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Congress: What standards? Health IT bill would curb some HHS regulations.

Publication: Modern Healthcare
Publication Date: 07-AUG-06
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Byline: Matthew DoBias

New federal regulations released by HHS to put e-prescribing tools and electronic health records into the hands of physicians more rapidly could run broadside into a health information technology bill that-as written-would override a main component of the rules. Moreover, one physician group argues the new rules don't go far enough to encourage more use of electronic tools and records.

The new regulations allow hospitals and other organizations to donate e-prescribing, electronic health records technology and support services to physicians. The regulations create broader exceptions and safe harbors to federal fraud-and-abuse laws, in...

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