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is CEO & Co-Founder of Environmental Intelligence LLC. ← Older posts Newer posts →CMS To Recover $31M In EHR Incentive Payments
November 8, 2013One Florida-based hospital management group is now in a rush to revise its financial statements after realizing it owes the government more than $31 million because the group recorded the hospitals’ Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record payments as income. … 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 commentEnvironmental Intelligence Releases October 2013 EI Connections Newsletter
November 7, 2013Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its October 2013 EI Connections Newsletter. Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: October 2013 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 Consulting, EHR Implementation, EI Connections Newsletter, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, 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, ONC, Patient Experience, PHI Data Security, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentClinical Buy-In Is Key To Successful Launch Of mHealth Projects
November 6, 2013As patient engagement becomes a priority in hospitals, its clear that mobile technologies can help bridge the gap, whether it is reminding patients of medication schedules or monitoring blood levels. But as technology professionals know, success requires acceptance by medical … Continue reading
Posted in mHealth | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, medical practice best practices, mHealth, Patient Experience, telemedicine | Leave a commentPatient Portal Security Considerations
November 4, 2013As healthcare facilities launch their own patient portals, technology is only the first step. Administrators are learning that decisions need to be made on everything from patient login protocols to support for patient record revisions. HIPAA regulations, always a primary … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT 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, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, PHI, PHI Data Security, PHI Security, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentNIST To Review Data Encryption Processes Following NSA Allegations
November 1, 2013The National Institute of Standards and Technology—bedeviled by persistent allegations that its internationally recognized data encryption standards have been compromised by the National Security Agency—announced Friday it will undergo internal and independent formal reviews of its standards development processes for … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT Data Security | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, PHI, PHI Data Security, PHI Security | Leave a commentA Look At Health IT Adoption Around The World
October 29, 2013Every country, every government, every population is a participant in a global trial and error. Each one faces different circumstances and, therefore, approaches healthcare differently. But, as world health leaders see it, everyone can learn from others’ struggles and successes … 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 Best Practices, Health IT Services, Patient Experience | Leave a commentData Integration – Important First Step For Coordinating Patient Care
October 25, 2013Recently, “big data” has become an intimidating buzz phrase in healthcare. Health systems and provider groups are trying to collect large amounts of clinical data and make it meaningful — and they’re finding that the integration and analysis of that … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged data integration, Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Interoperability, Health IT Services, HIE | Leave a commentState of Texas To Implement Patient Privacy Compliance Certification Program
October 24, 2013Texas is moving ahead with a robust patient privacy agenda, as the first state to offer a certification for compliance with both federal and state laws. The Health Information Trust Alliance, or HITRUST, is crafting certification recommendations to the Texas … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT Policy | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, Patient Experience | Leave a commentHighlights Of Dr. Mostashari First Speech Since Stepping Down As ONC Chief
October 22, 2013Dr. Farzad Mostashari didn’t quite bare his soul to a bunch of hospital CIOs, but the man who was indefatigably buoyant as the nation’s federal health information technology czar did pull back the curtain a bit and offered an assessment … 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, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services, HHS, Meaningful Use, ONC | Leave a commentFormer ONC Chief Says Meaningful Use Stage 2 Delay Unlikely
October 18, 2013Though he no longer has authority over meaningful use regulations, former ONC chief Farzad Mostashari, MD, warned the audience at the CHIME Fall CIO Forum not to expect a delay in Stage 2 of the government’s EHR Incentive Program. He … Continue reading
Posted in 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 Policy, Health IT Services, HIE, Meaningful Use, ONC, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a comment ← Older posts Newer posts →
