The Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) has published a proposed rule to establish national standards for electronic claims attachments in the Sept. 23 Federal Register.

The 16 commissioners that will comprise the American Health Information Community have been named by Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt.

Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.) last week indicated that the ever-evolving health IT-related legislation he has put forth in conjunction with a bi-partisan group of his peers, namely Tim Murphy (R-Pa.), is more likely to be passed sometime next year.

Late last week the Department of Health and Human Services made moves that establish the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT) as an official part of the organization.

We reported last week that a plan by Medicare would distribute free electronic health records (EHR) software called VistA-Office EHR to physicians as part of a program to assist medical practices in making the shift to more of a paperless environment.

As a follow-up to last week's report regarding the new joint health IT-related bill Wired For Health Care Quality Act (S.1418), The Senate HELP Committee did approve the bill last week. As was reported, the compromise legislation contains components from

The House Energy and Commerce Committee last week passed a compromise version of a bill (HR 3205) designed to build a voluntary reporting system for medical errors. Along with committee leadership, Senators Michael Enzi (R-Wyo.) and Edward Kennedy (D-Mass

In a surprising move, Medicare plans to announce an initiative to distribute electronic health records (EHR) software to physicians as part of a free program with a goal of helping medical practices make the shift to more of a paperless environment, the N