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Health IT News Releases

12/09/2008	Study Finds Doctors' Use of E-Prescribing Systems Linked to Formulary Data Can Boost Drug Cost Savings
09/22/2008	New Computer-Based Tools Will Help Make Best Use of Genetic Breast Cancer Tests
04/14/2008	AHRQ Web Resource Features 100 Examples of Health Care Innovations and Tools
03/13/2008	AHRQ Awards $5 Million To Help Integrate Clinical Decision Support Technologies into Health Care Delivery
02/14/2008	States Advancing Common Approaches to Protecting Electronic Health Information, Report Finds
02/04/2008	Do-it-yourself health records put to the test
08/01/2007	New Reports Identify State-level Privacy and Security Solutions for Secure Exchange of Health Information
04/17/2007	HHS Issues Report to Congress on E-Prescribing
04/03/2007	From Health Affairs - Wide Gap Between Vision for E-Prescribing and Reality in Physician Practices
02/01/2007	State and Regional Demonstration Projects Fact Sheet
10/26/2006	AHRQ Launches Electronic Preventive Services Selector (ePPS) Tool for Primary Care Clinicians
04/11/2006	New Information Will Help Health Care Providers Adopt Health IT
02/13/2006	AHRQ Launches New "Learning Resources" To Help Providers Adopt Health IT
01/17/2006	Pilot Project Launched to Expand Electronic Prescribing
11/17/2005	HHS Enters Into Agreements to Support Digital Health Recovery for the Gulf Coast
11/10/2005	HHS Awards Contracts to Develop Nationwide Health Information Network
11/01/2005	Electronic Prescribing Standards Announced to Make Medicare's New Prescription Drug Benefit Easier and Safer
10/06/2005	HHS Awards Contracts to Advance Nationwide Interoperable Health Information Technology Strategic Partnerships with Public-Private Groups Will Spur Health IT Efforts
10/06/2005	AHRQ Awards Over $22.3 Million in Health Information Technology Implementation Grants
09/23/2005	HHS Proposes Standards for Electronic Health Care Attachments
06/06/2005	Secretary Leavitt Announces Vision for Health IT Including American Health Information Community and Requests for Proposals
06/03/2005	HHS Releases Report on Nationwide Health Information Exchange
05/25/2005	eHealth Initiative Announces Parallel Pathways for Quality Healthcare
05/20/2005	Health Services Research and the HIPAA Privacy Rule
05/04/2005	AHRQ's New Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation Shows Accomplishments, Challenges for Improving Patient Safety and Reducing Medical Errors
04/12/2005	AHRQ Launches New Web Site Designed To Provide Single National Source for Patient Safety Findings and Resources
03/08/2005	Funded Study on Computerized Order Entry Finds Flaws That Could Lead to Errors, Points to Opportunities for Improvement
11/10/2004	New AHRQ Survey Helps Hospitals Measure and Improve Patient Safety Culture
10/13/2004	HHS Awards $139 Million To Drive Adoption of Health Information Technology
04/29/2004	New AHRQ Tool for PDAs Helps Clinicians Select Preventive Services by Age and Gender
03/01/2004	New AHRQ Tool for PDAs Helps Clinicians Treat Community-acquired Pneumonia

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