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ONC Chief Says: ‘Keep our eyes on the prize’

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

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 … Continue reading

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Environmental Intelligence Releases April 2012 Newsletter

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Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its April 2012 EI Connections Newsletter.  Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: April 2012 EI Connections Newsletter Want to automatically receive our monthly newsletter?  Click on this link to … Continue reading

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Transaction Technology Critical To Meaningful Use Stage 2

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Health IT is at a critical juncture with the technical NPRM for Stage 2 of meaningful use (MU). There have always been questions about whether enough standards, implementation guidance, and policies would be expressed ahead of the huge HITECH EHR … Continue reading

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CMS: 5 Ways ACA Will Save Medicare $200 Billion

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A new report indicates that the Affordable Care Act will save Medicare more than $200 billion through 2016, announced the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Monday. According to the report from CMS’ Office of the Actuary, the ACA achieves … Continue reading

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Five Ways Overturning ACA Would Affect Health IT

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If the Supreme Court were to overturn the health reform law, five areas in the statute that rely heavily on health IT tools could lose funding for their implementation. Striking the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) would not … Continue reading

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Medicaid Expansion Final Rule Released

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released on March 16 its final rule on changes to Medicaid eligibility to support policies that will expand insurance to millions of uninsured Americans and provide simple procedures to gain coverage. Medicaid expansion … Continue reading

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Environmental Intelligence Releases March 2012 Newsletter

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its March 2012 EI Connections Newsletter.  Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: March 2012 EI Connections Newsletter Want to automatically receive our monthly newsletter?  Click on this link to … Continue reading

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HIPAA 5010 Enforcement Delayed

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The government on Thursday announced it would delay enforcement of HIPAA 5010 transactions to June 30, 2012. It’s the second three-month delay on enforcement made by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Office of E-Health Standards and Services (OESS). … Continue reading

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Spotlight – ONC Chief Dr. Farzad Mostashari

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A fantastic article written by Russ Mitchell and featured on Kaiser Health News – Farzad Mostashari: Man On A Digital Mission, offers everyone involved in healthcare great insight into the man charged with changing the U.S. healthcare system in the … Continue reading

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No Surprises With Release Of The Proposed Rule For Stage 2 Meaningful Use

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After much anticipation among providers and health IT vendors throughout the U.S. healthcare landscape, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finally released its proposed rule for Stage 2 Meaningful Use of electronic health records (EHR) on February 23, … Continue reading

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