Electronic Health Records
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September 26, 2012Hospital organizations are responding to a stern letter sent Sept. 24 by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, which warns against using electronic health records to artificially inflate Medicare and Medicaid payments. The … Continue reading
Posted in Electronic Health Records | 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, HHS | Leave a commentEHRs Will Play A Key Role To Reduce Hospital Readmissions
August 16, 2012As hospitals tackle the issue of how to reduce their readmission rates, new research shows that health IT can play a key role in tracking patients after they’ve been discharged from hospitals, but more needs to be done to capture … Continue reading
Posted in Electronic Health Records | Tagged CMS, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Study, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Services | Leave a commentONC To Release Updated Online Certified EHRs List
June 25, 2012The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) is releasing a new version of its online Certified Health IT Product List (CHPL) that introduces new features to help providers, including the functionality to support information and identification of … Continue reading
Posted in Electronic Health Records | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, HHS, Meaningful Use, ONC, ONC-ATCB Certification | Leave a commentBest Practices For Replacing An Existing EHR System
June 13, 2012The healthcare industry today is arguably experiencing the most change and challenges dealing with technology integration than any other industry. Health information technology is at the core of the global transition in healthcare as it’s becoming more apparent that medical … Continue reading
Posted in Electronic Health Records | Tagged 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, Healthcare, Meaningful Use, medical practice best practices | Leave a commentMany Healthcare Organizations Remain Paper-Based Despite Having EHR
April 5, 2012As healthcare organizations continue to move towards making the investment in EHR technology, a survey by Anoto reveals that many organizations have not decreased their reliance on paper-based processes. Highlights of the Anoto survey can be found here: Despite EHRs, … Continue reading
Posted in Electronic Health Records | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Best Practices, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Services, Healthcare, medical practice best practices | Leave a commentONC Gets $5M Bump Up in Proposed 2013 Budget
February 27, 2012The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT would receive $66 million, or $5 million more than the current year, under President Barack Obama’s proposed budget for fiscal 2013. ONC’s budget would increase 8.2 percent to advance the progress … Continue reading
Posted in Electronic Health Records | Tagged CMS EHR Incentives, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services, HHS, Meaningful Use, ONC | Leave a commentONC Chief: ‘Breathtaking Progress’ on EHR Front
February 24, 2012The results of the health IT incentive program aimed at driving the adoption of electronic health records by hospitals and physicians have been “breathtaking,” Farzad Mostashari, MD, asserted in his keynote address at HIMSS12 on Thursday. “We’ve made more progress … Continue reading
Posted in Electronic Health Records | Tagged CMS EHR Incentives, 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, ONC | Leave a commentONC Will Start Permanent EHR Certification in Summer 2012
February 23, 2012With the Stage 2 meaningful use proposed rule still waiting in the wings, the certification team from ONC addressed HIMSS12 attendees Wednesday morning, delivering details on the agency’s efforts to move toward a permanent certification program for EHRs. Click on … Continue reading
Posted in Electronic Health Records | Tagged CMS EHR Incentives, 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 Standards, Meaningful Use, ONC, ONC-ATCB Certification, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentNIST Seeks Vendors’ EHRs to Study Usability
February 22, 2012The National Institute of Standards and Technology needs the help of vendors to supply their existing electronic health records so the agency can conduct research on the systems to develop procedures for measuring and evaluating their usability. Click on the … Continue reading
Posted in Electronic Health Records | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Best Practices, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Study, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services | Leave a commentONC Chief Expects Big Year Ahead for Data Exchange
February 3, 2012Health information exchange will ramp up significantly in 2012 because the necessary elements of interoperability will be in place, ONC chief Farzad Mostashari, told the Health IT Policy Committee at a meeting Feb. 1. Click on the link to view entire … Continue reading
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