After a brief ceasefire, the federal push to adopt electronic records has spurred a new round of fighting as hospitals, ROI vendors, and lawyers tussle over pricing. It could be said that the more things change, the more they stay the same. While rapid advancements in technology have...
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 includes a section calledThe Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH)that is slated to provide $19 billion for health information technology—specificallyproviding funding to those healthcare...
Attempts by state legislatures to reduce fees for release-of-information requests could make it unprofitable for outsourcing companies to provide this service, potentially leaving hospitals to bear the expense. To read the full article, visit here.