Archive for February, 2009

Federal EHR Incentives – Required Certification

Posted by admin No Commented February 25 2009

Under: Healthcare IT

Tracking the future certification standards for EHR systems. Only EHR systems that are certified under the new standards will be eligible for federal incentive payments.

Bad RFP – How NOT to Run Your Information Technology RFP Process

Posted by admin No Commented February 23 2009

Under: Technology Procurement

How NOT to run your information technology RFP process. Learn from others’ mistakes.

Economic Stimulus Package – Finalized Bill – EHR Incentives

Posted by admin one Commented February 20 2009

Under: Healthcare IT

You can now view the text of the Economic Stimulus Bill signed by President Obama. The EHR incentive dollars are now available. So, what do you do next?

EMRmatch – New EMR Selection Tool Coming Soon

Posted by admin No Commented February 13 2009

Under: Healthcare IT

EMRmatch is a new EMR vendor evaluation and selection tool that is currently under development. EMRmatch promises to be the definitive choice for the objective and unbiased evaluation of EMR vendors.

Senate Approves Economic Stimulus Bill

Posted by admin 2 Commented February 10 2009

Under: Healthcare IT

The Senate voted 61-37 to approve an economic stimulus bill that’s expected to cost $838 billion through 2019, according to the latest estimate from the Congressional Budget Office.

UPDATE – Economic Stimulus – HIT and EHR

Posted by admin No Commented February 9 2009

Under: Healthcare IT

Spending on incentives for EHR adopters still in Senate version of HR1. Other cuts to HIT spending beginning to emerge.

Senate Version Of Economic Stimulus Package – HIT and EHR Incentives

Posted by admin No Commented February 7 2009

Under: Healthcare IT

The Senate version of HR1 maintains incentives for EHR and adds an additional incentive amount for “rural eligible professionals”. The Senate will vote on its version of HR1 as early as next Tuesday.

HHS – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) – Revised Bid Solicitation

Posted by admin No Commented February 6 2009

Under: Healthcare IT

HHS – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) revises bid specifications for IDIQ/Task Order contracts, each worth up to a maximum of $300 million.

Incentives In Stimulus Could Benefit Software Vendors Less

Posted by admin No Commented February 5 2009

Under: Healthcare IT

Do the EMR incentives in the House version of the Economic Stimulus Package favor ASP EMR solutions over locally-installed EMR software solutions? I don’t think so.

HIT Amendments Expected in Senate Economic Stimulus Bill

Posted by admin one Commented February 4 2009

Under: Healthcare IT

The Senate is in the process of amending its version of the Economic Stimulus Bill. Knock wood, but substantial changes to HIT spending and incentives have not been the subject of amendment thus far.

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