Grassroots labor leaders vow stronger, long-term campaign to support "Medicare …
Gather.com
… the AFL-CIO unanimously passed a resolution supporting the Medicare for All approach to health care reform at its national convention in September 2009. …

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Opening Keynote: Health IT, Health Policy
CMIO
Dr. David Blumenthal, national coordinator for Health IT, has had a busy year, primarily working with other governmental agencies to help implement …
ONC Kicks Off Public Comment Period for EHR Certification RuleiHealthBeat

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Panel Weighs Strategies for Balancing Health IT Privacy, Research Goals
iHealthBeat
During its meeting this week, the Health IT Policy Committee's strategic planning work group discussed how the Office of the National Coordinator for Health …
Healthcare IT Workgroup Tackles PrivacyInformationWeek

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Linnaeus exec starts new health IT biz
Nashville Post (subscription)
The head of a Franklin-based health care IT firm Linnaeus Inc. has left the company to start a new venture focused on automation tools for the health care …

Opening Keynote: Health IT, Health Policy
CMIO
Dr. David Blumenthal, national coordinator for Health IT, has had a busy year, primarily working with other governmental agencies to help implement …
ONC Kicks Off Public Comment Period for EHR Certification RuleiHealthBeat

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VA has prototype of Aviva EHR system
FCW.com
The Veterans Affairs Department has developed a prototype Web-based electronic health record system named Aviva as the next generation of …
VA To Upgrade VistA EHR System With Web-Enabled Aviva PlatformiHealthBeat

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ONC Kicks Off Public Comment Period for EHR Certification Rule
iHealthBeat
The rule describes how an organization could receive ONC certification to test and certify EHR systems. Under the 2009 federal economic stimulus package, …
Opening Keynote: Health IT, Health PolicyCMIO

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Kaiser completes systemwide EMR rollout
FierceEMR
Get your weekly email update on EMR adoption, implementation, incentives, security, and more. Sign up today. After 10 years and $4 billion, …
Kaiser Permanente Finishes EMR RolloutInformationWeek

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ONC corrects EMR certification proposal
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Get your weekly email update on EMR adoption, implementation, incentives, security, and more. Sign up today. The long-awaited and widely reported release of …
HIMSS10: ONC's Hunt touts regional extension centersFierceEMR

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JAMIA: More detailed EMR data may make comparisons difficult
Health Imaging & IT
The unprecedented level of detail in EMR clinical data opens new possibilities for defining clinical quality measures in more clinically meaningful ways. …