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03/07/12 | SOURCE: Herald Tribune
More than 14 years after Aaron Edwards was born with cerebral palsy, Florida senators Wednesday passed a bill that would require Lee Memorial Health System to pay $15 million to compensate him for its employees’ negligence.
03/01/12 | SOURCE: Modern Medicine
The window of opportunity to earn incentives of up to $63,750 for meaningful use of a certified EHR system gets narrower with each passing day.
02/29/12 | SOURCE: News-Press
House budget negotiators appear likely to reject a Senate proposal to use federal money to increase Medicaid payments to primary-care physicians.
02/24/12 | SOURCE: Health News Florida
After holding out for years, the chief whistleblower in the case against WellCare has removed his objection to a settlement of civil fraud charges with the federal government and nine states.
02/23/12 | SOURCE: Online PR News
Aprima achieved the highest client experience and customer satisfaction scores in the Women’s Health/OB GYN/Reproductive Medicine specialty practice group.
02/22/12 | SOURCE: Information Week
Despite the fact that more than 50% of office-based physicians have implemented EHRs, most practices aren’t making full use of many of the most useful features,including patient portals, e-prescribing, and electronic appointment scheduling.
