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is CEO & Co-Founder of Environmental Intelligence LLC. ← Older posts Newer posts →Telehealth Report Finds Adoption Improves Patient Experiences and Outcomes
February 5, 2013When done right, telehealth programs work.That’s the bottom line from a 10-page report, “Scaling Telehealth Programs: Lessons from Early Adopters,” by the Commonwealth Fund. It focuses on three pioneers of home health monitoring technologies and programs: the Veterans Affairs Department, … Continue reading
Posted in Telehealth | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, medical practice best practices, Patient Experience, telehealth, telemedicine | Leave a commentThe FAH Urges Field Testing Of Electronic Quality Measures Reporting
February 5, 2013The Federation of American Hospitals supports goals outlined by the CMS to harmonize reporting of clinical quality measures, but warned that selected measures should be field-tested before being implemented as part of national quality reporting and payment programs.The Washington, D.C.-based … Continue reading
Posted in CMS | Tagged Clinical Quality Measures, CMS, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, ICD-10, Meaningful Use | Leave a commentONC Chief Highlights ROI In HIE
February 4, 2013The business value for providers and patients is what will drive health information exchange forward, even though most discussions typically center on the technology involved. And different uses for exchange will require different technologies. That was the sentiment of many … Continue reading
Posted in Health Information Exchange | Tagged CMS EHR Incentives, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Best Practices, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Services, HIE Standards, Meaningful Use, medical practice best practices, ONC, Patient Experience, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentPerspectives On The Patient ID Debate
February 4, 2013Imagine an identification number containing every iota of your health data – documenting every disease and ailment you’ve been treated for, every doctor you’ve seen – a number unique only to you. With such holistic data, the implications for improving … Continue reading
Posted in Patient Privacy | Tagged Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Services, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, Patient Experience, Patient Privacy, PHI, PHI Data Security, PHI Security, UPI's | Leave a commentCMS Announces New ACO Contracts
February 1, 2013Medicare nearly doubled the size of one accountable care program as of Jan. 1 with 106 new ACO contracts that offer hospitals and doctors financial incentives to improve quality and slow health spending. Click here to view new ACO contracts … Continue reading
Posted in ACOs | Tagged ACO, CMS, CMS Policy, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services | Leave a commentEnvironmental Intelligence Releases January 2013 Newsletter
January 31, 2013Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its January 2013 EI Connections Newsletter. Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: January 2013 EI Connections Newsletter Want to automatically receive our monthly newsletter? Click on this link to … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental Intelligence | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Hosting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, EI Connections Newsletter, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, HHS, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, HIT, Meaningful Use, ONC, Patient Experience, PHI, PHI Data Security, PHI Security | Leave a commentONC Releases EHR MU Stage 2 Test Measures
January 29, 2013Updated electronic health-record system test measures are now available from HHS’ Health IT office.Organizations with self-developed EHR systems as well as commercial vendors seeking to ensure their systems will pass muster with federally designated testing and certification entities can find … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Meaningful Use | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use, ONC, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentHIPAA Privacy And Security Final Rule: Perspectives From A Healthcare Lawyer
January 28, 2013The omnibus HIPAA Privacy and Security final rule HHS released on Jan. 17 answered some questions, provided necessary guidance in certain areas — but some of the thorniest issues, data breach notification among those, are still cryptic enough that lawyers … Continue reading
Posted in HIPAA Privacy and Security Rule | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, Patient Experience, PHI, PHI Data Breaches, PHI Data Security, PHI Security | Leave a commentHIPAA Privacy And Security Final Rule Establishes A New Era For PHI Security
January 25, 2013The enhanced set of protections finalized in the omnibus HIPAA privacy and security rule released Jan.17 now becomes the new baseline for anyone who handles health information. It doesn’t change meaningful use requirements, but combined, the two may drive more … Continue reading
Posted in PHI Data Security | Tagged CMS EHR Incentives, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Services, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, Meaningful Use, Patient Experience, PHI, PHI Data Security, PHI Security | Leave a commentOCR Transforming Itself To An Enforcement Organization
January 22, 2013I don’t do risk assessments; I assess risk,” said Sharon Finney, corporate data security officer at Adventist Health System, speaking at the December 2012 Healthcare IT News/HIMSS Media Privacy & Security Forum in Boston. There’s a difference. One happens on … Continue reading
Posted in HIPAA Complicance | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, Meaningful Use, medical practice best practices, OCR, Patient Experience, PHI Data Security, PHI Security | Leave a comment ← Older posts Newer posts →
