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September 17, 2012It’s confirmed. Electronic health records can indeed yield marked savings for hospitals, according to a new study by the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University that finds these savings depend on both the IT prowess of hospital staff and … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Adoption | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Best Practices, EHR Consulting, EHR Hosting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Services, Patient Experience | Leave a commentONC Chief States No Hard Cap With CMS EHR Incentive Program Payments
September 14, 2012There are no set appropriations for how much the federal government can spend on rewarding providers who adopt and use electronic health records under the Medicare and Medicaid meaningful use EHR incentive program, according to National Coordinator for Health IT … 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, Meaningful Use, ONC | Leave a commentEnvironmental Intelligence Releases August 2012 Newsletter
September 12, 2012Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its August 2012 EI Connections Newsletter. Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: August 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 Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Health IT Tips, HHS, HIE, HIE Standards, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, HIT, ICD-10, Meaningful Use, ONC, Stage 2 Final Rule, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentCMS EHR Incentives Approaching Seven Billion In Payments
September 7, 2012Medicare and Medicaid electronic health records payments are approaching $7 billion since the program’s beginning, with $6.9 billion paid out to 143,800 physicians and hospitals in total program estimates through the end of August. 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 Services, Meaningful Use | Leave a commentStage 2 MU – AMA Says Providers Face Measures They Can’t Control
September 4, 2012It has been a week since the release of the Stage 2 meaningful use final rule, with many groups and experts only beginning to resurface from studying the 700 or so pages that will define how eligible providers in the … 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, Meaningful Use, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentInitial CIOs Perspectives On Stage 2 Meaningful Use Final Rule
August 29, 2012Chief information officers were scrambling to wade through and make sense of more than 1,000 pages of Stage 2 meaningful use rules yesterday afternoon, with some poring over the details late into the night. Most seem pleased, so far, but … 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, Meaningful Use, ONC, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentEnvironmental Intelligence LLC Receives Registered Federal Trademark
August 27, 2012FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 27, 2012 Environmental Intelligence LLC Receives Registered Federal Trademark Physician Focused, Patient Driven® reflects the firm’s brand promise Dallas, Texas — Environmental Intelligence, LLC (EI), has further strengthened its brand position by securing a Registered Trademark … Continue reading
Posted in Press Releases | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Cloud Hosting, EHR Consulting, EHR Hosting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Services, HIPAA Compliance, Managed Network Services | Leave a commentHighlights And Reaction To The Final Rule For Stage 2 Meaningful Use
August 24, 2012The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) released the final rule for Stage 2 Meaningful Use on Thursday, August 23, 2012. The final rule for Stage 2 Meaningful Use … 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, Meaningful Use, ONC, Stage 2 Final Rule, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentGovernment Moving Forward With Automating Public Health Reporting
August 23, 2012The federal government has tapped IBM to work with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Public Health Data Standards Consortium (PHDSC) to align public health case reporting with meaningful use requirements. The idea is that timely … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HIE, Meaningful Use, Public Health Reporting | Leave a comment5 Ways To Conquering Difficult Meaningful Use Requirements
August 22, 2012It’s no surprise many physicians are finding it difficult to qualify for meaningful use incentives. In fact, the industry shouldn’t be fooled by numbers, and needs to realize many physicians have a long way to go before they officially qualify. … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Meaningful Use | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, 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, Meaningful Use, medical practice best practices | Leave a comment ← Older posts Newer posts →