Monthly Archives: January 2014

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OIG Releases “Best Practices” To Prevent EHR Fraud

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

A federal watchdog says the CMS and its Medicare contractors could do more to ensure providers don’t use electronic health-record systems as a means to fraudulent ends.The 17-page report by HHS’ Office of the Inspector General is the latest salvo … Continue reading →

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2014 Outlook On Health IT

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

Hospital leaders and office-based physicians will face daunting Healthcare Information Technology stress tests in the coming year. One test is underway for some, who have to meet stepped-up Stage 2 meaningful-use criteria for electronic health-record systems. For hospitals that had … Continue reading →

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2014 – The Year For HIE

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

The growth of the cloud, the emergence of payers and the race to analytics now present several large challenges to health information exchange organizations, Chilmark Research argues in a “baker’s dozen” of 2014 forecasts. The Meaningful Use (MU) stage two … Continue reading →

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Study Finds EHRs Help Physicians Improve Patient Care

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

A new study in the journal Health Services Research finds nearly three-quarters of physicians using electronic health records in 2011 said there were clinical benefits when patients’ medical histories were kept in digital files. The study focused on doctors’ perceptions … Continue reading →

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Stage 3 MU Is Driving Health IT Interoperability

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

The push for meaningful use Stage 3 has reached a point where a confluence of power structures are ready for more breakthroughs – hence, the impetus for collaboration among IHE USA, ONC and S&I Framework, officials from these groups say. … Continue reading →

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