In comments to CMS and ONC, the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives has expressed concerns related to the EHR reporting period and CMS' approach to clinical quality measures in the proposed rule for Stage 2 meaningful use.
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Mountain View Hospital in Madras, Ore., and St. Charles Health System in Bend, Ore., are considering ways to deepen their strategic relationship including a lease agreement, a consolidation of assets or other legal business ventures.
The New York eHealth Collaborative, the New York City Investment Fund and the New York State Department of Health have launched a $4.2 million program, the New York Digital Health Accelerator, to foster health IT innovation.
The Georgia attorney general has approved the proposed acquisition of McDuffie Regional Medical Center in Thomson, Ga., by University Health Care System in Augusta, Ga., the parent company of University Hospital in Augusta.
Universal Health Services in King of Prussia, Pa., has announced a definitive agreement to sell Auburn (Wash.) Regional Medical Center to MultiCare Health System in Tacoma, Wash.
Shawn Bolouki is no longer CEO of Tulare (Calif.) Regional Medical Center, according to a Visalia Times-Delta report.
Health First in Rockledge, Fla., has named James Mitchell as executive vice president and COO.
Substance abuse is associated with frequent emergency department visits, according to an Annals of Emergency Medicine study.
Yakima (Wash.) Valley Memorial Hospital will close its Valley Orthopaedic Specialists clinic Sept. 30, according to a Yakima Herald-Republic report.
Providence Portland (Ore.) Medical Center is facing some opposition from community members to its 10-year expansion plan, according to a Daily Journal of Commerce report.