MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'hrsa'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:55:16 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5119908&cid=t_226912_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fbhic%2F2011%2F08%2F11%2Fhealth-center-week%2F August 7-13 is National Health Center Week. To find a health center near you, go to: http://bit.ly/WoDWU, Find a Health Center from Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). (Source: BHIC) BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5119908 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:42:05 +0100 5119908 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4820950&cid=t_226912_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FNeilVerselsHealthcareItBlog%2F%7E3%2F-gmzgCD_78g%2F I’ve just finished my latest post for EMR and HIPAA, based on a session I moderated this week at the the Institute for Health Technology Transformation health IT summit in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Here’s a taste: The panelists did great job of articulating some of these conundrums and strategies to overcome them, but none better than Kevin Maher, director of clinical innovations for Horizon Healthcare Innovations, a new affiliate of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey tasked with testing new care models, and Victor Freeman, M.D., quality director in the Health Resources and Services Administration‘s Office of Health IT and Quality. The patient-centered medical home is a great idea for managing care, promoting prevention and, ultimately reducing costs. “We view the ba... Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4820950 Thu, 12 May 2011 21:59:53 +0100 4820950 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4820952&cid=t_226912_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2FD3BF4RAkszU%2F Healthcare and health IT are plagued by conundrums. Providers long have been the ones asked to make hefty investments in EMRs and other IT systems to help remove costs from the healthcare system, but payers and plan sponsors tend to enjoy most of the financial benefits. Clinicians wish their organizations would share data with others, but those in the executive suite have been reluctant to cooperate with competitors for fear of losing revenue. And, let’s face it, medical errors can be profitable if a routine procedure turns into an expensive inpatient admission. Portions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are intended to address these problems by providing financial incentives for “meaningful use” of EMRs (incl... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4820952 Thu, 12 May 2011 21:45:30 +0100 4820952 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4253233&cid=t_226912_114_f&fid=34646&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthCareBlogLaw%2F%7E3%2FrEQpMFgchCY%2Fwest-virginia-connect.html Today's Charleston Gazette features an article on a new health care demonstration project, West Virginia Connect, funded by a $36 million federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant.The article indicates that the funding will be for eight West Virginia primary care clinics to provide preventative care services to eligible health consumers for a flat $35 per month. The services will include unlimited doctor visits, immunizations and screenings, chronic disease management, and minor surgical procedures.To be eligible to particpate a person must have a job, be between 19 and 64, and make less than $43,320 for a single person or $88,200 for a family of four. In return, participants have to let the state fold their medical data - blood pressure, blood sugar, etc. - into an... Health Care Law Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4253233 Sun, 12 Dec 2010 14:13:00 +0100 4253233 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2210235&cid=t_226912_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclinicalit.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F02%2Frural-health-specialist-picked-to-run.html President Obama on Friday appointed Mary Wakefield, R.N., Ph.D., administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration. Wakefield will control the $2.5 billion given to HRSA as part of the economic stimulus legislation to help the uninsured and underinsured. Wakefield currently is director of the Center for Rural Health at the University of North Dakota. In case you were interested, here is the final text of the stimulus bill, formally known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (PDF, 13.4 MB). (Source: Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog) Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2210235 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:51:00 +0100 2210235 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2284295&cid=t_226912_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FTD_v7jJJPFI%2F While many people celebrate Barack Obama being the first African-American president, I was celebrating having intelligence back in the White House. He’s so smart, he’s surrounding himself with other smart people. The latest “smart” appointment is Mary Wakefield, PhD, RN, FAAN, to head the Health Resources and Services Administration. I’ve known Mary for a number of years and can tell you that she is sharp as a tack. She’s been the Director of the Center for Rural Health at the University of North Dakota, but her credentials include chairing the Institute of Medicine Committee on Health Care Quality for Rural America, serving on the other quality commissions of the IOM, and serving as Staff for United States Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND) from January 1993 to January 1996 and as Leg... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2284295 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 23:55:46 +0100 2284295 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2200357&cid=t_226912_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2009%2F02%2F20%2Fhitech-act-gives-hhs-2-billion-of-discretionary-funds%2F The HITECH Act gives Health and Human Services (HHS) 90 days to develop a plan to allocate $2 Billion of discretionary funds. Talk about a nice infusion of funding for HHS. HHS does have a set of core areas of focus for the money (per an Allscripts presentation on HITECH). The area of focus that interests me most is the “Regional Health IT Resource Centers.” Seriously, what is a regional health IT resource center? Can any of you imagine a doctor visiting a health IT resource center? I don’t understand how this will work at all. I have a better idea. Why not take a cool million and give it to me? I’ll create a killer online platform for sharing of health care IT resources where people can share information nationally or within their region. Could be a killer applicat... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2200357 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:51:52 +0100 2200357