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Besides requiring computerized physician order entry (CPOE), meaningful use criteria specify that providers who want to qualify for federal financial incentives implement clinical decision support (CDS) in the form of drug-drug, drug-allergy, and drug-formulary checks as well as five CDS rules relevant to specialty or high clinical priority, including rules for diagnostic test ordering. Providers will also need to demonstrate the ability to track compliance with those rules.

For the Record»

On April 1, the Department of Health and Human Services released the much-anticipated ACO (accountable care organization) guidelines – to a degree of hype that one health IT executive said “could begin the redefinition of our nation’s healthcare system.” Along with such glowing remarks, however, are a handful of shortcomings that others would like to see addressed.

Government Health IT»

Palmetto Physician Connections, LLC has successfully launched a new Medicaid managed care health plan in South Carolina's Healthy Connections Choices program. Under a contract with the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS), Palmetto Physician Connections is providing healthcare services through a medical homes network to beneficiaries in 39 counties.

Healthcare Technology Online»

Doctors Administrative Solutions (DAS) announced on March 22, 2011 that it has been named a qualified electronic health record (EHR) vendor by the Paperfree Florida Collaborative, a regional extension center (REC) established to assist Florida healthcare providers in the selection and meaningful use of health IT systems.

Executive Insight»

Waltham, Mass. (April 1, 2011) — UpToDate, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health, announced today that it is providing free access to its online medical content to all users in Japan. This decision was made by the company immediately following the recent earthquake and tsunami that devastated the country’s northeast coast. In addition, individuals and organizations worldwide now have free access to UpToDate’s radiation exposure resources.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – (April 1, 2011) – Palmetto Physician Connections, LLC (www.PalmettoPhysicianConnections.com) has successfully launched a new Medicaid managed care health plan in South Carolina’s Healthy Connections Choices program. Under a contract with the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS), Palmetto Physician Connections is providing healthcare services through a medical homes network to beneficiaries in 39 counties.

COLUMBIA, SC – Palmetto Physician Connections, a new government-sponsored health plan, is launching a medical home care model as it looks to build its managed care business with South Carolina’s Healthy Connections Choices Medicaid program.

Healthcare Finance News»

TAMPA, Fla. – (March 29, 2011) – HealthPlan Services (HPS) will feature its proven processes for managing medical loss ratios (MLR) and expanding sales channels that enable carriers to survive – and thrive – in today’s post-healthcare reform environment at the World Health Care Congress (WHCC). HPS, the nation’s leading technology and administrative services provider for the insurance and managed care markets, will be featured in Booth #318 at the conference, which takes place April 4-6, 2011 in Washington, D.C.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN –March 28, 2011 – Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Ozarks Medical Center has selected ProVation® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate® Decision Support, as the hospital’s electronic order set solution.

TAMPA, Fla. – (March 22, 2011) – Doctors Administrative Solutions (DAS) announced today that it has been named a qualified electronic health record (EHR) vendor by the Paperfree Florida Collaborative,  a regional extension center (REC) established to assist Florida healthcare providers in the selection and meaningful use of health IT systems.

TAMPA, Fla. – March 17, 2011 – HealthPlan Services (HPS), the nation’s leading technology and administrative services provider for the insurance and managed care markets, recently announced that its contract with the American Veterinary Medical Association Group Health & Life Insurance Trust (AVMA GHLIT) has been extended.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — March 17, 2011— Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Desert Sun Gastroenterology has selected its ProVation® MD software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding.

Doctors Administrative Solutions (DAS), Tampa, FL, appointed Jennifer Shimek as chief operating officer (COO) on March 7, 2011. She is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the organization.

Executive Insight»

TAMPA, Fla. – (March 14, 2011) – MedHOK has earned National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS®) Software Certification™ for 360Measures. Full HEDIS 2011 certification was achieved for 360Measures 1.56, which successfully passed all 62 measures included in the program.