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iHealthBeat is a free news digest reporting on health care policy and politics.
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Bill Would Help Doctors Practice Telehealth Across State Lines
Sen. Tom Udall plans on introducing a bill that would make it easier for physicians to practice telemedicine in different states. Currently, physicians must apply for a different license in each state where patients are treated remotely. The bill would streamline licensure portability between states by creating a standardized list of credentialed practitioners. Government Health IT.
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AMA Executive Sends Another Letter in Effort To Halt ICD-10 Rollout
American Medical Association Executive Vice President and CEO James Madara has sent a letter urging HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to block implementation of the ICD-10 coding system. Madara recently sent a similar letter to House Speaker John Boehner. Modern Healthcare et al.
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Mostashari Says Health Information Exchange Will Ramp Up This Year
During this week's Health IT Policy Committee meeting, National Coordinator for Health IT Farzad Mostashari said he expects the use of health data exchanges to grow in 2012, partly because health IT systems are becoming more interoperable. Healthcare IT News.
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HHS Aims To Streamline Regulations on Patient Data Access, Telehealth
HHS has released a progress report on its efforts to reduce regulatory burdens. The agency said it is working to boost efficiency through rules that would improve patient access to test results and ease requirements for telehealth providers. AHA News, FierceHealthIT.
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Health IT Business News Roundup for the Week of February 3, 2012
ID Experts has partnered with Apgar & Associates to offer mock HIPAA compliance audits to help health care organizations prepare for audits from HHS' Office for Civil Rights. The Veterans Health Administration has selected DSHI Systems' mobile emergency room triage system.
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