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2012	HIT Perspectives (February 2012) - Electronic Prior Authorization for Medications: A Noteworthy Advancement for Payers and Pharma \| HIE Sustainability Fears Hold Back Stakeholder Participation \| mHealth and Health plans: 10 Reasons to Engage Now


2011	HIT Perspectives (December 2011) - Surescripts Safe-Rx Awards Should Change with the Times \| IOM’s Message to HIT: Clean Up Your Act or You Will Be Regulated \| PCAST, Query Health and Data Segmentation: Forging a New Path Forward

	HIT Perspectives (October 2011) - Government Issues New ACO Regulations and More \| In Search of the EMR of Tomorrow \| Telemedicine: Another Tool in the HIT Arsenal

	HIT Perspectives (August 2011) - ONC Proposes Use of Metadata for Possible Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Criteria \| HIEs: Back From the Dead? \| Adding More Clinical Data to ePrescribing May Increase Niche Use Cases

	HIT Perspectives (July 2011) - ePrescribing Safety Study Tells Different Story than Sensational Headlines \| Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs: Increasing Effectiveness Through HIT \| REC Progress Update: Could ACO Formation be in the Future? \| Blog Roundup

	HIT Perspectives (May 2011) - ePrescibing: Its Not Over Till its Over \| AMA Offers Free Online Resources on Health IT Adoption \| The Value of ePrior Authorization is Beginning to be Realized in HIT \| AMCP Annual Meeting and Showcase: Defining the Role of Managed Care Pharmacists in the World of HIT and ACOs

	HIT Perspectives (March 2011) - HIMSS11: A Retrospective Boots-on-the-Ground Analysis \| Surviving the HIT Buffet: Helping Physicians Make Healthy Choices \| Can CMS Align Its Dueling Incentive Programs and Eliminate Provider Confusion?

	HIT Perspectives (February 2011) - PCAST Recommendations: A Game Changer for HIT? \| The Last Mile: Boosting Physician Use of EHR Functionality \| Health Insurers Start Calling the Shots for Major Health Information Exchange Vendors: What’s Next?


2010	HIT Perspectives (December 2010) - Health Reform and HIT: Not Such Strange Bedfellows After All \| Is Reporting a Higher MLR and Better Bottom Line an Oxymoron \| Where’s Waldo? The Search for Branded Drug Products

	HIT Perspectives (November 2010) - Why is ePrescribing of Controlled Substances Off to Such a Slow Start? \| CMS Distributes 2009 ePrescribing Payments and Feedback \| Time is Right for Pharma Brand to Look At HIT \| HIT to Benefit From a CLASS Act

	HIT Perspectives (September 2010) - SafeRx Awards Provide Touchpoint to ePrescribing Progress \| Payers Can't Afford to Turn a Blind Eye to ePrescribing \| Watch Out for the New Kid on the Block: Accountable Care Organizations to Arrive on Health Care Scene

	HIT Perspectives (August 2010) - Now We Know: Feds Issue Regulations on Meaningful Use of Qualified EHRs \| What Does Meaningful Use Mean to Stakeholders? \| Meaningful Use and ePrescribing \| ePrescribing In the News

	HIT Perspectives (July 2010) - Implementing the DEA Rule May Be More Challenging Than Anticipated \| Will Vendors Take a Short or Long-Term View of Personal Health Management \| The Allscripts/Eclipsys Merger: Harbinger of Things to Come

	HIT Perspectives (May 2010) - Comparative Effectiveness Research: The Next Big Thing? \| Can You Hear Me Yet? Mobile Health Turns up the Volume \| Avoiding a REC Reckoning \| Judgment Day for ePrescribing of Controlled Substances

	HIT Perspectives (April 2010) - Meaningful Use: What’s Next? \| Feds Issue New Rule to Select HER Certification Bodies \| NIST Issues Guidance on HER Standards Testing \| ePrescribing Posts Big Gains in 2009

	HIT Perspectives (February 2010) - The “Big One” Hits: New Regulations Will Radically Change the HIT Landscape \| A State of the Function: What does ARRA mean for ePrescribing? \| Mihir Patel joins Point-of-Care Partners

	HIT Perspectives (Winter 2010) - Knocking Down Another Barrier: ePrescribing of Controlled Substances is Now Allowed \| Gazing into the Crystal Ball: What Will the DEA Rule Mean for ePrescribing?


2009	HIT Perspectives (November 2009) - State Versus Local HIE Initiatives: Room for Everyone? \| HIT Included in House Bills \| ePrescribing Still in the Federal Regulatory Spotlight \| Ed Daniels joins Point-of-Care Partners

	HIT Perspectives (October 2009) - New Study Finds ePrescribing Saves Lives, Reduces Costs of Care \| HIT Hides in Health Reform Bill \| Special Report: HIEs Circa 2020 - A Look at Two Very Different Possible Futures \| Newly Updated State Law Compendium is Available

	HIT Perspectives (September 2009) - Moving the Ball Up the Field: Minnesota Mandates Electronic Prior Authorization \| HITECH Funding Means Big Changes - And What it Means to You \| One-Stop-Shopping: HIPAA Privacy and Security Enforcement Now in One Place \| CMS May Make It Easier for Physicians to Qualify for ePrescribing Incentives

	HIT Perspectives (July 2009) - "Meaningful Use" Definition: Are You Influencing or Responding \| HIT Surprises in the Democrats' Draft Health Reform Package \| Safe-Rx Awards: Massachusetts, Rhode Island & Michigan Continue to Lead the Nation

	HIT Perspectives (May 2009) - How Meaningful Are the Stimuli? \| If I Receive MIPPA Incentives, Can I Still Get ARRA Dollars?

	HIT Perspectives (February 2009) - Gazing into the Crystal Ball: Trends and Issues for 2009 \| HIE is Key to the Patient-Centered Medical Home


2008	HIT Perspectives (October 2008) - CMS Holds Historic ePrescribing Conference Answering Some MIPPA Questions \| Chronic Care Management: A New Paradigm Is Needed

	HIT Perspectives (July 30, 2008) - ePrescribing finally "Mandated" While Alternatives to Tamper-Proof Paper Determined

	HIT Perspectives (July 8, 2008) - RxHub and SureScripts Merge and the DEA Publishes Proposal for ePrescribing of Controlled Substances \| Disease Registries: Leveraging Technology to Manage Chronic Conditions and Meet P4P Needs

	HIT Perspectives (June 2008) - Accelerating Adoption with New Ads, New Standards & New Requirements \| Is the Patient-Centered Medical Home a Catalyst for Health IT Adoption? \| Michele Glynn Joins Point-of-Care Partners

	HIT Perspectives (March 2008) - Mandates, Mandates -- Who's Got a Mandate? \| Consumer-Facing Applications: Now That We’re BuildingThem, Will They Come?

	HIT Perspectives (January 2008) - Presidential Primaries: Who Should Get Your ePrescribing Vote? \| Searching for Value in Personal Health Records


2007	HIT Perspectives (November 2007) - ePrescribing Update: A Chorus for ePrescribing Mandates \| Chronic Care Management Update: Advancing HIT to Support the USA’s Biggest Health Problem - Part 2 \| David Green Joins Point-of-Care Partners

	HIT Perspectives (September 2007) - ePrescribing Update: States and Feds Continue to Drive eRx \| Chronic Care Management Update: Advancing HIT to Support the USA’s Biggest Health Problem

	ePrescribing Perspectives (July 2007) - AHRQ Hosts Web Conference on eRx Pilots \| Register today for a National Web Conference on Electronic Prescribing (e-RX) and the Medicare Modernization Act e-RX Pilot Evaluation

	ePrescribing Perspectives (June 2007) - eRx Pilot Reports: Where Are They? \| ePrescribing Perspectives Changing Name, Focus \| ePrescribing Rules & Regulations Update\| News and Announcements

	ePrescribing Perspectives (April 2007) - eRx Pilot Reports Released to Congress, Public \| It’s About the Standards, Stupid \| What About the Outcomes and Impact Analysis? \| ePrescribing Rules & Regulations Update \| News and Announcements

	ePrescribing Perspectives (March 2007) - Where Are We With ePrescribing, Anyway? \| ePrescribing Rules & Regulations Update \| News and Announcements

	ePrescribing Perspectives (February 2007) - What Does NEPSI Mean to ePrescribing? \| What's Up With the ePrescribing Pilots, Anyway? \| News and Announcements


2006	ePrescribing Perspectives (November 2006) - What Will a Democratic Congress Mean to ePrescribing? \| Guess the IRS Didn't Get The Memo \| What Does the CVS-Caremark Merger Mean to ePrescribing? \| News and Announcements

	ePrescribing Perspectives (October 2006) - What Will HHS Management Changes Mean to ePrescribing? \| There's Much to Consider Relative to State Board of Pharmacy Rules and Regs \| MMA ePrescribing Pilots Are Seminal to Electronic Prior Authorization \| News and Announcements

	ePrescribing Perspectives (August 2006) - Will the New IOM Study Serve as a Driver? \| Will New Regulations Impact Adoption? \| What's The Next Step for the DEA? \| News and Announcements \| Neuman Affiliates with POCP

	ePrescribing Perspectives (June 2006) - Meeting to Focus on Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances \| Georgia on My Mind: State Boards of Pharmacy \| MMA-Driven ePrior Authorization Gains Momentum \| News and Announcements \| Solomon Affiliates with POCP

	ePrescribing Perspectives (April 2006) - What Do ONC, RxHub Changes Mean to ePrescribing? \| Progress Being Made on MMA-Driven ePrior Authorization \| ePrescribing a Prominent Part of Annual TEPR Conference \| News and Announcements \| Guinan Affiliates with POCP

	ePrescribing Perspectives (March 2006) - RxHub and SureScripts: ePrescribing Back in Balance \| MMA ePrescribing Pilot Update \| ePrescribing-Related News and Announcements

	ePrescribing Perspectives (January 2006) - HHS Names MMA ePrescribing Pilot Awardees \| What to Make of AHIC not Having an ePrescribing Work Group \| News and Announcements


2005	ePrescribing Perspectives (November 2005) - CMS Publishes Final eRx Rules \| Why CMS Is Focusing on Standards \| News and Announcements

	ePrescribing Perspectives (October 2005) - CMS, AHRQ Publish ePrescribing Pilot RFA \| Two Proposed ePrescribing Rules Released \| Katrina Underscores the Value of Electronic Prescription Records \| News and Announcements

	ePrescribing Perspectives (September 2005) - What's Happening in Washington? \| What Should ePrescribing Stakeholders Do About Medicare, Part D? \| News and Announcements

	ePrescribing Perspectives (July 2005) - Standards are a different ball game today \| What to make of Open VistA \| News and Announcement

	ePrescribing Perspectives (May 2005) - HHS Announces Intention to Relax Stark Laws \| Bridges to Excellence Announces New Pay-for-Performance Initiatives \| News and Announcements \| Why ePrescribing Stakeholders Should Care About NCPDP

	ePrescribing Perspectives (April 2005) - Nearly 100 respond to ePrescribing NPRM \| ePrescribing Pilots: Waiting on the RFPs \| News and Announcements \| Daniels Affiliates with POCP

	ePrescribing Perspectives (March 2005) - Proposed ePrescribing Rule: You Will Be Heard \| NCVHS Letter: Pilot Hints and Electronic Signature \| NCPDP Annual Conference Features ePrescribing \| ePrescribing Well Represented at HIMSS \| News and Announcements

	ePrescribing Perspectives (February 2005) - CMS Releases Proposed Rule for ePrescribing? \| NCVHS Update: Drafting April LetterNews and Announcements \| Offenhartz Affiliates with POCP

	ePrescribing Perspectives (January 2005) - Will We See the “Tipping Point” in 2005? \| NCVHS Update: Waiting on FDA for eSignature \| Odds and Ends: ONCHIT Funding, BCBSTN, CareMark, iScribe and CPOE in Massachusetts \| McKinnon Affiliates with POCP


2004	ePrescribing Perspectives (December 2004) - What do RHIOs mean for ePrescribing? \| NCPDP: the Center of the ePrescribing Standards World \| December NCVHS hearing to focus on e-Signature \| Vendor Updates: UNC Health Care System and SureScripts, HealthRamp, MDanywhere and MobiHealth, SureScripts and RX Linc, Wellinx and Rx Hub, RelayHealth and Rx Hub \| Schlesinger affiliates with Point-of-Care Partners, LLC

	ePrescribing Perspectives (October 2004) - MGMA Conference: POCP Study Reveals EMRs Have Turned ePrescribing Corner \| ALERT: ONCHIT Not Scheduled to Receive Funding for 2005 \| NCVHS and IIR Conference Updates \| HHS Awards $139 million to Seed HIT \| Study Results: Manhattan Research, Wellinx, SureScripts \| Vendor Updates: MedPlus, WebMD, Allscripts, HealthRamp, DrFirst and VantageMed

	ePrescribing Perspectives (September 2004) - NCVHS Update: Subcommittee Letter, Electronic Signature and Unfinished Business \| Driving ePrescribing Through Standards Development \| Research Update: Labor Costs Cut in Half by ePrescribing; Intelligence on Drug-Allergy Alerts \| Vendor Updates: SureScripts, ProxyMed and eRX Networks, Relay Health, Allscripts and Medem, 3Com and Health Ramp, ZixCorp, Misys, HIMSS \| ePrescribing Is Featured Component of Point-of-Care Technologies for Health Plans

	ePrescribing Perspectives (August 2004) - NCVHS ePrescribing Testimony: 10 Things You Should Know \| MMA and ePrescribing: What’s Next? \| NCPDP’s Educational Session on ePrescribing Attracts 200 \| Odds & Ends: DrFirst lands CareFirst, CapGemini Launches CafeRx, Florida Expands with Gold Standard Multimedia

	ePrescribing Perspectives (July 2004) - Feds Ready to Lead: Observations from the Announcement of HHS’s Health IT Plan \| The Next Round of NCVHS ePrescribing Testimony Scheduled for July 28-30 \| HL7-NCPDP Script To Develop Cross-walk Between ePrescribing Transaction Standards \| Vendor News: DrFirst Expands with Kaiser; Allscripts and Wolters Kluwer Form Alliance \| Andrews Affiliates with Point-of-Care Partners, LLC

	ePrescribing Perspectives (June 2004) - Bradley Leaves RxHub; McLean New CEO \| Postscript on NCVHS ePrescribing Testimony \| Don’t Fall into the “Free Is Not Good Enough” Trap – Leverage the Opportunity \| Six Sigma Study Shows Sustained Impact of ePrescribing \| Krohn Affiliates with Point-of-Care Partners, LLC \| ZixCorp and PDR join forces

	ePrescribing Perspectives (May 2004) - What Do Recent EHR Initiatives Mean to ePrescribing? \| New CMS Administrator Makes ePrescribing a Priority \| WellPoint Finally Announces Allscripts and Zix as Vendors \| Seats Rapidly Filling for ePharma Summit \| Odds & Ends: Allscripts, HealthRamp, SureScripts, Wellinx, BCBSMA/Tufts

	ePrescribing Perspectives (April 2004) - eHI Documents Lessons Learned, Makes Consensus Recommendations \| Honors, but No Red Carpet, for TEPR Award Finalists AllScripts, DrFirst, SynaMed \| What Role Will Pharma Play at the Point of Care? \| Burns Gets to Do It Again with Scriptaphone \| Odds & Ends: WellPoint Rumors, Zix Executive Appointments, Congratulations

	ePrescribing Perspectives (March 2004) - NCPDP ePrescribing Panelists Share Perspectives \| RxHub and CAQH Team Up on Formulary Data \| Allscripts to Roll Out New ePrescribing Solution \| Retail Switches, SureScripts and ProxyMed, Add Front-End Partners

	ePrescribing Perspectives (February 24, 2004) - Pre-HIMSS Announcements You May Have Missed \| ePharma Summit to Highlight Electronic Prescribing \| Pannier Affiliates with Point-of-Care Partners LLC

	ePrescribing Perspectives (February 2, 2004) - Health Leaders Gather to Debate Health Care Changes, Share Ideas \| Health Policy Begins to Address Greatest ePrescribing Challenge \| What does ZixCorp’s Acquisition of MyDocOnline Mean? \| The Inside Scoop on the Wellpoint Announcement \| Lundie Affiliates with Point-of-Care Partners LLC

	ePrescribing Perspectives (January 2004) - eHI Workgroups Report Preliminary Recommendations \| Electronic Prescribing Technology Update \| Sinclair Affiliates with Point-of-Care Partners, LLC


2003	ePrescribing Perspectives (December 2003) - Medicare Prescription Benefit: What Does It Really Mean? \| IOM Endorses National Health Information Infrastructure \| Is the System Built for an "Open" or "Closed" Network? \| New Contact Information for Point-of-Care Partners

	ePrescribing Perspectives (November 2003) - Clarifying the Aetna Study's Formulary Flatline \| ePrescribing Statistics You May Have Missed \| Announcements You May Not Have Caught

	ePrescribing Perspectives (October 2003) - Medicare Prescription Bill and ePrescribing: Encouraging is Good, Mandating Better \| A Pharmacist’s Perspective on ePrescribing \| ePocrates Has Longevity, Reach and Name Recognition

	ePrescribing Perspectives (September 25, 2003) - Physicians to be Paid For Investing in Technology, Including ePrescribing \| What Exactly Is an Electronic Prescription? \| Reader Responds to "Key Stakeholders Opposed to ePrescribing Mandates"

	ePrescribing Perspectives (September 9, 2003) - Key Stakeholders Opposed ePrescribing Mandates \| Clarifying the Differences Between CPOE and ePrescribing \| ePrescribing Pioneer ProxyMed Continues to Set Pace \| Chain Drug Review Interview with SureScripts' Kevin Hutchinson Provides Insights

	ePrescribing Perspectives (August 2003) - Medicare Prescription Benefit and ePrescribing: What’s Important \| Electronic Prescribing: It Only Seems New \| Medix Resources/Health Ramp Launches National Awareness Campaign \| Accelerating Adoption of Computerized Prescribing in the Ambulatory Environment

	ePrescribing Perspectives (July 28, 2003) - Point-of-Care Partners' 4 Obstacles to Physician Adoption \| Quest Diagnostics/MedPlus Acquires RxMadeSimple \| PocketScript Acquired by Zix Corporation; Expands Tufts Initiative \| SureScripts Forms Independent Pharmacy Advisory Board \| Notice of Production Schedule Change

	ePrescribing Perspectives (July 11, 2003) - Medicare Prescription Bills: What’s Next? \| 5 "Obstacles" to Physician Adoption \| Resource Center: Cleveland Clinic’s Introduction to ePrescribing

	ePrescribing Perspectives (June 20, 2003) - House 2006 ePrescribing Target is More Than Reasonable \| Pharma and the Point-of-Care: It’s a Matter of When and How \| Where Are They Today: ParkStone, iScribe, ePhysician and PocketScript

	HIT Perspectives (June 7, 2003) - Trend: ePrescribing goes DTC \| EMR Prescription Writers Increasing Functionality \| Will Government Drive ePrescribing?

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