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Blumenthal: Meaningful use must stretch – not break – providers
By Mary Mosquera - February 05, 2010
Dr. David Blumenthal, the national health IT coordinator, said that he wants to “stretch” the healthcare community but not “break” it in setting the conditions under which providers can qualify for financial incentives to use health IT.
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Blumenthal: EHRs will become 'an absolute requisite' for docs
By Diana Manos, Senior Editor - February 05, 2010
WASHINGTON – It may seem unlikely today, but within the next 10 years there will be widespread use of electronic health records across the country, the nation's health IT chief predicted Thursday.
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FCC to promote mobile health apps in broadband plan
By Mary Mosquera - February 04, 2010
The Federal Communications Commission wants to foster the use of wireless devices and applications in healthcare as part of a national broadband plan the agency expects to release next month, according a senior FCC official.
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Experts divided on EHR expectations
By Molly Merrill, Associate Editor - February 03, 2010
WASHINGTON – A gap exists between policymakers' expectations that electronic medical records can improve coordination of patient care and clinicians' real-world experiences with EHRs, according to a study by the Center for Studying Health System Change.
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