Final FDA User Fee Bill Paves the Way for Mobile App Guidance

Lawmakers have modified a portion of the FDA user fee bill to let FDA move forward on issuing guidelines on the regulation of mobile medical applications. The bill initially would have required FDA to first outline a strategy and seek stakeholder input before issuing such guidelines, but the revised version would allow FDA to develop the guidelines without first taking those preliminary steps. mHIMSS et al.

Health IT Work Groups Request Comments on Meaningful Use Stage 3

Federal health IT work groups are seeking input about certain aspects of Stage 3 of the meaningful use program, such as ways to advance high-quality care and incorporate patient-generated data into the criteria. Health Data Management, ONC's "Federal Advisory Committee Blog."

CMS Paid $662M in Electronic Prescribing, PQRS Incentives in 2010

CMS recently said it paid $662 million in incentive payments for the electronic prescribing program and the Physician Quality Reporting System in 2010. The agency noted that incentive payments for the e-prescribing program increased by 83% between 2009 and 2010. CMIO.

Health Care Industry Struggles With Usability of Electronic Health Record Systems

Former National Coordinator for Health IT David Blumenthal, Jacob Reider, acting CMO at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, Matt Quinn of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Rod Piechowski of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society and Joseph Scherger of Eisenhower Medical Center in California spoke with iHealthBeat about efforts to boost the usability of electronic health record systems.

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How Familiar Are Insured U.S. Adults With the Concept of Medical Identity Theft?

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Fifteen percent of insured U.S. adults say they are familiar or very familiar with the concept of medical identity theft, while 59% say they are not at all familiar with the concept, according to a survey conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company.

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