Author Archives: Frank J. Rosello
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is CEO & Co-Founder of Environmental Intelligence LLC. ← Older posts Newer posts →Audit Trail Policy – An Effective Tool To Prevent Unauthorized PHI Access
November 27, 2013When in the realm of healthcare privacy and security, electronic health records may facilitate easier data exchange and data viewing, but the systems’ audit trails make catching unauthorized viewers all the more simple, too. And, in the digital age, these … Continue reading
Posted in PHI Data Security | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Health IT Tips, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, medical practice best practices, Patient Experience, PHI, PHI Data Breaches, PHI Data Security | Leave a commentSenate Bill Proposes Expanding CMS EHR Incentive Program
November 26, 2013Currently, mental health providers are not eligible to receive federal electronic health record incentive payments under the meaningful use program. One U.S. Senator, however, is working to change that. Ohio Republican Rob Portman recently proposed legislation, the Behavioral Health Information … 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 Policy, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use | Leave a commenteHealth Survey Finds Interoperability Is The Largest Challenge For HIE’s
November 25, 2013Interoperability is still the largest challenge for most health information exchanges, the eHealth Initiative’s annual HIE survey has found. “Despite the incorporation of new meaningful use policies, it is clear that interoperability issues are still stifling organizations’ ability to connect,” … 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 IT, Health IT Interoperability, Health IT Services, HIE | Leave a commentONC Says Stage 2 Meaningful Use Delay Is Unlikely
November 22, 2013Wish there could be a delay of Stage 2 meaningful use? Talk to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, not the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. And don’t hold your breath. Responding to a written, … 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, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, ONC, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentHealth IT Alliance Names Top 3 HIE Hurdles
November 20, 2013As CommonWell Health Alliance, the new interoperability coalition of health IT companies, approaches the start of its first pilot project, company officials used AHIMA’s annual conference in Atlanta to underscore the biggest health information exchange hurdles currently facing vendors and … Continue reading
Posted in Health Information Exchange | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Interoperability, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Interoperability, HIE, HIE Standards, PHI Data Security | Leave a commentThe BYOD Movement In Healthcare
November 19, 2013“I recently had a security manager tell me the days he dreads the most are days after major holidays,” said Kenneth Kleinberg, managing director of The Advisory Board Company. IT managers are very familiar with the sentiment. The days when … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, PHI, PHI Data Security, PHI Security, telemedicine | Leave a commente-Health Tools Likely To Decrease Outpatient Visits To The Doctor
November 18, 2013In the not-too-distant future, it is quite likely that most interactions between patients and the health care system will happen online, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, who partnered with The Commonwealth Fund to … Continue reading
Posted in e-Health | Tagged e-Health, 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 Services, Health IT Tips, medical practice best practices, Patient Experience, telehealth, telemedicine, Teleradiology | Leave a commentInteroperability Remains Biggest Hurdle For HIE’s
November 15, 2013Interoperability among disparate systems continues to be one of the biggest challenges facing health information exchanges today, according to the findings of a new industry survey. “Despite the incorporation of new meaningful use policies, it is clear that interoperability issues … Continue reading
Posted in Health Information Exchange | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Implementation, EHR Interoperability, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Interoperability, Health IT Standards, HIE Standards, HIT, Meaningful Use, Patient Experience, PHI | Leave a commentONC Workgroup Working on Crafting Principals For Alligning CQM & CDS
November 13, 2013Health IT stakeholders are digging in for the task of aligning standards clinical quality measurement and clinical decision support, but they’re still laying the groundwork. Broadly, the ONC’s Health IT Standards Committee charged the Clinical Quality Workgroup with “commenting on … Continue reading
Posted in ONC | Tagged CDS, CQM, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT Services, Healthcare, Meaningful Use, ONC | Leave a commentCMS Reports Record $16B In EHR Incentive Payouts
November 12, 2013The federal dollars for providers and hospitals attesting to meaningful use keep on coming. As of September, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has paid out more than $16.5 billion to eligible providers and hospitals, representing a slight decrease … 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, Meaningful Use, ONC | Leave a comment ← Older posts Newer posts →
