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Tri-State Regional Extension Center

The Tri-State Regional Extension Center will help practices qualify for incentive payments for meaningful use. Each eligible health care professional may qualify for up to $44,000 for Medicare or up to $63,750 for Medicaid incentives over the next few years for meeting meaningful use of health IT. The Tri-State REC will: Help practices implement electronic health records (EHRs) Ensure that EHRs are ... more

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Monday, August 2nd, 2010

E-prescription Use Grows, But Some Hurdles Remain

By 2012, physicians who do not electronically prescribe medications -- instead of hand-writing them -- ... more

Monday, July 26th, 2010

eHealth Initiative’s National Survey on Health Information Exchange (HIE) Shows Progress on Cost Savings and Patient Access

Government Mandates and Sustainability Cited as Concerns WASHINGTON, DC – July 22, 2010 – Today, the ... more

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

Final Rules to Support ‘Meaningful Use’ Announced

Secretary Sebelius Announces Final Rules To Support ‘Meaningful Use’ of Electronic Health Records WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced final rules to help improve Americans’ health, increase safety and reduce health care costs through expanded use of electronic health records (EHR). more

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

‘Most Wired Hospitals’ for 2010 named

CHICAGO – The Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking study, conducted annually by Hospitals and Health ... more