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HIT Adoption Among California Dentists

What's the level of interest among California dentists in adopting health information technology, such as electronic dental health records, and how many are already making use of such systems? This snapshot of survey data provides some answers.

Diabetic Retinopathy: Call for Applications

This project will support clinics in providing remote diabetic retinopathy screenings to patients by funding retinal cameras, software, and expert consultation from the UCB School of Optometry. Applications are being accepted now through October 2010.

Revisiting the HITECH Act, One Year Later

A new report examines the progress implementing the U.S. government's multi-billion-dollar effort to jump-start adoption of information technology tools in the health care industry. Recommendations for further action by the White House and Congress are included.

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Special Reports

08/12/2010

Health Care Community Still Examining Final Rule on 'Meaningful Use,' Looking Ahead

AudioChantal Worzala of the American Hospital Association, Jason Mitchell of the American Academy of Family Physicians and Glen Tullman of Allscripts discuss the final rule on "meaningful use" with iHealthBeat.

07/15/2010

Health IT Community Reacts to Final Rule on Temporary E-Health Record Certification

AudioKaren Bell of CCHIT, Crystal Kallem of AHIMA, David Muntz of CHIME and Robert Tennant of MGMA discuss the final rule on the temporary electronic health record certification program.

06/09/2010

Health IT Policy Committee Debates Role of FDA in Overseeing Safety of E-Health Record Systems

AudioPatient advocate Dave deBronkart, Deven McGraw of the Center for Democracy and Technology's Health Privacy Project and Paul Tang of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation discussed what kind of role FDA should play in overseeing the safety of EHR systems.

05/12/2010

Electronic Health Record Vendors Step Up Game in Preparation for Federal Stimulus Funding

AudioAlisa Ray of the Certification Commission for Health IT, Michael Stearns of e-MDs and Steven Waldren of the American Academy of Family Physicians discuss how providers are choosing health IT vendors.

04/15/2010

Consumers Increasingly Turning to Internet, Social Media for Health Care Information

AudioMonique Levy of Manhattan Research, Robin Cohen of CDC's National Center for Health Statistics and Mitchell Cohen, a family physician in Washington state, spoke with iHealthBeat about the growing trend.

03/10/2010

Small, Mid-Size Physician Practices Could Face Barriers in Meeting 'Meaningful Use' Criteria

AudioJason Mitchell of the American Academy of Family Physicians, Scott Macleod, a solo family physician in Virginia and David Johnson, a family physician in South Dakota, spoke with iHealthBeat about the challenges for physicians.

02/26/2010

'Meaningful Use,' Federal Health IT Rules Will Be Hot Topics at Annual HIMSS Conference

AudioCarla Smith, HIMSS executive vice president, David Kibbe, a senior adviser to the American Academy of Family Physicians, and Patricia Brennan of the University of Wisconsin-Madison discussed this year's conference.

01/26/2010

Open-Source Health IT Proponents Weigh In on Proposed 'Meaningful Use' Requirements

AudioNancy Anthracite of WorldVistA, Edmund Billings of Medsphere Systems and Kevin Toppenberg, a physician and proponent of open-source health IT spoke with iHealthBeat  about the recently released "meaningful use" rules.

01/15/2010

Experts Question Whether Hospitals Are Ready To Meet New 'Meaningful Use' Requirements

AudioMichael Davis of HIMSS Analytics, Erica Drazen of Computer Sciences Corp. and Paul Tang of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation spoke with iHealthBeat about hospital preparedness for the new "meaningful use" rules.

01/05/2010

Health Care Organizations Weigh In on Newly Proposed Rules for 'Meaningful Use' of EHRs

AudioTom Leary of HIMSS, Cindy Mann of CMS, Don May of the American Hospital Association and Steve Waldren of AAFP's Center for Health IT spoke with iHealthBeat about the proposed regulations for "meaningful use" of health IT.

12/23/2009

Social Media Applications Offer New Strategies for Educating Young People About H1N1 Flu

AudioAnita Barry, Margaux Joffe and Ann Scales of the Boston Public Health Commission spoke with iHealthBeat about using social media to disseminate health care information.

12/11/2009

Joint Kaiser, VA Health Data Exchange Could Open Doors to Innovation in EHR Networks

AudioJohn Mattison of Kaiser Permanente, Arnold Milstein of Mercer Health and Benefits, and Robert Smith of the VA San Diego Healthcare System spoke with iHealthBeat about their objectives for the health data sharing project.

12/04/2009

Recent Study Leads Experts To Reconsider Cost Savings of Implementing Hospital EHR Systems

AudioDavid Himmelstein of Harvard Medical School, Rod Piechowski of AHA, Marc Probst of Intermountain Healthcare and Derek Kelly of Swedish Covenant Hospital spoke with iHealthBeat about the implications of the new study.

11/24/2009

High-Tech, Patient-Centered Medical Homes Eyed as Way To Curb Costs, Boost Care Quality

AudioAdam Bosworth, CEO of Keas, Wayne Gattinella, CEO of WebMD, and Diane Rittenhouse of the University of California-San Francisco Medical Center spoke with iHealthBeat about high-tech, patient-centered medical homes.

11/16/2009

Recent Survey Highlights Need for Health Care Organizations To Strengthen Data Protection

AudioDavid Finn of Symantec, Lisa Gallagher of HIMSS, Susan McAndrew of HHS and Deborah Peel of Patient Privacy Rights spoke with iHealthBeat about a recent HIMSS survey on data security among health care organizations.

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