USDA Funds Telehealth Capabilities in Rural Areas with Additional $23.4M

USDA Funds Telehealth Capabilities in Rural Areas with Additional $23.4M

The USDA's Rural Development's Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program will add $23.4 million in additional funding for 75 new projects in 31 states. These grants are used to purchase telemedicine educational tools, equipment and services in rural areas because those areas often lack access to specialized medical care or advanced educational opportunities. 

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Greenway Health is Connecting Care Seamlessly via CommonWell

Greenway Health is Connecting Care Seamlessly via CommonWell

Greenway Health is one of the seven founding members of CommonWell, a non-profit trade association dedicated to establishing a standard process for exchanging patient information across healthcare organizations both efficiently and securely. 

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How is Leading SickCare Different?

How is Leading SickCare Different?

Many executives and digipreneurs think that because they have had a track record of success in non-sickcare ventures that the skills are applicable to sickcare. They are sadly mistaken as many learn too late. They run head on into the non-interoperability monster.

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Varied Reactions from Healthcare Leaders on New MU Rules

Varied Reactions from Healthcare Leaders on New MU Rules

The CMS and ONC released the much-anticipated final meaningful use rules, EHR certification criteria and a final interoperability roadmap. The roadmap would push towards a data-rich learning health system that is continuously improving upon itself. The new rules represent a significant jump in a national effort to enhance interoperability and improve consumer access to health data.

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Despite Adoption Rate Increase, EHR Interoperability Lags

Despite Adoption Rate Increase, EHR Interoperability Lags

Despite high EHR adoption rates among hospitals and physicians, the annual report released by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology shows that there are still issues in health care information exchange among providers.

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