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	<title>HealthTechnica &#187; Meaningful Use</title>
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		<title>How electronic is your medical facility?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Riley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The &#8220;most wired&#8221; assessment is a great way to obtain an assessment of where you are on your mission of building towards an electronic medial center and meaningful use.  I have completed the Most Wired assessment several times over the last few years.  I find that the feedback is very valuable.  The feedback includes the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Direct Project Implementations Take Flight</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 14:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Riley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Direct Project Implementations Take Flight By Rich Elmore and Paul Tuten The Direct Project has taken off, with the first-in-the-nation production use of the Direct Project for secure direct clinical messaging. Arien Malec, ONC’s Direct Project Coordinator, announced today that pilots in Minnesota and Rhode Island are now live with the Direct Project: VisionShare has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Blumenthal Discusses Registration for EHR Incentive Programs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Riley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, discusses the importance of registering for the Electronic Health Record Incentive Programs, administered by the Centers for Medicare &#38; Medicaid Services (CMS). Dr. Blumenthal talks about how the incentive programs are aimed at accelerating the nation&#8217;s adoption of health information technology. He outlines how health care [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vendor Neutral Web Portal Expands Meaningful Use Education Resources for Providers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 14:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Riley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As eligible professionals and hospitals under the HITECH Act enter the world of the achievement and documentation of Meaningful Use, the need for clarity is paramount.  Since March of 2009, HITECH Answers has offered its private web-based subscription to providers and hospitals seeking vendor neutral guidance and analysis of the HIITECH Act. Now, HITECH Answers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding Meaningful Use with Dr. Blumenthal</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:15:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Riley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Blumenthal, MD, MPP, national coordinator for health information technology, discusses the meaningful use criteria for EHRs and the resources available to help practices implement the technology.]]></description>
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		<title>Health Connections #KSMQ AARP and Health Care Reform</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 19:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Riley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AARP is one of the nation&#8217;s largest health care advocacy groups.  AARP represented millions of baby boomers in the latest round of health care reform.  In this episode of Health Connections, AARP chief health care reform experts discuss changes we expect to see in 2014 and beyond.]]></description>
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		<title>A Functional Demo of HIE for Physicians &amp; Communities in Colorado</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Riley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This video is a short introduction to Health Information Exchange (HIE) and demonstration of the community health record. The demo features a fictitious scenario involving a 77 year-old female patient who is switching primary care providers. Her new physician uses the community health record portal to access her medical history including recent tests, medications and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AmericanEHR Partners’ Meaningful Use Webinar with Dr. Blumenthal is Now Available for Viewing</title>
		<link>http://www.healthtechnica.com/blogsphere/2010/08/12/americanehr-partners%e2%80%99-meaningful-use-webinar-with-dr-blumenthal-is-now-available-for-viewing/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=americanehr-partners%25e2%2580%2599-meaningful-use-webinar-with-dr-blumenthal-is-now-available-for-viewing</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Riley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Webinar, “Meaningful Use and Its Implications For Your Practice,” is now available for free viewing at AmericanEHR Partners. This event was originally presented by ACP and AmericanEHR Partners on August 4, 2010, and featured Dr. David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and Dr. Michael Zaroukian, FACP, Chief Medical Information Officer for Michigan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Webinar: Meaningful Use and its implications for your practice featuring Dr. David Blumenthal</title>
		<link>http://www.healthtechnica.com/blogsphere/2010/08/02/national-webinar-meaningful-use-and-its-implications-for-your-practice-featuring-dr-david-blumenthal/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=national-webinar-meaningful-use-and-its-implications-for-your-practice-featuring-dr-david-blumenthal</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Riley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two weeks ago, ACP, in partnership with Cientis Technologies, launched AmericanEHR Partners (www.AmericanEHR.com) &#8211; a new online community dedicated to helping health professionals adopt health information technology.  The interest has been great with visits to the site continuing to grow extremely well. Next week we have our first national webinar:  &#8221;Meaningful Use and Its Implications For Your Practice,&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meaningful Use of Health IT: David Blumenthal Opening Statement</title>
		<link>http://www.healthtechnica.com/blogsphere/2010/07/23/meaningful-use-of-health-it-david-blumenthal-opening-statement/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=meaningful-use-of-health-it-david-blumenthal-opening-statement</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Riley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Blumenthal M.D., National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, delivers his opening statement at a Ways and Means Health Subcommittee hearing on Efforts to Promote the Adoption &#038; Meaningful Use of Health IT. July 20, 2010]]></description>
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		<title>What Happens After Meaningful Use?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Riley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Meaningful use definition specifies three types of requirements - use of EHR (Electronic health record) technology (such as electronic prescribing), electronic exchange of information and health information to improve quality care, and adequate measures and analyses to prove that quality care is being provided for patients. The meaningful use visions and goals include that, after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Importance Of Reporting In Your EMR</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Riley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We know the basics of the EMR:  an EMR or electronic medical record is a computerized record created in hospitals and other medical institutions. This system allows storage of data in a format that can be easily retrieved and manipulated when required. Implementation of this system will increase the quality and cost of medical care [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Requirements to Achieve the 2011, Stage 1, Meaningful Use</title>
		<link>http://www.healthtechnica.com/blogsphere/2010/06/22/requirements-to-achieve-the-2011-stage-1-meaningful-use/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=requirements-to-achieve-the-2011-stage-1-meaningful-use</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Riley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Centers for Medicare &#38; Medicaid Services (CMS) have proposed rules to encourage the implementation and practice of superior health information technology (HIT) and meaningful use of electronic records (EHR). This incentive is in accordance with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and is established so that physicians and clinicians who are able to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Timetables Of Meaningful Use</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 15:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Riley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) enacted in February 2009 authorized the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid to pay physicians, who demonstrate the meaningful use of electronic health records (EHR), an incentive of up to $44,000, from 2011. The physicians unable to conform to these date lines are expected to face reductions in their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Recovery Act Investments in Health IT</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 18:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Riley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vice President Biden and Health and Human Services Secretary Sebelius announce the selection of 15 communities to serve as pilot communities for eventual wide-scale use of new health information technology.]]></description>
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		<title>Inside Healthcare Medical Technology</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:18:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Riley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Americas medical technology ranks with the best in the world. Promising cancer treatments, lifesaving surgical procedures, and pharmacological breakthroughs have been pioneered in the U.S. But medical technology is expensive and contributes to rising healthcare costs. Recorded in WSRE&#8217;s Amos Performance Studio before a live audience, this edition of Inside Healthcare features a panel of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 easy things you should look for when picking an EMR</title>
		<link>http://www.healthtechnica.com/blogsphere/2010/04/09/5-easy-things-you-should-look-for-when-picking-an-emr/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=5-easy-things-you-should-look-for-when-picking-an-emr</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Riley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Electronic Medical Records (EMR) documents patient’s medical history such as test results, medication and general clinical data in an electronic format and allows easy and rapid access to such information to authorized personnel providing patient care. EMR has brought many benefits to physician’s practice that includes better administrative reforms, reduction in costs and better profits, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>E-Health 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.healthtechnica.com/blogsphere/2010/04/02/e-health-2010/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=e-health-2010</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 23:18:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Riley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out all of the Sessions and Panel Discussions here:  devlopmentavantgarde]]></description>
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		<title>The power of E-Prescribing</title>
		<link>http://www.healthtechnica.com/blogsphere/2010/03/31/the-power-of-e-prescribing/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-power-of-e-prescribing</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Riley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the institute of medicine, around 1.5 million medication errors occur that result in 7,000 deaths every year. 70% of these errors are preventable. Medication errors can occur at any stage of medication use that includes ordering, transcribing, dispensing, administering, and monitoring. E-prescribing uses technology to allow prescribers to electronically enter prescriptions. This eliminates [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health Connections &#8220;Discussion with Mayo Health System Physician EMR project leader&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.healthtechnica.com/blogsphere/2010/03/17/health-connections-discussion-with-mayo-health-system-physician-emr-project-leader/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=health-connections-discussion-with-mayo-health-system-physician-emr-project-leader</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Riley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Mayo Health System is currently engaged in a five year long project to unify the Electronic Medical Records of all 18 hospitals and 69 clinics within their health system. Dr. Kari Bunkers is the physician leader for the project. She sat down with HealthTechnica&#8217;s Shawn Riley on KSMQ&#8217;s Health Connections this week: Many thanks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EMR Lecture with Dr. James King</title>
		<link>http://www.healthtechnica.com/blogsphere/2010/03/16/emr-lecture-with-dr-james-king/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=emr-lecture-with-dr-james-king</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Riley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former TMA board chariman and American Academy of Family Physicians President, Dr. James King gives a lecture at the High Tech Conference titled, &#8220;Making Dollar$ and $ense of ARRA&#8221; to colleagues in Selmer Tennessee. In these video clips he discusses challenges, benefits, and best practices of selecting an electronic medical record system. Part 1 Part [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minnesota getting $47 million targeted for health care IT efforts, job training</title>
		<link>http://www.healthtechnica.com/blogsphere/2010/02/16/minnesota-getting-47-million-targeted-for-health-care-it-efforts-job-training/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=minnesota-getting-47-million-targeted-for-health-care-it-efforts-job-training</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlueApoc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Submitted by reader James Administration officials today announced that Minnesota will get at least $47 million of the nearly $1 billion in stimulus funding meant to boost the use of health information technology and train workers for jobs in health care, information technology, and other high-growth sectors. &#8220;Health information technology can make our health care [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minnesota Critical Access Hospital Highlighted in Healthcare IT News for Work Towards Meaningful Use</title>
		<link>http://www.healthtechnica.com/blogsphere/2010/02/10/minnesota-critical-access-hospital-highlighted-in-healthcare-it-news-for-work-towards-meaningful-use/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=minnesota-critical-access-hospital-highlighted-in-healthcare-it-news-for-work-towards-meaningful-use</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Riley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kanabec Hospital, a critical access hospital in Mora, Minnesota, was highlighted in the February 3 edition of Healthcare IT News for becoming the first critical access hospital to achieve the HIMSS Analytics Stage 6 designation in September 2009.  Kanabec Hospital is upgrading its Meditech EHR system to a CCHIT-accredited version this year as part of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>POLL:  What is your medical center&#8217;s largest obstacle to EHR adoption?</title>
		<link>http://www.healthtechnica.com/blogsphere/2009/11/18/poll-what-is-your-medical-centers-largest-obstacle-to-ehr-adoption/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=poll-what-is-your-medical-centers-largest-obstacle-to-ehr-adoption</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:05:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlueApoc</dc:creator>
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		<title>An Overview of the Meaningful Use Criteria</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:45:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlueApoc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An overview of the first draft of the meaningful use criteria that was published in June 2009 by the Meaningful Use Workgroup of the Health Information Technology Policy Committee.]]></description>
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		<title>Meaningful Use Requirements Draft for 2011 &#8211; Quick List</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:05:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Riley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Straight from the &#8220;Meaningful Use&#8221; Draft from the Health IT Policy Committee 2011 Objectives Goal is to electronically capture in coded format and to report health information and to use that information to track key clinical conditions.  These are the specific items that have been listed: Use CPOE for all order types including medications [OP, [...]]]></description>
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