Spotlight on StIIMulus (ARRA)

Information on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Stay Informed:

• Proposed definition of "meaningful use" of EHR technology announced by CMS - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Press Release
• A discussion of the phrase "Meaningful Use" by Bradley Erickson, MD, PhD, FSIIM, Chair
  • SIIM/Journal of Digital Imaging blog stimuluates dialogue on "meaningful use" with a focus on practical near-term targets.
  • "An Open Letter to Dr. Blumenthal" by SIIM member Joe Marion, MBA. Healthcare-Informatics.com, August 23, 2009.
• SIIM LinkedIn discussion page
• SIIM 2009 Annual Meeting Economic Stimulus Package Session
  • "Stimulus Opportunities More Ephemeral than Monetary."
    Statread, June 4, 2009.

Panelists: Eliot Siegel, MD; David Mendelson, MD; and Bradley Erickson, MD, PhD

• Capitol Hill Briefing Shines Light on Imaging, EHR
  • Diagnostic Imaging and the Electronic Health Record (PPT); presentation by Eliot L. Siegel, MD, June 23, 2009 at CIBR Capitol Hill Briefing

Resources/Links of Interest:

• The CMS's Proposed Rule: Electronic Health Record Incentive Program and Fact Sheets
• The ONC's Interim Final Rule
• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (PDF - 1.07 MB)
• HHS Recovery Overview
• Health Information Technology Recovery - Department of Health & Human Services
• News Releases, June 19, 2009: Process Begins to Define "Meaningful Use" of Electronic Health Records
• "Comparative Effectiveness Research" (CER) - Draft Definition
• National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) - Recovery Funding
• Academy of Radiology Research (ARR)
• Coalition for Imaging and Bioengineering Research (CIBR)