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Jul

2013

Environmental Intelligence Releases July 2013 EI Connections Newsletter

Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its June 2013 EI Connections Newsletter.  Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: July 2013 EI Connections Newsletter Want to automatically receive our monthly newsletter?  Click on this link to … Continue reading

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Jul

2013

ONC Begins Work On MU Stage 3 HIE Standards

Health information exchange is emphasized in Meaningful Use Stage 2, and it’s set to get even more priority in Stage 3, as the ONC looks to enable a sort of nationwide health information exchange. As the Health IT Policy Committee … Continue reading

26

Jul

2013

Senate Hearing Participants Call For Delaying MU Stage 2

Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., began the Senate Finance Committee hearing on health IT with a thomas Edison quote: “Vision with out execution is hallucination.” Following last week’s call from Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, to pause the meaningful use program and … Continue reading

24

Jul

2013

ONC Releases 2014 Health IT Privacy & Security Priorities

Want to know what the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s privacy and security priorities are for the coming year? Then take a look at the ONC’s new report to Congress. Click here to view the ONC report. … Continue reading

22

Jul

2013

First Wave Of IHE – ICSA Labs Interoperability Certifications Announced

A certification program launched earlier this year at the IHE North American Connectathon, designed to promote interoperability among vendors, has certified its first batch of health IT products, officials from IHE and ICSA Labs announced Tuesday. Under the certification program, … Continue reading

17

Jul

2013

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

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

16

Jul

2013

Many Physician Practices Are “Ripping and Replacing” Their EHR Systems

 So far, 2013 has been billed as the year for EHR dissatisfaction, with up to 23 percent of physician practices reporting they were trading in their current EHR system for a new brand altogether.  According to a new Black Book … Continue reading

15

Jul

2013

AHA Calls For Eletronic Clinical Quality Measures Reporting Slowdown

As many hospitals are struggling to generate clinical quality measures, the American Hospital Association is calling for slowing the pace of transitioning to electronic reporting. In a report, released July 25, the AHA calls for “redirecting” the existing requirements for … Continue reading

12

Jul

2013

In The Spotlight – Medical Apps Regulation

The number of medical apps available to doctors and patients alike is growing continuously. The FDA has made its intention to regulate some medical apps clear, but less clear is which apps will and will not be regulated. Recently, two … Continue reading

11

Jul

2013

ONC Unveils New Health IT 2014 Edition Standards Certification Mark

As we reach the “tipping point” of electronic health record adoption, the Office of the National Coordinator has issued a mark for EHRs and other health IT products, meant to serve as visual proof that they can offer functionality, interoperability … Continue reading

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