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US Sequester Will Affect Medicare EHR Incentive Program

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The fiscal trap that members of Congress and the president set for themselves will punch a 2% hole in one of the federal electronic health-record incentive payment programs under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, a federal official has confirmed.The … Continue reading

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CMS To Explore New Electronic Transaction Standards

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Although new HIPAA electronic transaction standards have been put on the backburner, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has begun the process of mapping out how those new standards will function. Part of that process is to figure … Continue reading

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CMS Launches New eHealth Website

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The CMS launched the eHealth initiative this week as a central repository for information on the federal government’s digital record-keeping and electronic prescribing initiatives.The page provides a central location to search the CMS site for details of the major digital … Continue reading

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Environmental Intelligence Releases February 2013 EI Connections Newsletter

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

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CMS To Rollout New Records System For Long Term Hospital Care

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will develop a new records system that will facilitate quality reporting for long term hospital care, according to Federal Register notice posted on Wednesday, February 6, 2013. Specific quality metrics quantifying the care … Continue reading

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ONC Standards Committee Weighs In On MU Stage 3

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The Office of the National Coordinator’s Health IT Standards Committee is urging ONC leaders to lean towards menu options and certification for use cases on Stage 3 meaningful use rather than core requirements, and to especially keep in mind that … Continue reading

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AHA Recommends Changes To Stage 2 MU CQMs Reporting

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The American Hospital Association (AHA) has recommended changes to an interim Stage 2 final rule, with a focus on easing clinical quality measure reporting for certain hospitals, officials announced last week. The group is pressing the Centers for Medicare and … Continue reading

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Study Finds EHR Implementation Is A Top Priority For CIO’s

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EHR implementation, meaningful use and compliance are the top three healthcare CIO priorities for 2013, according to a study released Feb. 4 by Level 3. The study found that EHR implementations are both their single biggest challenge and priority for … Continue reading

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The ONC Details Plan To Engage Patients On E-Health

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As a new generation of seniors enters Medicare and millions of lower-income Americans gain Medicaid or private insurance for the first time in 2014, federal officials at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT are trying to help … Continue reading

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The FAH Urges Field Testing Of Electronic Quality Measures Reporting

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The Federation of American Hospitals supports goals outlined by the CMS to harmonize reporting of clinical quality measures, but warned that selected measures should be field-tested before being implemented as part of national quality reporting and payment programs.The Washington, D.C.-based … Continue reading

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