Harvard University's John D. Halamka, MD, chairperson of the HITSP committee, shared on his personal blog comments about the announced $235 million dollar Beacon Communities program.

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is considering the recommendation of the HIT Policy Committee sent to David Blumenthal, national coordinator for HIT (healthcare information technology), that the “federal government should certify EHR and health i

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, better known as the economic stimulus package, includes the HITECH Act, which sets aside money for healthcare IT. Healthcare organizations who finalize EHR adoption by 2011 will be reimbursed for up to $44,000 of the costs, and those who fail to adopt EHR (electronic health records) software before 2015 will be penalized.