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Study: Most Hospitals' EHRs Do Not Meet 'Meaningful Use' Rules
A new Health Affairs study suggests that only 2% of hospitals that have adopted electronic health records actually would qualify for the federal government's "meaningful use" incentive payment program. The study authors note that small, rural and critical access hospitals generally would be less likely to meet the meaningful use criteria than urban facilities. AHA News et al.
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Report: Health Providers Must Address Gaps in Health IT Work Force
Health care providers facing a shortage of health IT staff could leverage employees' existing skill sets and explore remote hosting and other alternative health IT implementation strategies, according to a new report from Computer Sciences Corp. CMIO, Health Data Management.
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FCC Issues Final Rule on Broadcast of Medical Data Through Radio
On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission issued a final rule governing the MedRadio service, which transmits data associated with medical devices. Medical device firms had requested changes to the rule. Health Data Management.
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Maine Receives Final Approval of $6.6 Million for Health Exchange
Maine Gov. John Baldacci said the state has won approval from HHS for the full use of a $6.6 million federal grant to expand and coordinate health IT efforts statewide. Maine is the sixth state to have its health IT plan approved by HHS. Waterville Morning Sentinel et al.
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Health IT Business News Roundup for the Week of August 27, 2010
Brief reports on business deals and developments from the past week: Lockheed Martin has won contracts from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT for work on the Nationwide Health Information Network, and drugmaker Roche will acquire Biolmagene, a software provider.
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