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← Older posts Newer posts →The OIG To Begin EHR Incentive Payments Review in 2013
October 29, 2012In its investigations into Medicare and Medicaid fraud, the Office of the Inspector General, will also undertake Recovery Act reviews, which include probes into the EHR Incentive program. “We will review Medicare incentive payments to eligible health care professionals and … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Incentives | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, Meaningful Use, OIG, ONC | Leave a commentHighlights Of ONC Chief Address At CHIME 2012 Fall CIO Forum
October 29, 2012Health information exchange, patient participation and population management are the three pillars of meaningful use of health information technology going forward, Dr. Farzad Mostashari said in a keynote speech and pep talk.“Every movement needs its heroes,” said Mostashari, who heads … 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 Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use, ONC | Leave a commentCMS Releases 2014 Clinical Quality Measures for Meaningful Use
October 29, 2012The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published the final 2014 clinical quality measures (CQMs)for eligible professionals and eligible hospitals seeking to attest for meaningful use. Click here to access the Final 2014 Clinical Quality Measures (CQMs) Beginning … Continue reading
Posted in Meaningful Use | Tagged CMS, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, 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 commentMeaningful Use Stage 2 Readiness Should Start Now
October 26, 2012The federal government may have delayed the start of Stage 2 of meaningful use by a year, to 2014, but that does not mean healthcare providers should relax in their pursuit of the intended goals of the EHR incentive program, … Continue reading
Posted in Meaningful Use | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Best Practices, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Services, Health IT Tips, Meaningful Use, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentMedical Practices Remain Concerned Over ICD-10 Switchover
October 26, 2012Medical practices nationwide have expressed their concern regarding the impact of an ICD-10 switchover, according to a recent survey finding 96 percent of respondents concerned about the transition to the updated coding system. The Nuesoft Technologies sanctioned survey, “Attitudes Toward … Continue reading
Posted in ICD-10 | Tagged CMS, CMS Policy, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, ICD-10 | Leave a commentStudy Reveals EHR Technology Linked to Higher Quality Patient Care
October 25, 2012The findings of a new study underscore the positive correlation between high quality care in physician practices and the use of electronic health records (EHRs). Experts say the study is one of the first to examine and subsequently validate the … Continue reading
Posted in Electronic Health Records | 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 Services, Meaningful Use, medical practice best practices, Patient Experience | Leave a commentSix Reasons Congressmen Call To End Meaningful Use Payments Is a Bad Idea
October 12, 2012Timing being everything and all, the four policymakers who on Oct. 4 sent a letter asking HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to stop distributing meaningful use incentives probably should have attended the Oct. 3 Bipartisan Policy Center event instead. The day … Continue reading
Posted in EHR 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, Health IT Standards, HHS, HIE, Meaningful Use, ONC, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentUS House Leaders Reaction To Stage 2 Meaningful Use Final Rule
October 5, 2012Leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives wrote a letter to the U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Thursday, October 4, 2012. The letter clearly states that HHS should suspend incentive payments to providers in the … Continue reading
Posted in EHR 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 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, PHI Data Security, PHI Security, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentEnvironmental Intelligence Releases September 2012 Newsletter
September 28, 2012Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its September 2012 EI Connections Newsletter. Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: September 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 Adoption, EHR Best Practices, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, EHR Study, EI Connections Newsletter, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, Health IT Tips, HHS, HIE, HIE Standards, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, Meaningful Use, ONC, Patient Experience, PHI, PHI Data Breaches, PHI Security, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentONC Names Five Permanent EHR Certifiers
September 21, 2012Even though the new regime for testing and certifying electronic health-record systems under the federal EHR incentive program won’t take effect until October—and testing against newly released criteria might not begin until year’s end—federal authorities have given five organizations the … Continue reading
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