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01.24.12
CHICAGO – The Chicago Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center (CHITREC) has reached its 100 percent target goal of enrolling 1,486 priority primary care providers to provide individualized assistance in becoming meaningful users of electronic health records (EHRs).
CHITREC has now signed up 1,357 providers for its Direct Assistance Program, with 1,523 providers participating in total.
“We are excited to achieve this important milestone and be able to provide assistance...
01.15.12
The Illinois Health Information Exchange (ILHIE) has launched ILHIE Direct Secure Messaging Solution. ILHIE Direct, which will assist licensed Illinois health care providers in reaching Stage 1 Meaningful Use of electronic health records (EHR), is available at no cost through 2012.
Physicians who subscribe to ILHIE Direct will be closer to achieving the Stage 1 Meaningful Use objectives and to obtaining EHR incentive payments of up to $44,000 from Medicare or $63,750 from Medicaid. Secure messaging allows health care...
12.16.11
Developing the right skills to land a job in the expanding field of health information technology (HIT) can be nearly impossible obstacle to get your foot in the door.
Over the past two years, CHITREC has considered part of its duty to help build a workforce through its internship program, which offers a comprehensive and pragmatic view into the dynamic world of HIT and the Meaningful Use of electronic health records (EHR).
“I was humbled right away, after learning about CHITREC’s...
12.08.11
We are proud to announce that our very own, Dr. Fred D. Rachman, MD, FHIMSS, has been elected to the HIMSS Board of Directors. Dr. Rachman will serve a three-year term beginning in July 2012.
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12.07.11
The meaningful use Stage 2 deadline has been extended to 2014 for eligible hospitals and professionals that qualified as Stage 1 meaningful users in 2011, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced.
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