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November 30, 2012Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its November 2012 EI Connections Newsletter. Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: November 2012 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, EHR Adoption, EHR Best Practices, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, EI Connections Newsletter, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Services, Healthcare, HHS, HIE, HIT, Meaningful Use, medical practice best practices, ONC, Patient Experience, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentCMS EHR Incentive Payments Surpassed $8 Billion in October 2012
November 27, 2012Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record payments have surpassed $8 billion since its inception, with $8.36 billion paid out to 165,800 eligible physicians and hospitals in total program estimates through the end of October. Final figures will be available later … 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, HHS, Meaningful Use, ONC | Leave a comment4 Ways Physician Patient Engagement Enhances Care And Reduces Costs
November 26, 2012To get better care for patients and lower costs, it’s important to stitch together the experience of patients both while they’re in the hospital and immediately afterwards. Patient engagement enhances patient satisfaction, helps doctors coordinate care and creates an effective … Continue reading
Posted in medical practice best practices | Tagged CMS, EHR, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Services, Health IT Tips, medical practice best practices, Patient Experience | Leave a commentCMS Final Rule Increases Payment Rates for Outpatient And ASC’s
November 23, 2012The CMS has issued a final payment rule (PDF) for hospital outpatient and ambulatory surgery center services, upping hospital payment rates by 1.8% and increasing payments to ASCs by 0.6% in the upcoming year. The agency estimated that payments for … Continue reading
Posted in CMS Final Rule | Tagged ASC, CMS, CMS Policy, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT Services | Leave a commentONC Asking For Feedback On Patient Identity Tools
November 21, 2012The privacy and security panel that advises the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has asked for public comment about how the identity of individuals should be verified when they electronically access their health records. The ability of … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged CMS, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Best Practices, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, EHR Technology Enhancements, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, HIT, Meaningful Use, medical practice best practices, ONC, Patient Experience, PHI Data Security, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentThe ONC Seeks Comments On Stage 3 Meaningful Use Recommendations
November 9, 2012Patient communication has typically been a two-way street, at least at the start of an encounter with healthcare providers.The advent of health information technology in the hands of providers and multiplatform information technology in the homes and pockets and purses … 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 Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, HIE, Meaningful Use, ONC, Stage 3 Meaningful Use | Leave a commentFinal Rule Increases Medicaid Payment Rates For Primary Care Physicians
November 8, 2012Physicians who treat Medicaid patients will get a pay raise in two months when Medicaid reimbursement rates becoming equal to Medicare reimbursement rates for primary care services. The final rule released Nov. 1 establishes the requirement under the health reform … Continue reading
Posted in CMS Final Rule | Tagged CMS, CMS Final Rule, CMS Policy, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT Services, Healthcare, Medicaid, Medicaid Fee Schedules | Leave a commentCMS Reports $7.7 Billion In EHR Incentive Payments Through September 2012
November 6, 2012More than 300,000 physicians and other eligible professionals have signed up to participate in the federal electronic health-record system incentive payment programs, while more than 4,000 hospitals have enrolled in the Medicare EHR incentive program, the Medicaid incentive program or … 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 Policy, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use | Leave a commentEnvironmental Intelligence Releases October 2012 Newsletter
November 2, 2012Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its October 2012 EI Connections Newsletter. Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: October 2012 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, EHR Adoption, EHR Best Practices, EHR Consulting, EHR Hosting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, EI Connections Newsletter, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Health IT Tips, HIE, HIE Standards, Meaningful Use, medical practice best practices, ONC, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentFive Distinct Challenges Of Meaningful Use Stage 2
October 30, 2012As healthcare providers and organizations carefully review the Meaningful Use Stage 2 requirements, they will notice a number of changes, tighter requirements and higher percentages to hit. Paying very close attention to the numerous changes in Stage 2 as this … Continue reading
Posted in Meaningful Use | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a comment ← Older posts Newer posts →
