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Biden Announces $220 Million in Health-Technology Grants

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May 4 (Bloomberg) — The Obama administration plans to announce today the selection of 15 communities that will share in $220 million worth of grants for pilot projects to test health-care information technology. The money comes from…

New Health-Care Law Making Doctors Responsive

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In many respects, American doctors today labor much the way their counterparts did 50 years ago. Most are in practices with five or fewer other physicians. They keep their records on paper in longhand. When they need to consult a colleague,…
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Using Personal Health Records when Doctors Recommend

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A practical look at information technology issues and usage The number of people using personal health records has doubled in the past year. But those users still account for only 7% of the American patient population, according to one…
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FCC’s broadband critical to health IT

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WASHINGTON – Healthcare IT champions are applauding the broadband plan the government released Tuesday as a boon for health information technology.”We hope the National Broadband Plan serves as a driver for both innovation and connectivity,…
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VA Looking To Add Social Medial Tools to EHR Portal

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The Department of Veterans Affairs is testing the use of various social media-style tools that would enhance the user experience and accessibility of VA’s electronic health record portal My HealtheVet, Federal Computer Week reports. At…
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House’s Approval to Revamp Health Care

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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The House’s approval of a measure to reform and revamp the nation’s health care system was praised Monday by consumer groups, given mixed reviews by doctors and got a thumbs down from insurers. Here’s…
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Example Cost – Benefit Analysis for PM License

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Example Cost / Benefit Analysis This analysis uses industry averages from various sources. In this scenario, a single doctor medical office sees 30 patients per day and receives 100 phone calls per day. In addition to the physician, there…
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ABC News (Charles Gibson) EMR

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Charles Gibson talks on World News Tonight about the health care industry and electronic records and the costs of electronic billing records.  
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Reform Spurs Health Marketing Changes

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After months of intense public debate, healthcare reform is now the law of the land, meaning millions of US consumers will be required to obtain health insurance by 2014. For health marketers, including insurance firms, pharmaceutical…