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July 13th, 2010
The Department of Health and Human Services released the final Meaningful Use rule, as well as an accompanying final rule setting data standards, implementation specifications, and electronic health records certification criteria. Once MEDITECH has had the opportunity to completely review the final rules, we will provide updated materials with what is new or changed. Please stay tuned!
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July 9th, 2010
Medical representatives and I.T. leaders from around the country met at the recent World Congress Leadership Summit on Leveraging the Stimulus Funding to Accelerate EHR Adoption in Washington, DC. Several executives from MEDITECH customer sites, including Unity Health Center (Shawnee, OK), Caritas Christi Health Care System (Boston, MA), UW Health Partners-Watertown Regional Medical Center (Watertown, WI), and Gila Regional Medical Center (Silver City, NM), were among the featured speakers at this year's event.
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June 23rd, 2010
The federal government has announced a final
rule that establishes a process regarding a
temporary certification program for the purposes
of testing and certifying Health Information
Technology (HIT). Under this temporary program,
organizations may submit an application to the
Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) to
become an ONC-Authorized Testing and
Certification Body (ONC-ATCB). The new final rule
becomes effective on June 24, the date of
publication in the Federal Register.
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June 1st, 2010
Fifteen communities across the nation have
been selected to serve leadership roles in
improving care quality and increasing the use of
health care I.T., as part of the Beacon Community
Cooperative Agreement Program. The communities
are being awarded grants through the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to build
health care I.T. infrastructures, exchange
electronic health care information, stimulate
employment in the industry, and improve care
within their communities.
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Stay Up-to-Date on Government Initiatives
July 20th, 2010
MEDITECH is actively
keeping track of the economic stimulus package,
and how it affects health care I.T. Bi-weekly, we'll
post a comprehensive news update which combines
multiple federal and state media articles
covering the stimulus bill. Click the "Federal
and State Government News Update" button to
the right to view the latest edition, along with
an archive to the last forty-eight editions. Check
back bi-weekly for updates!
Additionally, we have
created an ARRA Resources page, which you can access by clicking
on the button to the right. On this resource page,
you'll find flyers, presentations, videos, and
suggested reading materials which provide an
overview of The American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, and will help
you better prepare for the path the federal
government has set forth. We will continue to
update this page as new resources are produced.
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