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National Webinar: Meaningful Use and its implications for your practice featuring Dr. David Blumenthal

Two weeks ago, ACP, in partnership with Cientis Technologies, launched AmericanEHR Partners (www.AmericanEHR.com) - a new online community dedicated to helping health professionals adopt health information technology.  The interest has been great with visits to the [+]

A rural medical center speaks out on House Bill 3962

The Austin Medical Center (AMC) is a 99 bed licensed hospital with a multiple specialty associated clinic.  AMC is a rural facility located in a service area of ~45,000 people in southern Minnesota.  Their leadership [+]

Healthcare Challenges due to Financial Mechanism Changes

Guest Author: Riley, Michelle http://medicalstudentblog.co.uk Due to significant changes in the mechanisms of financing, the entire healthcare system now faces significant challenges. The three most significant challenges are: the ability to service and fund public programs such as [+]

Minnesota Hospitals may have major budget challenges in 2010-11

Thirty-six states around the USA are currently suffering from budget shortfalls.  Each state is trying to counter with a mess of "increase taxes, decrease taxes, increase spending, decrease spending," etc, etc. Minnesota appears to be trying [+]

(Part 2) Health Care Job Market – HealthTechnica

The HealthTechnica experts debate the job market and how it will play out in health care. Part 2. [+]

Health Care Job Market – HealthTechnica (Part 1)

The HealthTechnica experts debate the job market and how it will play out in health care.  Part 1 [+]

(Part2) EARLY discussion on Obama Stimulus for Health IT

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EARLY discussion on Obama Stimulus for Health IT (Part 1)

Early discussion taking place right after the signing of the bill: [+]

SENATE PASSES STIMULUS BILL WITH STRONG NEW PATIENT PRIVACY MEASURES

By a vote of 61 to 37, the U.S. Senate this afternoon passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill of 2009 (H.R. 1), which includes substantial changes for HIPAA covered entities. Many of [+]

Joe Biden comments on Healthcare IT

This morning I was eating breakfast with my family and we happened to have This Week with George Stephanopoulos on the TV.  He was interviewing Vice-President elect Joe Biden and I thought he mentioned spending [+]
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