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CMS Reports EHR Incentive Payouts Climb

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Serives (CMS) has paid more than $9.3 billion in Medicare EHR Incentive Program payments between May 2011 and June 2013, according to the recent release of the latest program statistics. More than $5.8 billion … Continue reading →

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Environmental Intelligence Releases July 2013 EI Connections Newsletter

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

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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ONC Begins Work On MU Stage 3 HIE Standards

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

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 →

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Senate Hearing Participants Call For Delaying MU Stage 2

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

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 →

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ONC Releases 2014 Health IT Privacy & Security Priorities

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

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 →

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

Posted on July 17, 2013 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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AHA Calls For Eletronic Clinical Quality Measures Reporting Slowdown

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

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 →

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ONC Unveils New Health IT 2014 Edition Standards Certification Mark

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

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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HIMSS Launches New Health IT Value Tool

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

On July 18, 2013, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) announced the release of a new online collection of data — both quantitative and qualitative — designed to help providers, lawmakers and other stakeholders research the value of … Continue reading →

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ONC Chief Speaks To The Current State Of Interoperability Progress

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

Achieving Farzad Mostashari’s vision for a U.S. healthcare system where “every encounter and every patient has access to all the world’s knowledge” will require a balancing of standards and innovation and a combination of IT and process change. “We are … Continue reading →

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