Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
Federal Funds for Technology Can Benefit You, Indiana Patients
Federal agencies have awarded three “buckets of money” to help you and Indiana advance technologically
Health information technology (HIT) holds promise to better coordinate patient care, reduce costs, improve quality – and daily life for physician practices. That’s the idea behind development of a variety of federal HIT grants under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and Indiana is seeing a flow of those dollars. To date three rounds of grant funding have sent funds to our state.
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Monday, March 29th, 2010
HealthLINC Named 2010 Mira Award Nominee
The TechPoint Mira Awards, presented by BKD, are the premier technology awards program in the state of Indiana. Since the turn of the ...
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Thursday, March 18th, 2010
Bloomington Hospital receives Magnet designation
Bloomington, Ind. (March 18, 2010) – Today, the American Nurses Credentialing Center announced that Bloomington Hospital has achieved Magnet designation. This is among the highest honors in nursing; only six percent of U.S. hospitals have achieved this designation.
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Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
Learn these basics to start preparing to earn stimulus dollars
The AMA has provided these answers to basic questions about the health information technology (HIT) incentives available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act or stimulus bill.* Keep reading ISMA Reports for details about qualifying for this federal funding.
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Monday, March 15th, 2010
HHS Announces Additional $162 Million in Recovery Act Investment to Advance Widespread Meaningful Use of Health IT
Final awards of state health information exchange cooperative agreement program work to build health information exchange infrastructure throughout the states
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today ...
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
Bloomington Hospital Names Chief Medical Officer
Bloomington Hospital's new chief medical officer is now on the job. Dr. Ken Marshall's duties will include overseeing quality improvement and ...
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Federal dollars flowing to Indiana for health care technology
Federal stimulus money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is now targeted to Indiana. Last month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded nearly $1 billion ...
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Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Surviving Healthcare Reform Conference Agenda
February 19, 2010
To view the PowerPoint slides used by speakers, click on the presenter's name.
7:30a - 8:00a
Registration & Breakfast/Vendors
8:00a - 8:15a
Welcome
Dr. Todd Rowland, Executive Director, ...
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Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
The 2010 Surviving Healthcare Reform Conference Was a Great Success!
The Building Community Health Information Exchange: Surviving Healthcare Reform Conference experienced record attendance this year, welcoming over 100 people to our educational and networking event! A big thanks to all ...
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