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Electronic health records are fully implemented at Swedish.

E-Health records: greater Seattle ahead of curve

Despite differing opinions on health-care reform, there is general consensus on at least one critical issue: most everyone agrees it’s time for the country to get serious about electronic health records.

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Sec. Sebelius

HHS relaxes some rules for electronic health records

The government will make it easier for health care providers to get bonuses for using electronic health records, but the hospital industry says it still had concerns that too few facilities would qualify.

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Here’s how much money your hospital could get for computerizing records

Here’s how much money your hospital could get for computerizing records

Next year, 10s of billions of dollars in taxpayer funds will flow to doctors and hospitals to help them buy electronic medical record systems as part of the stimulus package.

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Special Health IT Report: Doctors Say Electronic Data-Sharing Is Saving Lives, Money

Special Health IT Report: Doctors Say Electronic Data-Sharing Is Saving Lives, Money

By Rhonda L. Rundle – Kaiser Health News
First of an occasional series on health information technology.
Memphis, One of a Growing Number of Areas With a Health Information Exchange, Faces a Crucial Test: What Happens When the Initial Funding Runs Out?

MEMPHIS–When a 27-year-old pregnant woman arrived in the emergency department of a hospital complaining of severe abdominal [...]

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Special Health IT Report: Electronic Prescribing Increasing Despite Glitches

Special Health IT Report:
Second of an occasional series on health information technology.
By Ann Carrns – Kaiser Health News
June 29, 2009
Fayetteville, Ark. – Dr. Marek Durakiewicz initially welcomed the opportunity to send prescriptions to drugstores electronically, using free computer equipment provided by a state pilot program.
The chief of staff at Hickman Community Hospital in Centerville, [...]

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Keeping track of your health information – Dr. Carolyn Clancy

Keeping track of your health information – Dr. Carolyn Clancy

“Don’t assume your doctor has all the relevant information at his or her fingertips. Usually, in fact, the doctor does not.” — Dr. Carolyn Clancy

In this month’s column, Dr. Carolyn Clancy, director of the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, provides tips on how to make sure you can get information from your medical [...]

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Town Hall on electronic medical records and healthcare reform tonight

 

The consulting firm Milliman invites you to a town hall meeting focused on healthcare reform, specifically on electronic health records (EHRs) and how they might affect the next era in healthcare.
[Editor's note: Milliman provides consulting services on employee benefits, healthcare, investment, life insurance and financial services, and property and casualty insurance.]

Press Release:

Why EHRs? The biggest changes [...]

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