The market for health care information technology is showing enormous growth potential, and plenty of Maryland businesses are crowding in.

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HAGERSTOWN — Tom Perry has packed nature, faith and music into his 77 years. Perry and his wife, Linda, are trained to remove an invasive plant along the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal known as garlic mustard, and he volunteers to ...

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Sen. Ed Kasemeyer, the chairman of the powerful Budget and Taxation Committee, had a frank assessment Wednesday of the General Assembly’s record on the gasoline tax. “We just didn’t do our job,” he said. The excise tax on gasoline has ...

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State agencies and Maryland nonprofits receiving federal grants will face even more requirements for transparency and accountability under a new board created by President Barack Obama, the controller of the Office of Management and Budget told a grants conference in ...

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A program that offers federal stimulus funds as rebates for homeowners seeking to upgrade properties through whole-house air sealing, duct replacement and insulation of walls, attics, crawl spaces and basements has been infused with an additional $850,000. The Home Performance ...

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HITECH, which is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, establishes a program of incentive payments to eligible professionals who participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs, and meaningfully use certified electronic health record technology. (EHR — ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Energy Administration is encouraging state residents to take advantage of the Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program, which ends Nov. 12. The administration reminded residents on Thursday that the program provides rebates to replace outdated appliances with ...

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