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September 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
Related websites Physician Compare Mandated by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Physician Compare website was created to allow consumers to compare physicians based on quality of care. In addition to information such as specialty, location, ...
November 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
HIT News Brief focusing on components of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services "meaningful use" (MU) rule.
November 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
This issue of LegalNotes briefly reviews the provisions of the final CMS rule defining meaningful user for the Medicaid EHR incentive program compared to the proposed rule.
October 7, 2010 | Issue Brief
Brief highlights that only 34 percent of office-based physicians have the capability to e-mail patients. Of those, fewer than one in five regularly e-mail their patients.
January 1, 2010 | Report
2010 report examines progress toward meaningful use.
January 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
The opportunity presented to Medicaid agencies to advance quality in the safety net delivery system by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and how Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) alliances can play a key role in that advancement.
October 28, 2011 | News Release
Winning software developers will receive cash awards to create apps enabling people to easily access information comparing the quality of care provided by local doctors and hospitals.
October 26, 2009 | Journal Article
Some hospitals that disproportionately care for poor patients are falling behind in adopting electronic health records (EHRs). A central policy question is whether health information technology investments prompted by the 2009 federal stimulus law will help close the gap.
May 6, 2010 | Story
Mary Viney, RN, MSN, NEA, vice president of Nursing Systems and Network Accreditation at the Austin, Texas-based Seton Family of Hospitals, wanted to improve nursing practices at Seton, and she wanted nurses to lead the way.
April 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Various factors influence the adoption of clinical information technology in health service organizations. More than 500 medical groups and independent practice associations participated in this study. Detailed tabulations present findings related to a broad range of electronic capabilities.