Renal Physicians Association Public Policy in a Minute for November, with Rob Blaser, Director of Public Policy. … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: November 11, 2011
Institute of Medicine Report Says FDA Not Fit to Regulate HIT Health information technology has been touted as crucial to better healthcare, but a new report says an entirely new regulatory agency is … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: November 4, 2011
Obsession With Meaningful Use Could Backfire Don't let your push to obtain the government's EHR financial incentives blind you to the next big hurdle: accountable care. Hospitals Show Solid … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: October 28, 2011
Q&A: Blumenthal Talks EHRs, Healthcare Reform President Obama's former national coordinator for health IT, Dr. David Blumenthal, shares his thoughts on progress with meaningful use of electronic … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: October 21, 2011
CMS Gives New EHR Meaningful Use Guidance The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released guidance covering some of the nuances of attesting for meaningful use of electronic health … [Read more...]
RPA’s Public Policy in a Minute :: October 2011
Renal Physicians Association Public Policy in a Minute for October, with Rob Blaser, Director of Public Policy. … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: October 14, 2011
Meaningful Use Should Be Driven by Clinical Quality, Not Mechanics As the CMS meaningful use incentive program moves out of Stage 1 and into Stages 2 and 3, concerns are arising as to whether there … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: October 7, 2011
It May Be the Information Age, But Patients Still Want Face Time The future of health care may be driven by robotic clinicians, mobile medical apps and remote encounters with human caregivers. But … [Read more...]
