<span id="ctl00_cphContentMainFrame_lblDescription">Nancy-Ann DeParle, the White House Director of the Office of Health Reform, met with representatives of healthcare companies & community organizations. They discussed health care issues as part of the Obama Administration’s ongoing effort towards health care reform.</span> <span id="ctl00_cphContentMainFrame_lblLocation" class="gray"><a title="C-SPAN Video on Health Care Reform" href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?285170-1/white-house-health-care-reform-meeting" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Go here to watch the C-SPAN video</a> taped from Washington, DC</span><span id="ctl00_cphContentMainFrame_lblLength" class="gray"> : 2 hr. 5 min.</span>
In sharp contrast to advice from Stephen Lieber, president and CEO of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), that <a title="HHIT Blog on emr rollout for stimulus" href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/blog/2009/02/19/stimulus-demands-quick-rollout-of-emr/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">now is the time to begin planning the roll out of electronic health records</a>; <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/mgma-ceo-advises-to-take-it-slow-on-stimulus/#more-1103" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading MGMA CEO Advises to Take It Slow on Stimulus">(more…)</span></a>
As you re-define the information technology strategy for your healthcare organization, you may find the HIMSS Summary of Key Health Information Technology Provisions of The Merical Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 particularly useful. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/himss-it-provision-summary-of-american-recovery-and-reinvestment-act/#more-1100" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading HIMSS IT Provision Summary of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act">(more…)</span></a>
The final version of the stimulus bill includes a provision creating a federal database that will hold personal medical records for every American, reports Fred Lucas, staff writer, on CNSNews.com. Read the full article.
There has been a lot of discussion over the final stimulus bill and how it might affect health care information technology (HIT). It looks as if the final bill will allocate $19 billion to speed up the adoption of health care information systems by doctors and hospitals. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/stimulus-bill-to-provide-19-billion-to-hit/#more-1082" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Stimulus Bill to Provide $19 Billion to HIT">(more…)</span></a>
As reported on <a title="Washington Post Daschle" href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2009/02/03/daschle_withdraws.html?hpid=topnews" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">washingtonpost.com</a>, Tom Daschle has withdrawn from the process to become secretary of Health and Human Services. He cites distractions following his failure to pay back taxes in excess of $140,000. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/tom-daschle-withdraws/#more-1079" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Tom Daschle Withdraws">(more…)</span></a>
Did you know that Harmony Healthcare IT provides telephone systems with features setup for management of appointment reminders, prescription refills, test results, and patient satisfaction surveys? <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/phone-systems-for-medical-practices/#more-1029" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Phone systems for medical practices">(more…)</span></a>