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ONC Proposing Voluntary EHR Certification For 2015

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

At the same time that a huge coalition of health organization asks for more flexibility in the current phase of the EHR incentive program, federal health IT regulators are proposing a new, voluntary certification for 2015 that they think could … Continue reading

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ONC Supports EHR Update For Implantable Medical Devices

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

The ONC has recommended that makers of electronic health records update their systems to capture and display identification data about implantable medical devices. The recommendation, which came in a proposed rule late Friday, suggests that EHRs record and display these … Continue reading

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ONC Issues Interim HITECH Act EHR Rule Proposal

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology on Feb. 21 issued a proposal for an interim, updated edition of HITECH Act electronic health record software certification criteria, including privacy and security components. Compliance with the proposed 2015 … Continue reading

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ONC Looses Authorized EHR Certification Body

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology will stop offering ONC testing and certification services. Instead, CCHIT will work toward increased IT interoperability by counseling providers and developers on certified EHR requirements. Thanks in part to what it says is … Continue reading

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ONC Releases Safety Assurance Factors For “SAFER” Use Of EHR’s

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has released what it calls Safety Assurance Factors for EHR Resilience guides: nine toolkits to help providers make safer use of electronic health records and other technology. The SAFER suite include … Continue reading

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OIG Report Calls Out CMS For EHR Fraud Failings

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

Electronic health records may be doing great things for patient care, but they have also made it easier to commit fraud, according to the findings of a new report from the Office of Inspector General. The OIG report underscored the … Continue reading

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OIG Releases “Best Practices” To Prevent EHR Fraud

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

A federal watchdog says the CMS and its Medicare contractors could do more to ensure providers don’t use electronic health-record systems as a means to fraudulent ends.The 17-page report by HHS’ Office of the Inspector General is the latest salvo … Continue reading

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Study Finds EHRs Help Physicians Improve Patient Care

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

A new study in the journal Health Services Research finds nearly three-quarters of physicians using electronic health records in 2011 said there were clinical benefits when patients’ medical histories were kept in digital files. The study focused on doctors’ perceptions … Continue reading

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HHS, CMS Release New Rule To Extend Anti-Kickback Exemption For EHR’s Thru 2021

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

In a year-end set of new regulations, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the HHS Inspector General finalized the Stark law exemption, which allows hospitals to fund up to 85 percent of EHR costs for physicians, and the … Continue reading

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CMS Administrator Says EHR’s Are Transforming Doctor-Patient Relationships

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

Providers are increasingly using electronic health records, both to manage their patients’ care and to provide more information to those patients, according to new data published Wednesday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Already, approximately 80 percent of … Continue reading

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