Leveraging Technology
The AHA today expressed concern that the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology鈥檚 鈥渞oadmap鈥 to achieve nationwide interoperability 鈥渋s not sufficiently grounded in an assessment of present realities or focused enough on the steps that will enable public and private鈥
CMS Releases Proposed Rule for Stage 3 of "Meaningful Use' Of EHRs
Legislation to revamp Medicare鈥檚 telehealth legislation should address several statutory restrictions that stand in the way of modernizing coverage and payment for telehealth services, the AHA last week told a congressional working group that recently circulated a draft proposal.
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Essentia Health, an integrated health care delivery system based in Duluth, Minn., provides telehealth services to patients at 26 of its roughly 80 rural health clinics, small rural hospitals and long-term care facilities in Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin and Iowa. Its goal is to provide鈥
The Department of Health and Human Services鈥 Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology today released a draft national 鈥渞oadmap鈥 for achieving a health IT infrastructure that facilitates the secure exchange and use of electronic health information for a learning health鈥
The AHA today called a House discussion draft of legislation to improve Medicare鈥檚 coverage and payment for telehealth services 鈥渁 step in the right direction,鈥 and applauded the members of a House Energy & Commerce Committee working group on telehealth for taking on the issue.
AHA letter to Representative Fred Upton regarding his discussion draft of legislation on Advancing Telehealth Opportunities in Medicare."
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