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Erin Mackay, Associate Director, Health Information Technology Programs

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"Meaningful Use" of Health IT: What the FACA?!

August 29, 2013 | Health Care > Health Information Technology (IT)

What happens when you put a couple of dozen doctors, technology vendors, consumer advocates, researchers, public health officials, state legislators and others in a room and ask them to agree on exactly what it means to ‘meaningfully use’ electronic health records? Not as many fights as you’d think. And thanks to the Federal Advisory Committees Act [1] – which created the FACAs responsible for creating the first draft of Meaningful Use criteria – we know!

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Erin Mackay, Associate Director, Health Information Technology Programs

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An Opportunity to Reduce Health Disparities that We Cannot Afford to Waste

August 28, 2013 | Health Care > Health Information Technology (IT)

One of America’s greatest assets is its incredible diversity. Today, one in five people in this country age five and older speak a language other than English at home. The U.S. Hispanic population has reached 50.5 million, accounting for more than half of the population increase since 2000.

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Erin Mackay, Associate Director, Health Information Technology Programs

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Meaningful Use March Madness: Keep Up the Pace

March 22, 2013 | Health Care > Health Information Technology (IT)

Welcome to Meaningful Use March Madness, a series of blog posts refuting frequently-heard arguments about the criteria proposed for the Electronic Health Record “Meaningful Use” Incentive Program.

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Erin Mackay, Associate Director, Health Information Technology Programs

From the desk of ... Erin Mackay, Health IT

Meaningful Use March Madness

March 11, 2013 | Health Care > Health Information Technology (IT)

Welcome to Meaningful Use March Madness, a month of weekly blog posts refuting frequently-heard arguments about the criteria proposed for the Electronic Health Record “Meaningful Use” Incentive Program. Stay tuned all month!

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