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Health IT and Care Coordination: Role of Health Information Technology in Care Coordination
Care coordination is a process that ensures a patient’s health services and information sharing preferences and needs are met. Care coordination, a critical component during the nation’s current shift from a fragmented system toward one that [...]
Electronic Prescribing: Benefits and Challenges of E-Prescribing
A study funded by AHRQ and published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, Transmitting and processing electronic prescriptions: Experiences of physician practices and pharmacies, identifies both the benefits and challenges with electronic prescribing [...]
Information Technology in State Government: Top IT Actions to Save States Money and Boost Efficiency
Governors and state policymakers are looking at methods for making better use of information technology (IT). State IT assessments aim to rectify four primary challenges: Disconnected hardware and software systems that hinder data share and cause [...]
Using Health Information Technology for Chronic Disease Management: AHRQ Webinar
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is hosting a free webinar on Using Health Information Technology for Chronic Disease Management. Webinar is set for Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at 11:30 am EST. During the 90-minute conference, participants can watch [...]
Electronic Health Records: Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Payments for Hospitals and Physicians
Medicare and Medicaid payment incentives are available for hospitals, physicians, and certain other healthcare professionals that implement and use Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems. To receive the payment incentives, eligible providers must engage in meaningful use [...]
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Plans to Modernize Business Processes, Technology, and Data Used to Manage Medicare, Medicaid, and Health Reform
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) plans to contract with an organization to help CMS modernize the business processes, information technology, data, and planning and analytical capabilities used to manage Medicare, Medicaid, and health [...]
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