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is CEO & Co-Founder of Environmental Intelligence LLC. ← Older posts Newer posts →Scorecard Reveals Wide Disparities in Care Across the U.S.
March 15, 2012Healthcare access, cost, quality and outcomes can vary greatly from one community to the next, both within states and across states, depending on the performance of the healthcare system available to residents, according to a new report from the Commonwealth … Continue reading
Posted in Healthcare | Tagged EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services, Healthcare | Leave a commentSpotlight – ONC Chief Dr. Farzad Mostashari
March 14, 2012A fantastic article written by Russ Mitchell and featured on Kaiser Health News – Farzad Mostashari: Man On A Digital Mission, offers everyone involved in healthcare great insight into the man charged with changing the U.S. healthcare system in the … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged 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, Meaningful Use, ONC | Leave a commentONC Chief Rankled Over HIT Survey Conclusions
March 13, 2012At the HIT Policy Committee meeting on March 7, Farzad Mostashari, federal health IT czar, expressed strong disagreement over a new health IT survey published in the March issue of Health Affairs. Click on the link to view entire article … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Healthcare, Meaningful Use, ONC | Leave a commentNo Surprises With Release Of The Proposed Rule For Stage 2 Meaningful Use
March 9, 2012After much anticipation among providers and health IT vendors throughout the U.S. healthcare landscape, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finally released its proposed rule for Stage 2 Meaningful Use of electronic health records (EHR) on February 23, … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Meaningful Use | Tagged 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 Policy, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentBest Practices to Minimize Cash Flow Disruptions Due to ICD-10
March 8, 2012When any business is involved with a major system conversion, at risk is the potential disruption to cash flow, resulting in a negative impact to the bottom line. With the current ICD-10 implementation deadline of October 1, 2013 quickly approaching, … Continue reading
Posted in ICD-10 | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Services, Health IT Tips, Healthcare, HHS, HIT, ICD-10 | Leave a commentMeasures: Surprising HIT Opportunities in Obama’s Federal Budget
March 7, 2012The recent release of the President’s 2013 federal budget indicates a robust market for industry in the health IT marketplace. The 2013 budget request is estimated at $11.8B, for instance, a slight increase from the 2012 levels of $11.6B. This … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged 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, Healthcare, HHS | Leave a commentSurvey Names Top Five States for Physician EHR Adoption
March 2, 2012Forty-one percent of Oregon’s physicians have adopted electronic health records, according to a new report by researchers from the Doctors Company. Following Oregon for physician adoption are Georgia at 39 percent, Florida at 37 percent, Washington at 35 percent and … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Adoption | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use | Leave a commentToolkit Offers Physician Practices Help with Data Exchange
March 2, 2012The release of the proposed rule for EHR Stage 2 Meaningful Use has brought clarity to medical organizations and physicians that Stage 2 is laser focused on interoperability and health information exchange. As physician practices continue to invest and deploy … Continue reading
Posted in Health Information Exchange | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, 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, HIT, Meaningful Use, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentEdifecs Survey Finds ICD-10 Delay Will Be Problematic
March 1, 2012In a recent article, ICD-10 Conflict Taking the Form of a World Heavyweight Title Fight, a downside noted was “any significant delay to the current ICD-10 implementation deadline could raise the implementation cost to medical practices.” A survey conducted by … Continue reading
Posted in ICD-10 | Tagged CMS Policy, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, ICD-10 | Leave a commentEnvironmental Intelligence Releases February 2012 Newsletter
February 28, 2012Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its February 2012 EI Connections Newsletter. Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: February 2012 EI Connections Newsletter Want to automatically receive our monthly newsletter? Click on this link to … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental Intelligence | Tagged CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Cloud Hosting, EHR Consulting, EHR Hosting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, EHR Technology Enhancements, EI Connections Newsletter, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, HIPAA 5010, ICD-10, Meaningful Use, ONC, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a comment ← Older posts Newer posts →