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Markle Foundation's recommendations for 'blue button' backed by 46 organizations
Forty-six organizations have showed their support for the Markle Foundation's recommendations for privacy and security practices for the "blue button," which would allow patients to have instant access to their healthcare records.
Health IT attracts new students on campus
Among the waves of students heading to college this fall are a number of students and information technology workers who have signed up for new courses and certificates that will train them to become health information technology professionals working for healthcare providers.
Australian Election result a win for IT, e-health
The Australian Computer Society has renewed calls for a minister dedicated to an information technology portfolio as industry awaits a new Finance Minister. The call was made as key rural independents Rob Oakeshott and Tony Windsor decided to back Labor, giving Julia Gillard the numbers to form the next government.
With Beacons lit, ONC prepares support network
Even as the Office of the National Coordinator named Cincinnati and Detroit as its final two "Beacon" communities, it was already at work on measures designed to share the findings and successes of the health IT test centers among rank-and-file clinics and medical practices.
Health Information Technology Policy Committee
Health Information Technology Policy Committee
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Department of Health and Human Services
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Illegal Online Pharmacies
Illegal Online Pharmacies
White House and Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
Sept 29
Two New Beacon Communities
The Greater Cincinnati HealthBridge (Cincinnati, OH) and Southeastern Michigan Health Association (Detroit, MI) are the two newest Beacon Community awardees.
Health Care Broadband in America
The FCC released Omnibus Broadband Initiative Technical Paper No. 5, which describes the methodology and assumptions used in determining the health care broadband connectivity gap in the National Broadband Plan.
Authors issue reality check on health IT
A pair of Boston-area researchers with a penchant for planting proverbial two-by-fours of reality between the eyes of federal healthcare information technology policymakers have landed another whack.
FCC Tweaks Medical Radio Rules
The Federal Communications Commission has issued a final rule making modifications and clarifications to previous rules governing the Medical Device Radiocommunications Service, or MedRadio. MedRadio is an ultra-low power, unlicensed mobile radio service for transmitting data in support of diagnostic or therapeutic functions associated with implanted and worn medical devices, according to the FCC.
The New Momentum Behind Electronic Health Records
The entire health care industry is starting to see how much it has to gain from health information technology.
White House To Meet With ICANN On Illegal Online Pharmacies
The White House has called a meeting for later this month with the group that manages the Internet's domain name system to discuss ways to crack down on illegal online pharmacies.
Biden touts stimulus law's IT benefits
Recovery Act investments in health information technology are making headway in improving patient care and reducing medical errors, according to a new White House report.
CCHIT, Drummond as Named Electronic Health Record certifiers
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) named the Drummond Group, of Austin, Texas, and the Certification Commission for Health IT (CCHIT), of Chicago, to be the first organizations authorized to test and certify electronic health records under ONC's temporary certification program.
Good Cellphone Service Comes at a Price
Tenants at 165 Pinehurst Avenue, a six-story brick building on a hilltop in Washington Heights (NYC), have something most modern Americans would envy: impeccable cellphone service. But it comes with a cost. They worry their building in northern Manhattan is going to collapse.
$32 million to support rural health priorities includes funding for telehealth
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced more than $32 million in FY 2010 funds to increase access to health care for Americans living in rural areas.
ER wait times reduced 22 percent with advanced EHRs
The patients at hospitals with the most advanced type of electronic medical records are likely to spend 22.4 percent less time in the emergency room than at other hospitals, a new study from the W.P.Carey School of Business at Arizona State University shows.
Smoking still too common in movies, CDC says
The number of U.S. movies showing people smoking has declined since 2005, but cigarettes still feature in far too many films and could be influencing young people to take up the habit, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report.
NIST Publishes Approved Testing Procedures for Electronic Health Records
In efforts to help the nation's health care industry make the transition to the digital age in an effective and meaningful fashion, the National Institute of Standards and Technology has published a set of approved procedures for testing information technology systems that work with electronic health records.
CMS sets funding rules for Medicaid Health IT projects
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has published its final guidance to state Medicaid directors on what they can expect from the federal government in terms of funding support for their health IT activities, clearing the way for them to start-up programs for the adoption and meaningful use of electronic health records.
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Outside In remains innovative to aid area homeless
Northwest 23rd Avenue in Portland’s Alphabet District is a familiar place for Desiree. She was born at Legacy Good Samaritan. She has worked at high-end boutiques in the trendy neighborhood. And she also fought the elements, stigma and desolation of being homeless there.
“I hid my homelessness. No one knew that I didn’t have anywhere to turn,” Desiree said. “Luckily, word-of-mouth led me to Outside In. Everyone on the streets knows it is a safe place to go.”
For more than 40 years, Outside In has been serving low-income adults and homeless youth in Portland. Their commitment to innovation, flexibility and dedication have earned them many accolades and acknowledgement both locally and nationally. Outside In also received funding commitment in July from the FCC for connection to the Oregon Health Network. The organization’s clinic will receive a high quality broadband connection to continue its service and partnership within the community.