Healthcare Reform

Visit http://www.AmericanHealthSolution.org  to see the latest news and information on health care reform and to learn more about AHIP's Campaign for an American Solution, a national grassroots and educational initiative to build support for health care reform.
 
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State/Local News:
 
SCDHHS Medical Care Advisory Committee (MCAC) Documents, held on August 18, 2009:
 
Summary of the Renewal & Amendment Process for DDSN Waivers (and letters)
 
Health Care Reform Update
 
HIT Information Presented - Part 1 - Part 2
 
DHHS Budget Information
 
Eligibility Report
 
Committee Advisement Items
 
Available Plans for SC Health Connections Choices and Kids
 
 
HIT Summit II Documents, held on July 28, 2009:
 
SCDHHS Director Emma Forkner's Presentation on Meaningful Use
 
Medicare and Medicaid Timeline
 
HIT Extension Program Presentation
 
Extension Centers Graph
 
Governance and Policy Issues
 
Meaningful Use Matrix
 
Q & A Addressing the HITECH Act Provisions
 
SCHIEx and the Clincal Use Case
 
State Progress Report on Electronic Prescribing
 
Summit I Recap
 
HIT Summit III Documents, held on August 27, 2009:
 
Stimulating Electronic Health: An ARRA Update
 
It's a Jungle Out There! Protecting Consumers' Privacy and Safety in an eHealth World
 
Where is the patient in the big picture?
 
Paper Medical Records to Electronic Medical Records
 
State HIE Cooperative Agreement Program & HIT Extension Program: Regional Centers Cooperative Agreement Program
 
HIT Summit II - July 29, 2009 A Recap of the Day
 
The New HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules Are Here: What Do You Need To Know?
 
Health Information Exchange: How It All Fits Together
 
ARRA Privacy and Security (Handout)
 
Rock and a Hard Place - An analysis of the $36 billion impact from Health IT stimulus funding (Handout)
 
Ten Steps to EMR Assimilation into a Practice (Handout)
 
SURVEY We Need Your Help! (Handout)
 
HIT Summit IX Documents, held on October 1, 2009:
 
Palmetto State Health Information Technology Alliance
 
Choosing an EMR
 
Electronic Health Records: The Providers' Prospective
 
SCHIEx: Transforming HIT in the Palmetto State
 
Lakelands Rural Health Network
 
Implementing an EMR
 
Large Scale EHR Adoption: What Works
 
Is the Workforce Ready?
 
Workforce Readiness