Morning Headlines 2/14/14
RECs surpassed their goals to increase EHR adoption
As the Regional Extension Center program turns four years old, ONC posts a HealthIT.gov blog suggesting that they have "far exceeded" their goal of supporting 100,000 physicians with their health IT adoption goals.
25 Highest Rated Companies Hiring Interns in 2014; Facebook Debuts at #1
Epic is the fifth-best company to intern for according to a Glassdoor survey of US companies.
House Members Urge HHS To Overhaul Medicare Audit System
A group of 111 lawmakers urges HHS director Kathleen Sebelius to fix the Medicare claims audit system, citing a backlog of 460,000 claims and other institutional issues.
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