ONC HITECH and NHIN
There Is No ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ in Building a Nationwide Health Information Network
A Message from Dr. David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Private and secure health information exchange enables information to follow the patient
Hawaii EHR Implementations Move Toward Meaningful Use
EHR Implementations Move Toward Meaningful Use
Meaningful Use is encouraging what? Does anyone know what this term means? The bottom line or end result is that physicians will need to adopt and use EHR technology
Obama to Give $600 Million to Community Health Centers
Obama to give $600 million to health centers
President Barack Obama said Wednesday he will allocate nearly $600 million from the $787 billion economic stimulus plan to help create jobs at 85 community health centers.
North Shore-LIJ Investing $400M in EHRs to Connect Physicians
North Shore-LIJ Health System Invests in Electronic Health Records
The North Shore-LIJ Health System announced today it is subsidizing up to 85 percent of the cost of implementing and operating an Electronic Health Records (EHR)
Social Security Administration Cancels RFP for Electronic Health Record (EHR) System
The Social Security Administration Cancels Request for the Development of an Electronic Health Record (EHR)
Last week, the Social Security Administration requested bids / solicitation for SSA-RFQ-09-2171. This week they released a statement:
“The
HHS Releases $27.8 Million in Recovery Act Funds for Health Information Technology
Secretary Sebelius Releases $27.8 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Expand the Use of Health Information Technology
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced awards totaling $27.8 million to health center-controlled networks and large multi-site health
Hawaii Federal Stimulus Funding for Waimalu Project
CITY BEGINS WAIMALU SEWER OVERHAUL
(Monday, September 21, 2009) — Mayor Mufi Hannemann today announced the commencement of a $45-million project to rehabilitate and reconstruct the sewer system in Waimalu.
Mayor Hannemann said, “We’re fulfilling
