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Health Information Technology (HIT)
The AAMC recognizes the importance of the HIT funding in the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA or Recovery Act) to academic
medical centers as they strive to become national leaders in the use of
electronic health records (EHRs). The "HITECH" provisions of
ARRA provide Medicare and Medicaid incentive funding to hospitals, physicians,
and other eligible professionals for the "meaningful use" of
EHRs. Check here frequently for developments related to ARRA and HIT incentives,
including EHR certification, technology standards, "meaningful use,"
quality, HIPAA privacy and security, interoperability of EHRs, e-prescribing,
and associated rulemaking and guidance.
What's New
- AAMC Presentation
on HIT Incentives for Eligible Hospitals (PDF—February
4, 2010
- AAMC Presentation
on HIT Incentives for Eligible Professionals (PDF
- February 4, 2010)
- AAMC
Summary & Analysis of HIT Regulations (PDF—January
29, 2010)
- AAMC Presentation
on HIT Incentive Regulations (PDF—January 25,
2010)
- AAMC Summary of
HIT Standards Committee Meeting (PDF—January
20, 2010)
- Materials
from the January 20 HIT Standards Committee Meeting
- AAMC Summary of
HIT Policy Committee Meeting (PDF—January 13,
2010)
- Materials
from the January 13 Policy Committee Meeting and Recent
Policy Workgroup Meetings
- CMS
Electronic Health Records Incentive Program Proposed Rule
(PDF—January 13, 2010)
- ONC
Initial Set of Standards, Implementation Specifications,
and Certification Criteria Interim Final Rule (PDF—January
13, 2010)
Events
HIT Committee Meetings
- February 17: HIT Policy Committee Meeting
Omni Shoreham Hotel
2500 Calvert Street NW
10:00am - 4:00pm EST.
- February 24: HIT Standards Committee Meeting
Omni Shoreham Hotel
2500 Calvert Street NW
9:00am - 4:00pm EST
Workgroup Meeting Webcasts
- February 9: HIT Policy Committee Strategic Plan Workgroup
Meeting
9:00 a.m. - Noon ET
- February 11: HIT Policy Committee Adoption/Certification
Workgroup Meeting
2:00 - 5:00 p.m. ET
- February 12: HIT Policy Committee Meaningful
Use Workgroup Meeting
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET
- February 16: HIT Policy Committee NHIN Workgroup Meeting
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET
- February 18: HIT Standards Committee Privacy
and Security Workgroup Meeting
10:00 a.m. - Noon ET
AAMC Advocacy
- Joint Hospital Association
Letter (AAMC, AHA, FAH, NACH, NAPH) Regarding HIT Incentive
Payments (PDF—December 11, 2009)
- AAMC
Testimony Before ONC Panel on Data Theft, Loss, and Misuse
(PDF—November 19, 2009)
- AAMC Comment Letter to
the HIT Policy Committee Regarding First Draft Definition
of Meaningful Use
(PDF—June 25, 2009)
- AAMC Comment Letter to
the HIT Policy Committee Regarding General Principles on
Meaningful Use
(PDF—June 12, 2009)
Washington Highlights
Recent Federal Register Notices
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ARRA HIT Incentives and RFPs
Meaningful Use
Standards
Certification
Physician E-Prescribing Incentives
Quality Reporting
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AAMC Resources
AAMC's HIT Listserve
Get updates and communications about HIT issues. To be
added, send a request to hit@aamc.org.
(AAMC members only, please.)
More about Health Care Reform
AAMC Presentation
on HIT Incentives for Eligible Professionals (PDF—February
4, 2010)
AAMC Summary
& Analysis of HIT Regulations (PDF—January 29,
2010)
AAMC Presentation on
HIT Incentive Regulations (PDF—January 25, 2010)
ARRA & HIT:
What Do They Mean to You? - Presentation from the AAMC
Annual Meeting (PDF—November 8, 2009)
AAMC Summaries
of ONC Advisory Committee Meetings
AAMC Presentation on EHR
Incentives - July 14, 2009 (PDF)
HIT Timeline
Government HIT Web Sites
Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Department of Health and Human Services:
Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) Blog
ONC Blog: Health
IT Buzz
General Resources
Full
Text of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) (PDF)
ONC Implementation Plan (PDF)
CMS Implementation Plan (PDF)
Fact
Sheet on the HITECH Act (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services)
Do
Electronic Health Records Help or Hinder Medical Education?
(Peled JU, et al., 2009, PLoS Med 6(5))
Use
of Electronic Health Records in U.S. Hospitals (NEJM
360 (16):1628-1638, April 16, 2009, Jha, Ashish K. M.D., M.P.H.,
et al.)
Electronic
Health Records in Ambulatory Care — A National Survey
of Physicians (NEJM 359 (1):50-60, July 2, 2008, DesRoches,
Catherine M. Dr.P.H., et al.)
Stimulating
the Adoption of Health Information Technology (NEJM
360(15): 1477-1479, April 9, 2009. Blumenthal, David M.D.,
M.P.P.)
Historic
Opportunity: Wedding Health Information Technology to Care
Delivery Innovation and Provider Payment Reform (PDF—Center
for American Progress)
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