Dingell Grills HHS/CMS Officials On HIT Bonus Payments, AMA Registers Concerns

The author of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) grilled HHS officials about the law’s implementation at a lengthy hearing Tuesday on Capitol Hill, focusing on the aggressive time line set out in the rule to certify electronic health records systems (EHR) and urging HHS to set up the accreditation [...]

AMA Weighs in on ‘Meaningful Use’ Requirements For E-Records

When we wrote about the response to the government’s final “meaningful use” requirements for electronic medical records, there was a notable absence: the American Medical Association.
(Yes, we know the majority of the country’s licensed docs don’t belong to the group, but it’s still influential, spending more than $20 million on lobbying last year, according to [...]

Florida doctors to consider splitting ties with AMA over healthcare reform

The Florida Medical Association is scheduled to consider the issue at its annual meeting next month. The House of Delegates of the Florida Medical Association is scheduled to consider a resolution severing ties with the American Medical Association because of its support for the healthcare reform law.
The [...]