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Blumenthal: Certified EHRs should be available by fall
The health IT community should know by this fall if EHRs they have purchased or are considering purchasing are certified under the federal government's new, temporary certification program, national
Consumer, business groups call for tough MU rules, but providers may win this one
Just about every provider-related organization out there has called on CMS to scale back its requirements for "meaningful use" of EMRs, at least for Stage 1 of the Medicare and Medicaid incentive
DEA releases long-awaited rule on e-prescribing of controlled substances
After years of promises and delays both bureaucratic and political, electronic prescribing of controlled substances is almost a reality. The Drug Enforcement Agency on Wednesday moved a step closer
ONC corrects EMR certification proposal
The long-awaited and widely reported release of the proposed rule to establish a federally supervised EMR certification program last week apparently was just a dress rehearsal. The Office of the
HIMSS10: ONC proposes two-phase EHR certification plan
On Sunday, before the start of the annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society conference in Atlanta, the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives urged federal
Blumenthal: Final 'meaningful use' regs won't be out before spring
Don't expect to see final regulations for "meaningful use" of EMRs until the second quarter of next year. National health IT coordinator Dr. David Blumenthal gave that warning last week to remind
