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- May 19, 2013

Health IT Systems: Costs vs. Benefits Dave Ross

In a recent report outlined by iHealthBeat, it was found that 71% of U.S. physicians believe the use and implementation of Health IT systems will raise health care costs.

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- May 16, 2013

The Truth About Medical Billing

The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently released hospital data revealing the wide variation in medical billing.

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- May 12, 2013

The Challenge of Producing Worthy Evidence

“What do we want? Evidence-based change. When do we want it? After peer review.”

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- April 18, 2013

Meaningful Use and Public Health

The Stage 2 Meaningful Use Public Health Reporting Requirements Task Force has published guidance for public health agencies (PHAs) preparing for Stage 2 Meaningful Use (MU2).

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- March 3, 2013

The Long Road to Interoperability

As the provisions of the HITECH act become the law of the medical reimbursement landscape, the provisions of meaningful use are gaining wider public attention.

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- February 4, 2013

The Implications of Google Flu Trends for Public Health

Applications like Google Flu Trends can and will use data to speak to citizen’s health concerns.

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