The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is seeking information from small- and medium-sized healthcare practices on tools for analyzing and redesigning workflows before or after an HIT implementation.

Loans may be available for purchase of EHR systems.

Maryland has passed a law requiring health insurers to to provide incentives to healthcare providers for their adoption of EHR systems.

ONCHIT releases its Operating Plan to implement the HIT spending provisions of ARRA.

Federal EHR incentives–carrot or brick wall?

Mayo Clinic is now offering an enhanced Personal Health Record (PHR) option.

A Personal Health Record should in general facilitate increased safety and the quality of care you receive across multiple providers, and especially in an emergent care setting in which the attending physician may know next to nothing about your medical history. However, a Personal Health Record that is full of errors may hurt you more than it helps you.

There remains a great deal of confusion over “meaningful use” and other qualifying requirements, but you can start now on the path to receiving the federal EHR reimbursements that will become available in 2010.

Three of four Congressional and Senate appointments made to Healthcare Information Technology Policy Committee pursuant to ARRA.

Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel will be hosting a free webinar on April 16, 2009.