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HHS group proposes national EHR safety database - 3/12/2010
Health IT Policy Committee panel suggests ways to check and oversee patient safety problems caused by EHRs.

CCHIT warns certification plan might backfire - 3/12/2010
Certification commission says administration’s proposed rule on standards could ‘decelerate’ health IT adoption.

Standards panel: check security on EHR modules - 3/11/2010
Health IT Standards Committee polishes recommendations for Interim Final Rule on certification and standards.

CMS extends Medicare-Tricare PHR test - 3/11/2010
A personal health record pilot providing patients access to Medicare and Tricare claims records ‘exceeded expectations,’ sponsors say.

VA working on ‘Aviva’ -- next generation of VistA - 3/10/2010
New veterans health information system would be modular, open and interoperable, its chief technology officer says.

It’s official: Hampton Roads is next VLER community - 3/9/2010
Southeast Virginia area encompasses right mix of providers and consumers to test military lifetime personnel record project.

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States’ roles will shift in new NHIN landscape
In pursuing options for direct information exchange, the Office of the National Coordinator casts states as high-order service providers.

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Meaningful use: Start small, think big
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Gauging meaningful use
The systems used to verify 'meaningful use' will help determine whether $34 billion in federal health IT incentives is money well spent.
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