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March 14, 2014The federal government has provided relief for healthcare providers via the hardship exception rule in the Meaningful EHR Incentive Program. Eligible physicians and hospitals can apply for exceptions to anticipated penalties if their EHR vendor has not obtained EHR certification … 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 IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, Meaningful Use, ONC | Leave a commentGAO Calls For Significant Strategy Changes To The CMS EHR Incentive Program
March 11, 2014The GAO recently took a swipe at the government’s Meaningful Use EHR Incentive Program, saying it lacked strategy and called for action to establish a strategy in order to achieve its goals, especially those aimed at improving care. Specifically, GAO … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Incentives | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Hosting, 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 commentTaking A Look At The Value Of Health IT
March 10, 2014There’s been a whole lot of capital invested in health information technology these past few years. And some people – especially those who are in charge of spending more of it – want to know whether it’s money well spent. … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Best Practices, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Interoperability, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Interoperability, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use, Patient Experience, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentCMS EHR Invcentive Program Payments May Exceed $22.5B Estimate
March 6, 2014It seems possible the federal electronic health-record incentive payment program will surpass its current $22.5 billion estimated total payout, based on the latest numbers from the CMS. The incentive payment program, created under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Incentives | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Cloud Hosting, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, HHS, Meaningful Use, ONC | Leave a commentEnvironmental Intelligence Releases February 2014 EI Connections Newsletter
March 3, 2014Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its February 2014 EI Connections Newsletter. Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: February 2014 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 Cloud Hosting, EHR Consulting, EHR Hosting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, EHR Interoperability, 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 Interoperability, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, HIE, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, HIT, Meaningful Use, medical practice best practices, ONC, Patient Experience, PHI, PHI Data Breaches, PHI Data Security, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentONC, CMS Explore Aligning Incentives
February 26, 2014This is not going to be easy: ONC and CMS officials are talking about aligning incentives at some point in the future. On Monday during a town hall session, an attendee representing a Kentucky regional extension center asked top officials … Continue reading
Posted in ONC | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Hosting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HIE, Meaningful Use, ONC, Stage 3 Meaningful Use | Leave a commentONC Issues Interim HITECH Act EHR Rule Proposal
February 25, 2014The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology on Feb. 21 issued a proposal for an interim, updated edition of HITECH Act electronic health record software certification criteria, including privacy and security components. Compliance with the proposed 2015 … Continue reading
Posted in Electronic Health Records | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Hosting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, HITECH Act, Meaningful Use, ONC, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule, Stage 3 Meaningful Use | Leave a commentProviders Driving Towards Achieveing Meaningful Use
February 21, 2014Nearly 90 percent of eligible hospitals have received an EHR incentive payment, according to figures shared by officials from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Monday at HIMSS14. And while eligible professionals (EPs) haven’t yet approached that threshold, … Continue reading
Posted in Meaningful Use | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Cloud Hosting, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, Meaningful Use, ONC | Leave a commentNew Randomizer Tool Helping Providers To Meet Stage 2 Meaningful Use
February 12, 2014A new testing tool to help providers meet the EHR incentive payment program’s Stage 2 meaningful-use criteria is now available.The criteria are part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The CMS and HHS’ Office of the National Coordinator for … Continue reading
Posted in Meaningful Use | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Cloud Hosting, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentMeaningful Use Attestation Deadlines Extended For CMS EHR Incentive Program
February 10, 2014The CMS is extending the deadline for physicians and other eligible professionals to attest to meaningful use for the Medicare EHR incentive program for the 2013 reporting year and is offering some hospitals a second chance at receiving payment—as well … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Incentives | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Cloud Hosting, EHR Consulting, EHR Hosting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, Meaningful Use, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a comment ← Older posts Newer posts →