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Legislators and healthcare orgs rally in favor of bipartisan telehealth bill

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Wolf also pointed out that the recent bloom in telehealth is rooted, in part, in the government's electronic health record incentive program and meaningful use. She also pointed out that many state governments have also been in limbo waiting for the federal government to take action. " she said.

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Not All QHINs Will Be Created Equal

Healthcare IT Today

This list would include major healthcare payers like the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Tricare, public health agencies like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Department of Education, which coordinates supportive health services for some student populations.

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How Digital Health Can Stimulate Economic Development

Health Populi

With “Economy” embodied in the law’s name, a rationale for including HITECH in ARRA was, in part, to help stimulate the nation’s economy beyond the revenues of health IT companies many of whom, in the short-term, directly benefited from the law. Some historical perspective is useful for context.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Advancing Quality of Care

AIHC

Weight and Height Juxtaposition in the Electronic Medical Record Causing an Accidental Medication Overdose (posted on the Patient Safety Network October 31, 2023) A 2-year-old girl presented to the emergency department (ED) with joint swelling and rash following an upper respiratory infection. Read the article in full.

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Health Provider News – June 3, 2022

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4 benefits of behavioral health partnership for hospital performance. AHA presses for False Claims Act probes to target payers over Medicare Advantage denials. Court OKs denying coverage for mental health, substance-use care. Jude Medical Center Earns #1 Ranking in California in New Report. Providence St.