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iHealthBeat is a free news digest reporting on health care policy and politics.
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E-Health Records Do Not Reduce Hospitals' Costs, Study Finds
A new study finds that electronic health records have not generated significant cost savings for most U.S. hospitals. According to the study, many hospitals actually saw administrative costs rise following EHR implementation. Researchers say that health IT tools are not yet achieving their expected potential because they often focus on billing rather than patient care. Reuters et al.
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Work Group Stumps for Simplicity in Health IT Certification Standards
Yesterday, a Health IT Standards Committee work group suggested that officials should create a simple initial path to electronic health record certification. The group based its advice on feedback from health care leaders and contributions to its blog. Government Health IT et al.
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CMS Readies Definition of 'Meaningful Use,' Hears Industry Concerns
A CMS official said the department has heard from many health care industry stakeholders regarding concerns about the federal government's forthcoming "meaningful use" rule. He noted that CMS still is on target to release a proposed rule by the end of the year. Government Health IT.
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New Web Site Rates Long-Term Care Providers in California
Yesterday, the California HealthCare Foundation launched a new site, CalQualityCare.org, that rates long-term care providers on a variety of care quality measures. The site aims to help California residents make long-term care decisions. Sacramento Bee, CHCF release.
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Health IT Business News Roundup for the Week of November 20, 2009
Brief reports on business deals and developments from the past week: Communications and IT firm Harris Corp. has acquired Patriot Technologies, a provider of health IT-related software, and Computer Sciences Corp. won a three-year HHS contract.
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