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HHS announces $162 million in 16 state HIE grants

 Diana Manos March 16, 2010
The Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday $162 million in awards to 16 states and qualified state designated entities for the State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program.
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HHS announce $235M for community Health IT grants

 Diana Manos December 03, 2009
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and David Blumenthal, MD, the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, have announced $235 million in grants supporting non-profit organizations and local governments that can exemplify the positive impact of healthcare IT on population health.
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HHS to release $80M to train, support health IT workforce

 Diana Manos November 25, 2009
The Department of Health and Human Services will release $80 million in grants to help develop and strengthen the health information technology workforce.
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States to play important role in healthcare reform

 Kyle Hardy October 23, 2009
The federal Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has released “requests for proposals” to all 50 states to apply for grants worth $1.2 billion.
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Federal stimulus package on 'AHIMA Prime Time'

 Bernie Monegain October 04, 2009
The 81st convention and exhibition of the American Health Information Management Association is under way, and the $34 billion in federal incentives to support adoption of electronic health records is garnering a big piece of the attention.
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HHS pushes reform in Webcast and state reports

 Diana Manos August 10, 2009
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in a Friday Webcast that healthcare costs are prohibiting American companies from playing in the global market and straining the American economy.
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Next up: Healthcare reform- but what kind?

 Diana Manos April 03, 2009
Congress is brewing up some recipes for healthcare reform, and quite a few cooks are expected to crowd into a very hot kitchen. Congressional leaders have called for a final bill by this summer. The unanswered questions likely to draw the most heat are: how to pay for the reform and how far will the plan lean toward universal mandated care?
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IT panel decries slow adoption by physicians

 Fred Bazzoli November 20, 2007
CHICAGO – Despite broad-based efforts to encourage physicians to use health information technology and electronic prescribing, IT’s penetration among physicians remains woeful. Costs a...
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Healthcare leaders call for government incentives to boost IT uptake

 Fred Bazzoli November 14, 2007
CHICAGO – Despite broad-based efforts to encourage physicians to use health information technology and electronic prescribing, penetration among physicians of IT remains woeful, and the chief ba...
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