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Jan 24 2011

New York Times

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The Obama administration has become so concerned about the slowing pace of new drugs coming out of the pharmaceutical industry that officials have decided to start a billion-dollar government drug development center to help create medicines.

Jan 24 2011

next.gov

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Those are among the findings in a new report, “Secrets of Success on the EMR Journey to Meaningful Use: Leading Hospital CIOs Reveal Key Lessons Learned,” released Thursday by Accenture.

Jan 24 2011

NPR

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The new Republican chairmen of a powerful House committee and its investigative subcommittee want Obama administration officials to explain exactly how they’re implementing the health law.

Jan 24 2011

HealthLeader Media

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The medical home is a largely theoretical concept that envisions a location where patients can obtain their primary, preventive, and acute medical services at the same location and through the same physician.

Jan 21 2011

InformationWeek

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The EHR Alternative Certification for Hospitals program will evaluate how installed EHR technology at hospitals measures up to the requirements outlined by the Department of Health and Human Services

Jan 21 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Physicians in large groups should include a wide scope of quality issues in documenting their meaningful use initiatives

Jan 21 2011

Politico

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Hoyer said this week that the political reality is that the program may need to save more money.

Jan 21 2011

NPR

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The chairmen of four House committees announced their plans to move on to the bigger challenge of coming up with specific measures to kill or replace parts of the legislation.

Jan 21 2011

The Hill

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The Department of Health and Human Services announced new grants Thursday afternoon to help states implement health insurance exchanges, a key provision of the reform law.

Jan 21 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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907 pages of legislation creates new task forces, agencies, and boards; new and greater accountability and efficiency; and, some would say, a whole new world order. The phrase “secretary shall” occurs more than 1,000 times.