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		<title>Announcing the first ONC-Authorized Testing and Certification Bodies for EHRs</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is pleased to announce the first ONC-Authorized Testing and Certification Bodies (ATCBs) for electronic health record (EHR) technology.


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		<title>Secretary Sebelius Announces Final Rules To Support &#8216;Meaningful Use&#8217; of Electronic Health Records</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:06:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced final rules to help improve Americans’ health, increase safety and reduce health care costs through expanded use of electronic health records (EHR).



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		<title>Final Rule for Temporary Certification Issued</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 22:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology issued its final rule for the temporary certification program. The program establishes a way for organizations to be authorized by the National Coordinator to test and certify electronic health record (EHR) technology


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		<title>Texas Regional Extension Centers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 08:43:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced an award of $35,709,106 to four Health Information Technology Texas Regional Extension Centers (RECs) to assist physicians and healthcare professionals implement statewide electronic medical records.


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		<title>HHS Awards $144 Million for Higher Education and Research</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 01:19:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Awards totaling $84 million to 16 universities and junior colleges will support training and development of more than 50,000 new health IT professionals.


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