In this month’s newsletter, our topics include:
Deciphering Associations Comments On Meaningful Use Stage 2
The window for submitting comments on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Notice of Proposed Rule-Making (NPRM) for Meaningful Use Stage 2 has officially closed.
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EHR Implementation – Sieze The Opportunity
In this article: 5 ways to avoid harming patients with health IT, the contributor does an effective job of offering five ways poor healthcare IT implementation could harm patients.
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U.S. Will Use EMR Technology at London 2012 Olympics
For the first time ever, the United States Olympic Committee will use electronic medical records rather than paper charts to manage care for more that 700 athletes at the summer games.
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FCC Vote Paves The Road For Wireless Medical Devices
The Federal Communications Commission voted today to set aside protected broadband spectrum for wireless medical devices known as medical body area networks (MBANs). These sensors can monitor and read a patient’s vital signs wirelessly.
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AMA Asks CMS For 2-year Extension of ICD-10 Deadline
The American Medical Association (AMA) has asked the federal government to delay the implementation deadline for ICD-10 from Oct. 1, 2013, until Oct. 1, 2015, “at a minimum.”
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Best Practices for PHI Data Security and Selecting the Right Cloud Computing Provider
In recent months, cloud computing is a topic that is getting a lot of attention especially when applying the technology in healthcare. Cloud computing is becoming more attractive to medical organizations predominately due to the benefits that the technology offers including reduced enterprise IT infrastructure and power consumption costs, scalability, flexibility, and accessibility.
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Monthly HHS & CMS Update:
MS EHR Incentive Payments Surpass $5B
TMedicare and Medicaid electronic health record payments have tipped the scales at over $5 billion to 93,650 physicians and hospitals in total program estimates through April.
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ONC Chief Says: ‘Keep our eyes on the prize’
The changes taking place in U.S. healthcare as a result of rapid healthcare IT adoption leave the nation’s health IT chief Farzad Mostashari optimistic – especially about improving quality, he told the audience at a meeting of the National Quality Forum Thursday, as he urged: “Keep our eyes on the prize.”
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ONC Releases Proposed Rule For Nationwide Health Information Exchange
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is calling for public comment on proposals for rules of the road to govern the nationwide health information network(NwHIN).
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GAO Urges CMS To Tighten Meaningful Use Verification
There is room for improving how the government measures whether hospitals and physicians have met the requirements for meaningful use of EHRs to prevent improper payments, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).
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CMS Rule Targets Medicare Fraud As GAO Says More Could Be Done
Even as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a final rule Tuesday, April 24th aimed at preventing Medicare fraud and saving taxpayers nearly $1.6 billion over 10 years, the GAO came out with a report urging CMS to do more.
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HHS Unveils The Health System Measurement Project
The Department of Health and Human Services has made available an online tool that makes it easy for the public to monitor and measure how the nation’s healthcare system is performing.
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