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is CEO & Co-Founder of Environmental Intelligence LLC. ← Older posts Newer posts →GAO Report Examines 2011 CMS EHR Incentive Payments
January 7, 2013A new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) examines how the Medicaid EHR incentive payments were distributed in 2011. According to the report, released Dec. 13, the amount of Medicaid EHR incentive payments awarded to each hospital ranged from … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Incentives | 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, HHS, Meaningful Use | Leave a commentCCHIT Announces Plans To Develop IT Framework For ACO’s
January 4, 2013The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) plans to develop an IT framework for accountable care organizations (ACOs). The framework will identify the health IT infrastructure components necessary for a provider organization to function effectively as an ACO and … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged CCHIT, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services, ONC | Leave a commentThe ONC Proposes Using EHR Certification Criteria For Patient Safety Event Reporting
January 3, 2013The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT wants to use electronic health record certification criteria to make it easier for physicians to report patient safety events, which provide critical raw data for developers, healthcare providers, researchers and policymakers to … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged CMS, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Best Practices, 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, Meaningful Use, medical practice best practices, ONC, Patient Experience | Leave a commentEnvironmental Intelligence Releases December 2012 Newsletter
January 2, 2013HAPPY NEW YEAR! Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its December 2012 EI Connections Newsletter. Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: December 2012 EI Connections Newsletter Want to automatically receive our monthly newsletter? Click on … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental Intelligence | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Best Practices, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, EHR Study, EI Connections Newsletter, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use, medical practice best practices, ONC, Patient Experience | Leave a commentHHS Launches mHealth Privacy And Security Education Campaign
December 28, 2012The Department of Health and Human Services has launched a mobile health privacy and security education campaign, aimed at giving a framework for providers just starting to use mobile devices. Called “Know the RISKS,” the campaign features recommendations and materials, … Continue reading
Posted in PHI Data Security | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Services, Health IT Tips, HHS, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, mHealth, ONC, Patient Experience, PHI, PHI Data Breaches, PHI Data Security, PHI Security | Leave a commentBPC Report Finds Adoption Of Smartphone Healthcare Apps Is Still Lagging
December 26, 2012Electronic tools, including smartphones, can help patients, but the adoption of apps for healthcare is still lagging, according to a new report released by the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, D.C. At a Dec. 10 report-release briefing, Janet Marchibroda, chair … Continue reading
Posted in mHealth | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Healthcare, mHealth, ONC, telehealth, telemedicine | Leave a commentCMS Announces To States – Partial Medicaid Expansion Won’t Qualify For Full Funding
December 21, 2012Acting CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner and other CMS officials announced on Monday that states which embark on a partial expansion of their Medicaid systems would not qualify for the full 100 percent funding under the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion … Continue reading
Posted in CMS | Tagged ACA, CMS, CMS Policy, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Healthcare, Medicaid Expansion | Leave a commentRSNA Receives Contract To Expand Image Share Network
December 20, 2012The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) has received a contract from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) to help expand the NIBIB -funded pilot project that created the RSNA Image Share network. The contract provides two … Continue reading
Posted in Radiology Systems | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use, Radiology, Radiology Image Exchange, Radiology Information Systems, RIS | Leave a commentNCHS Report Finds Physician Use Of EHR’s Up 24 Percent
December 20, 2012A new report issued by the National Center on Health Statistics (NCHS) found that in 2012, 72 percent of office-based physicians used electronic health records, up from 48 percent in 2009. That represents an increase of 24 percent. EHR use … Continue reading
Posted in Electronic Health Records | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Study, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services, HHS, Meaningful Use, ONC | Leave a commentThe FDA Announces Public-Private Partnership to Expedite Medical Device Approvals
December 19, 2012The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Monday that it is part of the first public-private partnership to promote medical device regulatory science. The partnership will focus on speeding up the review and approval processes of new medical devices. … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, FDA, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, mHealth, telehealth, telemedicine | Leave a comment ← Older posts Newer posts →
