The Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of Minority Health--working with Quest Diagnostics and its subsidiary MedPlus--rolled out a new initiative this week to help improve ...

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Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. A group of Republican House lawmakers introduced legislation on Friday that would block the Department of Veterans Affairs from rolling ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs said it plans to delay future rollouts of the new EHR system until it is confident that the software “is highly functioning at current sites and ready to deliver for ...

Despite over 96% of hospitals having an electronic health record (EHR), a recent study showed alarming levels of dissatisfaction among physicians with their current EHR systems and an increased ...

The United States Government Accountability Office has released a report suggesting CMS’ e-prescribing and electronic health records incentive programs have inconsistent requirements, although both ...

Several times a week I am asked the following question: “What is the absolutely last drop dead date an eligible professional can meet the CMS EHR Incentive Program requirements and not leave any money ...

Background and Goal: This study tested whether a referral order inside the Epic electronic health record (EHR) could help primary care clinicians refer patients to community-based diabetes prevention ...

HHS’ Office of Minority Health and Madison, N.J.-based Quest Diagnostics will partner together to distribute electronic health record software to Houston physicians who serve minority communities, ...

On July 13, NextGen Healthcare Inc. (NextGen), an electronic health record (EHR) software vendor, reached an agreement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Inspector General of the ...