blumenthal the national coordinator for health IT is a celebrity. Health Leaders Media, in a list of the top 20 change agents in healthcare,
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Electronic health records have been touted by supporters of the technology, including National Health IT Coordinator David Blumenthal, as tools of better medicine for doctors. But, according to a report in The
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Health and Human Services Chief Technology Officer Todd Park said HHS will begin awarding grants to healthcare providers who adopt health IT practices, but only if they can prove they are actually
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National Coordinator of Health IT David Blumenthal has identified four bottlenecks in healthcare IT that hinder the United States from adopting a more robust, digital system, according to ModernHealthCare.com. They are: Lack
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National Coordinator for Health IT David Blumenthal sought to create new standards to recognize healthcare providers who have gone above and beyond in implementing electronic medical records, according to HealthSystemCIO.com. But the
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