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December 30, 2013In a year-end set of new regulations, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the HHS Inspector General finalized the Stark law exemption, which allows hospitals to fund up to 85 percent of EHR costs for physicians, and the … Continue reading
Posted in Electronic Health Records | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, Meaningful Use, ONC | Leave a commentCan Health IT Catch Up By Slowing Down?
December 27, 2013With the disappointing news this month that Stage 2 of EHR meaningful use will be extended and Stage 3 delayed, frustrated doctors, patients and policymakers should expect the unfortunate reality of the government subsidizing systems that don’t talk to one … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, Meaningful Use, medical practice best practices, ONC, Patient Experience, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule, Stage 3 Meaningful Use | Leave a commentCMS, ONC Extend Meaningful Use
December 26, 2013A joint CMS and ONC blog post today divulges the government’s intentions to extend the timeline for meaningful use Stages 2 and 3. “Under the revised schedule, Stage 2 would be extended through 2016 and Stage 3 would begin in … Continue reading
Posted in Meaningful Use | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, Meaningful Use, ONC, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule, Stage 3 Meaningful Use | Leave a commentHSS Appoints New ONC Chief
December 23, 2013New Orleans Health Commissioner Karen DeSalvo, MD, will take over as national coordinator for health information technology, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced this morning. Sebelius made the announcement Thursday in a memo sent out to staff members. DeSalvo will be … Continue reading
Posted in ONC | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, Meaningful Use, ONC | Leave a commentThe Financial Impact Of The Meaningful Use Stage 2 Extension
December 20, 2013The decision by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to push back by one year the deadline for compliance with meaningful use stage 2 is good news for hospitals and physician practices. Many providers have had trouble marshalling … Continue reading
Posted in Meaningful Use | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, Meaningful Use, ONC, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentNot Everyone Is Pleased About Meaningful Use Extension
December 18, 2013After months of physicians, hospitals and IT groups calling for more time to complete meaningful use, the federal government has finally responded. But not everyone is pleased. On Friday, Dec. 6, hours before the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services … Continue reading
Posted in Meaningful Use | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, Meaningful Use, ONC, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule, Stage 3 Meaningful Use | Leave a commentCMS EHR Incentive Program Payouts Reach 17B
December 10, 2013As providers ready for meaningful use Stage 2 attestation and policymakers start designing Stage 3, CMS announced that the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive programs have paid out just shy of $17 billion to spur adoption thus far. As of … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Incentives | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services, HHS, Meaningful Use, ONC | Leave a commentHealth IT Groups Cautiously Praise Stage Meaningful Use Delay
December 8, 2013Information technology groups offered cautious praise to the CMS for extending Stage 2 of the electronic health record incentive payment program to three years and pushing back the start of Stage 3 until at least 2017. But they also asked … Continue reading
Posted in Meaningful Use | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, Meaningful Use, ONC, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule, Stage 3 Meaningful Use | Leave a commentEnvironmental Intelligence Releases November 2013 EI Connections Newsletter
December 4, 2013Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its November 2013 EI Connections Newsletter. Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: November 2013 EI Connections Newsletter Want to automatically receive our monthly newsletter? Click on this link to … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental Intelligence | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, EI Connections Newsletter, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, HHS, HIE, HIE Standards, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, Meaningful Use, ONC, Patient Experience, PHI, PHI Data Breaches, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentSenate Bill Proposes Expanding CMS EHR Incentive Program
November 26, 2013Currently, mental health providers are not eligible to receive federal electronic health record incentive payments under the meaningful use program. One U.S. Senator, however, is working to change that. Ohio Republican Rob Portman recently proposed legislation, the Behavioral Health Information … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Incentives | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use | Leave a comment ← Older posts Newer posts →
