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is CEO & Co-Founder of Environmental Intelligence LLC. ← Older posts Newer posts →Environmental Intelligence Releases July 2012 Newsletter
July 31, 2012Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its July 2012 EI Connections Newsletter. Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: July 2012 EI Connections Newsletter Want to automatically receive our monthly newsletter? Click on this link to … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental Intelligence | Tagged ACO, Broadband, 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, FCC, FDA, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Health IT Tips, Healthcare, HHS, HIE, HIE Standards, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, Meaningful Use, medical practice best practices, ONC, PHI, PHI Data Breaches, PHI Security, telemedicine | Leave a commentCMS Announces The Addition Of More ACOs
July 27, 2012The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has added 89 more accountable care organizations (ACOs) or groups of physicians and other providers working together to coordinate care and improve quality for Medicare patients in 40 states and Washington, D.C. In … Continue reading
Posted in ACOs | Tagged ACO, ACOs, CMS, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services | Leave a commentFacts To Consider When Enrolling In A CMS EHR Incentive Program
July 26, 2012More than ever before, eligible providers are exploring which EHR incentive program is best to enroll in to receive their EHR incentive payments. The choices are either the Medicare or Medicaid EHR incentive program. For many eligible providers, both are … 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, Health IT Tips, Meaningful Use | Leave a commentONC Publishes Guide To Privacy and Security Of Health Information
July 25, 2012ONC’s Office of the Chief Privacy Officer (OCPO) has published a “Guide to Privacy and Security of Health Information,” which aims to help physicians, nurses and IT staff better understand how the safety of patient data is essential to meaningful … Continue reading
Posted in PHI Data Security | 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 Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HIE, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, Meaningful Use, ONC, PHI, PHI Data Security, PHI Security | Leave a commentONC Chief Addresses IT And Delivery System Reform
July 23, 2012The following Q&A took place on Thursday, July 19th between Richard Pizzi, Editorial Director at MedTech Media, and Dr. Farzad Mostashari, MD, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, at the Healthcare Unbound conference in San Francisco. During their time together, … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | 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 Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Healthcare, HHS, HIE, Meaningful Use, ONC, ONC Strategic Plan, PHI, PHI Security | Leave a commentResearch Finds Healthcare IT Is Key To Improving Population Health
July 19, 2012Managing population health requires new skill sets, new infrastructures and automation, according to new research from the Institute for Health Technology Transformation (iHT2). The findings are from the Automating Population Health Research Project, which seeks to educate the healthcare industry … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services, Health IT Study | Leave a commentCMS Issues Proposed Rule On Policy And Payment Changes For Outpatient Care
July 17, 2012On Friday, July 6,2012, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would update many payment policies and rates involving services for Medicare beneficiaries in hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs) and ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) beginning … Continue reading
Posted in CMS | Tagged CMS, CMS Policy, Environmental Intelligence, Healthcare, Medicare | Leave a commentONC Launches What’s in Your Health Record? Video Challenge
July 16, 2012Officials at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) have announced the initiation of their “What’s in Your Health Record??” video challenge, a project aimed at spurring patient involvement with their personal health record data. ONC … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Health Record | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services, ONC, ONC Strategic Plan, PHR | Leave a commenteHealth Initiative Voices Concerns Over NwHIN Proposed Rule
July 10, 2012The eHealth Initiative (eHI) has concerns that the proposed regulations for health information exchange could unintentionally stifle innovation and hinder the growth of data exchange. In a letter submitted this week to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health … Continue reading
Posted in Health Information Exchange | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, HIE, HIE Standards, NwHIE, NwHIE Proposed Rule, ONC, ONC Strategic Plan | Leave a commentFDA Proposes Unique Device Identifier For Medical Devices
July 9, 2012In an effort to improve adverse events reporting, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed that most medical devices distributed in the United States carry a unique device identifier (UDI). A UDI system has the potential to improve … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged EHR, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, FDA, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, Meaningful Use, Medical Devices, Patient Experience | Leave a comment ← Older posts Newer posts →
