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    2. How the Government's 2013 Tech Policy Agenda Will Impact IT

      Explore Computerworld (Jan 22 2013) Industry News

      ...y consolidated into one piece of legislation, which Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) tried to bring to the Senate floor in November only to see it derail on a procedural vote before the debate could begin. Opponents ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Google   Washington   Yahoo

    3. Former senators push health IT initiatives

      Explore ModernMedicine (Feb 8 2012) EHR Meaningful Use , Meaningful Use

      ...al Corporation of America; he currently writes and speaks about global health. Daschle, who preceded Frist as Senate majority leader, is an author and advocate for universal healthcare and the single-payer system. The ta... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Senate   Congress   Obama

    4. Bipartisan center calls for increased HIE efforts, alignment of healthcare ...

      Explore fiercehealthit.com (Jan 27 2012) EHR Adoption , Meaningful Use

      ...partisan Policy Center (BPC) that focuses on health IT's role in transforming healthcare. According to former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, who co-chaired a BPC task force on delivery system reform and health IT, he... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Washington   America   Senate

    5. Tech stories of 2011: Jobs, Android and Anonymous rank in top 10

      Explore ITworld (Dec 13 2011) IT Buzz

      ...infringing sites under certain conditions. SOPA is wider in scope than the similar Protect IP Act in the U.S. Senate. Critics say the bills, particularly SOPA, give law enforcement sweeping powers to censor legitimate we... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Google   Australia   Microsoft

    6. Skills-based visa change helps some, hurts others

      Explore ITworld (Nov 30 2011) Industry News

      ...pproved 389 to 15 and eliminates the per-country cap on employment-based visas . The measures now goes to the Senate. This "Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act" (H.R. 3012), doesn't increase immigration in the U.S... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   India   Senate   Computerworld

    7. IT reforms moving to optimization stage

      Explore Federal News Radio 1500 AM (Sep 23 2011)

      ...* Analysis: Flimsy 'business case' led to e-gov cuts * DARPA, NIH and FDA creating 'toxicity testing' chip * Senate committee OKs DHS hiring freeze * New: Friday morning federal headlines - Sept.... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Senate   GOP   FDA

    8. Top 3 takeaways from National Health IT week

      Explore GHIT - The Home page (Sep 16 2011) EHR Adoption , Meaningful Use

      ...ut the Committee and its work. The bi-partisan assembly composed of six members of the House and six from the Senate is charged with finding more than $1 trillion in savings over the next 10 years. That means the couch c... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Washington   White House   Senate

    9. The Data Breach Survival Guide

      Explore American Banker (Sep 1 2011)

      ...anks such as Capital One, retailers such as Michaels Stores, and government institutions as large as the U.S. Senate. Each breach is a new black eye, giving assailants access to internal systems, where they can attach... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   SAS   CIO   Senate

    10. DoD, VA making steps toward joint EHRs--for now

      Explore fierceemr.com (May 5 2011) EHR Adoption , Cloud Computing

      ...new system "that is cost-effective and interoperable." This language will need approval by the full House and Senate. DoD and the Veterans Affairs Department had agreed in March to jointly develop a new EHR ssystem. The ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Washington   Senate   Electronic Health Records

    11. Federal IT Reform Confronts Old Foes

      Explore InformationWeek (Apr 16 2011) IT Buzz

      Federal IT Reform Confronts Old Foes ...ng federal IT operations. That was the bottom line in testimony provided by federal CIO Vivek Kundra during a Senate hearing on ways to eliminate wasteful IT spending in the federal government. Dave McClure, associate ad... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   CIO   Senate   Vivek Kundra

    12. CIOs get to work on closing data centers

      Explore Federal Computer Week (Apr 8 2011)

      ...neral Services Administration and the Government Accountability Office, is scheduled to testify April 12 at a Senate subcommittee hearing about the IT plan. ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   CIO   Senate   Obama

    13. AMA meeting: Delegates approve guidelines for ACOs

      Explore American Medical Association (Nov 22 2010) Meaningful Use

      AMA meeting: Delegates approve guidelines for ACOs ...at are stated in the Medical Debt Relief Act, which passed the House on Sept. 29 and has been referred to the Senate. [Adopted] The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requires companies offering group and individ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   San Francisco   Senate   AMA

    14. AMA meeting: Physician input welcomed on meaningful use, CMS official says

      Explore American Medical Association (Nov 22 2010) Meaningful Use

      AMA meeting: Physician input welcomed on meaningful use, CMS official says ...at are stated in the Medical Debt Relief Act, which passed the House on Sept. 29 and has been referred to the Senate. [Adopted] The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requires companies offering group and individ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Washington   Senate   Federal Trade Commission

    15. Stocks rise with positive jobs report

      Explore BizTimes (Nov 5 2010) IT Buzz

      ...-Monona) to serve as their respective leaders for the 2011-2012 Senate session. Fitzgerald, who takes over as Senate majority leader after leading Senate Republicans during the current minority session, warned a lively G... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Wisconsin   Los Angeles   Senate

    16. PC Mall announces new solution for EHR adoption and achievement of meaningful use

      Explore THE MEDICAL NEWS (Oct 19 2010) EHR Adoption , Meaningful Use

      .... Archives Of Internal Medicine: Hospital Cost Of Care, Quality Of Care, And Readmission Rates - This ... "Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid set the stage for a climactic debate in the Senate over health ca... ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Senate   Arra   Electronic Health Records

    17. HHS Releases Final Rule for Temporary EHR Certification Program

      Explore healthleadersmedia.com (Jun 18 2010) EHR Meaningful Use , Meaningful Use , Green End User Experience

      ...ed last Friday that they had awarded $23 million in grants in the name of a patient safety and medical... The Senate is currently hashing out amendments to the finance reform bill. Here, NPR offers three amendments that ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Senate   Electronic Health Records   EMR

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