Headlines: Maryland Set for Electronic Health Information Exchange Launch

FALLS CHURCH – Top headlines from the press gathered by library staff at Noblis for Thursday, July 22. Click on the underlined item to visit the actual story:

  • Delayed projects prompt Congress to cut VA’s IT budget: Congressional appropriations committees cut the Veterans Affairs Department’s requested fiscal 2011 information technology budget, with House members saying it chose to hold back spending for some IT projects because they are behind schedule.
  • Montgomery County hospitals will be first to use health information exchange: Gov. Martin O’Malley and leaders in the medical industry said Tuesday that Maryland will launch its Electronic Health Information Exchange in September, starting with hospitals in Montgomery County.
  • Blumenthal defends meaningful use against GOP critic: The recently released final rule on meaningful use of electronic health records strikes a good balance between quick adoption and a recognition of the challenges that adoption creates for many healthcare providers, Dr. David Blumenthal, the national health IT coordinator, told a Congressional panel this week.

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