Worried that you won’t have enough IT staff to complete an EMR implementation toward achieving “meaningful use,” or perhaps making the conversion to ICD-10 coding? National health IT coordinator Dr. David Blumenthal wants you to relax. “Help is not only on the way–it’s here,” Blumenthal says in his latest...

If passed, Amendment 60, 61, and Proposition 101 will have dire consequences for healthcare across Colorado, especially in rural communities. The Bell Policy Center has written an article on how these ballot initiatives will directly impact three rural hospital districts in Garfield, Huerfano, and Yuma counties, severely limiting their...

Looking for an easy-to-understand source for learning more about the health reform law? The Kaiser Family Foundation has produced a short, animated movie that explains some of the concerns about the current healthcare system, the changes that are happening now, and the changes to come in 2014. 

Register Now! Date: Friday, October 22, 2010Time: 2:00 pm to 3:30pm ET As HRSA grantees and the safety net community implement electronic health record systems (EHR), one of the most important issues is how to use this health information technology as a tool for improving quality and patient outcomes....

The California Superior Court in San Francisco has upheld Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s June 2009 decision to opt out of the federal physician supervision rule for certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNA).  The presiding judge ruled that California state law does not specifically require CRNAs to be supervised by physicians when...