Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett announced in May that the state’s Medical Assistance program would more fully embrace telemedicine by expanding coverage for it. The expansion is expected to help more
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A survey by University of Pennsylvania researchers found that Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems improve patient safety and quality of care. The study publicized and partly funded by the federal
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A new report by IDC Health Insights suggests that Electronic Health Records (EHR) adoption by American healthcare providers and small practices will reach 80 percent by the year 2016. Meaningful
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A recent report from Surescripts notes that, in 2011, 36% of all prescriptions in the U.S. were submitted electronically, an increase of 22% over the year 2010. The electronic prescribing
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The GSMA yesterday announced the joint team of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Brazil’s Federal University of Rio Grade Do Norte as the winner of its inaugural Mobile
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South Shore Hospital in South Weymouth, MA has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle charges related to a data breach that occurred in 2010. The Massachusetts Attorney General’s office announced
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Last Wednesday, researchers at George Washington University’s Hirsh Health Law and Policy Program launched a new Web site to clarify health information laws at the federal and state levels. The
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Legislation being drafted by Representative Jim McDermott (D-WA) would allow state-based universal healthcare coverage. The State-Based Universal Health Care Act of 2012, which may be introduced to Congress as soon
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Two Texas Congressmen have introduced a bill that would promote greater transparency regarding healthcare service costs. The Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2012 would require states to enact
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A report by the Brookings Institution suggests that mobile devices could help reduce medical costs and improve patient care. An analysis by Robert Litan, an economist for Brookings, found that
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