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Groups seek changes in meaningful use definition - 7/2/2009
Major healthcare organizations say they want more flexibility in meaningful use criteria and more time to put the policy in place.

Study sees New York City as coming HIT hub - 7/1/2009
Center for and Urban Future forecasts growth, but says city agencies must make health IT a priority to exploit the opportunity.

Coye takes reins at CalRHIO - 7/1/2009
The former board chair will lead the organization as it makes an ambitious pitch to become a statewide exchange

NHIN users will need tougher security, feds warn - 6/30/2009
Public-private health information sharing depends on heeding federal information security rules, policymakers warn.

FCC program could double California telehealth sites - 6/30/2009
The FCC’s rural health care program could double the number of California clinics connected by broadband

Blumenthal: NHIN project is a road to meaningful use - 6/30/2009
Health IT leader endorses NHIN as a means of expanding productive uses of health IT to all levels of government.

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Meaningful uses of federal HIT
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Health Affairs: Freedom and CDC's new director
Dr. Thomas Frieden's appointment as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a triumph for public health and the American people.

Trotter: Embracing the new CCHIT certifications
CCHIT has taken a 90-degree turn from being largely ignorant of health [open source] to having a certification plan that the open source community can embrace.

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