Vitalik Buterin sees crypto utility growing in developing world, wary of CBDCs, exchanges
According to an interview with CNBC, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin believes cryptocurrencies currently provide the greatest utility in emerging economies. While developed nations often view crypto as a speculative investment, Buterin claims its most meaningful use cases exist in lower-income…#ethereum #vitalikbuterin #buterin #argentina #sub5cent #tornadocash #cbdc #ethereumfoundation #cryptoslate (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
FCC: Digital Equity RFC Listening Sessions
Notice from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) of four virtual listening sessions on the Digital Equity Act Request for Comment. The listening sessions will be held on throughout April and are designed to inform the development of the State Digital Equity Capacity and State Digital Equity Competitive grant programs. The goal of these programs is to promote the adoption and meaningful use of the internet across covered populations, including low-income individuals, aging individuals, veterans, people with disabilities, racial and ethnic minorities, and rural residents, among others. Meetin...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - April 6, 2023 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
NTIA: Digital Equity Act of 2021; Request for Comments
Notice from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) seeking comments on the Digital Equity Act of 2021 Program and on the design and implementation of two components of that grant program: the State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program and the Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program. The goal of these programs is to promote the adoption and meaningful use of the internet across covered populations, including low income individuals, aging individuals, veterans, people with disabilities, racial and ethnic minorities, and rural residents, among others. Comments are due by May 1, 2023. (Source: ...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - March 2, 2023 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Blockchain ’s Biggest Businesses: Forbes Blockchain 50 Call For 2022 Nominations
Over the first four years of the Forbes Blockchain 50, the list of billion-dollar companies making meaningful use of the technology popularized by bitcoin, has become a bellwether of institutional adoption. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - September 20, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Michael del Castillo, Forbes Staff Tags: Crypto & Blockchain /crypto-blockchain Money /money Asia /asia Billionaires /worlds-billionaires Business /business Aerospace Defense /aerospace-defense Energy /energy Manufacturing /manufacturing Transportation /tr Source Type: news
Delinquent medical records: who are the stakeholders for timely medical documentation? - Puttgen HA, Stolze-Epple M, Miller RG, Stewart CM.
The explosion of electronic documentation associated with Meaningful Use-certified electronic health record systems has led to a massive increase in provider workload for completion and finalization of patient encounters. Delinquency of required documentat... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Kaiser Health News and Fortune Investigation into EHRs Finds Medical Errors and Millions of Dollars in Federal Subsidies Inappropriately Released
Lawsuits filed by whistleblowers, doctors, and hospitals allege EHR software used by hospitals, clinical laboratories, and medical offices may ‘pose danger to patients’ Where have all the federal incentives for meaningful use of health information technology (HIT) gone? Pathologists and clinical laboratory leaders caught up in medical error investigations are not the only healthcare providers […] (Source: Dark Daily)
Source: Dark Daily - February 26, 2020 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jude Tags: Laboratory Pathology Source Type: news
Zimbabwe: Doctors Accuse Govt of Buying Second-Hand Hospital Equipment
[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe's vocal doctors have accused government of using millions of taxpayers' money to import "unusable, second hand and refurbished equipment" which has not been of any meaningful use within local hospitals. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 5, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news
CMS unveils artificial intelligence challenge
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has begun taking...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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CMS again declines coverage for NaF-PET scans (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 28, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
ONC proposes rules to improve data interoperability
The U.S. government is proposing new rules to give patients easier access to...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Medical groups call for pause to MU program (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 14, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
DrChrono gets Meaningful Use Stage 3 certification for its mobile-first EHR
DrChrono has announced that its EHR, which runs on the iPad, iPhone, and Apple Watch, has attained ONC certification for Meaningful Use Stage 3. The company believes it is the first to obtain that certification for a mobile-based product. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - February 7, 2019 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Deadline for Critical Access Hospitals to Submit Hardship Forms is November 30, 2018
The deadline for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) to submit a hardship exception application to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for the 2017 payment year is November 30, 2018. The exception would make them exempt from penalties is the CAH can prove that demonstrating meaningful use would result in significant hardship for the facility. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - November 28, 2018 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
OIG finds FDA lacking in postmarket cybersecurity plans
After calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in September to...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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OIG questions some meaningful use payments (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 12, 2018 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
CMS signs participants for new payment model
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said that 1,299 healthcare...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Medical groups back more patient time, less paperwork
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CMS proposes 'site-neutral' payments for outpatient, hospital clinic visits (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 9, 2018 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
HHS audit finds hospitals overbill for IMRT planning
The Medicare system overpaid U.S. hospitals by nearly $26 million for...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Federal probe confirms scheduling woes at Phoenix VA (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - August 22, 2018 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
CHS under investigation related to federal incentive program
Franklin-based Community Health Systems Inc. is under investigation in connection to a federal law meant to encourage the use of electronic health records.
The company is responding to a “civil investigative demand” relating to the health care giant’s implementation of electronic health records and the meaningful use program, according to CHS’ second-quarter filings with the SEC.
The U.S. government created the meaningful use program as part of the 2009 Health Information Technology for… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - August 14, 2018 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Joel Stinnett Source Type: news
