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New Director of Massachusetts eHealth Institute Named
The Deval Patrick, Tim Murray Administration announced Laurance Stuntz, senior vice president at NaviNet (Boston, Mass.), as the new director of the Massachusetts eHealth Institute (MeHI).
Learn MoreGoodby, Paper
One in 10 doctors who work outside hospitals in the United States began using electronic health records in 2011, helped along by the promise of $27 billion in incentives from the federal government.
Learn MoreLatino Groups Aim to Cut Disparities with Health IT
MARCH 5, 2012 - WASHINGTON – Latino groups met last week in Washington, rallying together to seek ways of improving access to health IT and reducing healthcare disparities in their communities.
Learn MoreDeLeo Assigns Numeric Goal to State Health Care Cost Control Efforts
MARCH 6, 2012 - STATE HOUSE BOSTON - A House proposal to refashion the state’s health care delivery system will attempt to limit the annual growth in Massachusetts’s health care costs to 3.7 percent.
Learn MoreHHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Announces Major Progress in Doctors, Hospital use of Health Information Technology
FEBRUARY 17, 2012 - KANSAS CITY, MO – The number of hospitals using health information technology (IT) has more than doubled in the last two years and nearly 2,000 hospitals and more than 41,000 doctors have received $3.1 billion in incentive payments for ensuring meaningful use of health IT, particularly certified Electronic Health Records (EHR).
Learn MorePatrick-Murray Administration Announces $14.6 Million in Federal Funding Distributed to 15 Hospitals to Advance Electronic Health Records
FEBRUARY 8, 2011- BOSTON -The Patrick-Murray Administration today announced more than $14.6 million in federal Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive payments made to 15 hospitals and 12 eligible health care professionals in Massachusetts.
Learn MoreMoore Eyes Health Care Bill by March, Mariano Touts Short-term Plans
FEBRURY 8, 2012 - STATE HOUSE, BOSTON - A major refashioning of the Massachusetts health care system aimed at incentivizing high quality health care and eliminating duplicative procedures could be presented to the House in a month, a lawmaker leading negotiations on the proposal said Wednesday.
Learn MoreSenate Passes RX Monitoring Bill, Rejects Drug Trafficker Registry
FEBRUARY 2, 2012 - The top prescribers of controlled substances like Vicodin or OxyContin would be required to immediately enroll in the state’s prescription monitoring program, and others would be forced to follow suit over the next three years under legislation passed by the Senate on Thursday.
Learn MoreMedicare Advantage Premiums down 7 percent on Average, Enrollment up 10 percent
FEBRUARY 1, 2012 - Medicare Advantage premiums have fallen by 7 percent on average and enrollment has risen by about 10 percent since this time last year, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today.
Learn MorePrivacy and Security Mobile Device Good Practices Project Launched
JANUARY 25, 2012 - ONC’s Office of the Chief Privacy Officer (OCPO), in working with the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR), recently launched a Privacy & Security Mobile Device project.
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