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← Older posts Newer posts →Harvard Study Finds EHR Adoption Reduces Malpractice Claims
July 3, 2012A study by Harvard Medical School researchers, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, showed that Massachusetts physicians who used electronic health records saw a reduction in malpractice claims. Correlation does not imply causation, of course. But the report’s authors … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Adoption | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Study, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services | Leave a commentHealth IT Firms And Organizations Ready To Move Forward After Supreme Court Decision
June 29, 2012The Supreme Court brought down its gavel June 28 in favor of the Affordable Care Act, and most healthcare IT stakeholders are ready to put the uncertainty behind them and move on. Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) President … Continue reading
Posted in ACA | Tagged ACA, ARRA, 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, Healthcare, HHS, HITECH Act, Meaningful Use | Leave a commentEnvironmental Intelligence Releases June 2012 Newsletter
June 29, 2012Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its June 2012 EI Connections Newsletter. Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: June 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 Technology Enhancements, EI Connections Newsletter, 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, HHS, HIPAA Compliance, HIT, ICD-10, ICD-11, Meaningful Use, medical practice best practices, ONC, PHI, PHI Data Breaches, PHI Security, State of Texas, Texas DIR Contract | Leave a commentCMS EHR Incentives Reach $5.7B Through May 2012
June 27, 2012The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced the agency has paid out more than $5.7 billion in incentives to eligible providers for the meaningful use of electronic health records. The update, released June 19, showed more than 100,000 … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Incentives | 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 Policy, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use | Leave a commentWhite House Town Hall Highlights EHR Success Stories
June 27, 2012Eighty-two healthcare providers from across the country will be recognized for their successful implementation of electronic health record (EHR) technology at Tuesday’s White House Health IT Town Hall in Washington, DC. At the town hall, senior White House and HHS … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Implementation | 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 Policy, Health IT Services, Healthcare, HHS, Meaningful Use, ONC | Leave a commentOCR Reminds Patients About Legal Right To Access Medical Records
June 26, 2012The administration’s top enforcer of health information privacy and security has issued an official reminder that patients have a legal right to access their medical records, and they should use it. Patients can also print the single-page memo to take … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT Policy | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HIPAA, HIPAA Compliance, OCR, ONC, Patient Experience, PHI | Leave a commentONC To Release Updated Online Certified EHRs List
June 25, 2012The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) is releasing a new version of its online Certified Health IT Product List (CHPL) that introduces new features to help providers, including the functionality to support information and identification of … Continue reading
Posted in Electronic Health Records | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, HHS, Meaningful Use, ONC, ONC-ATCB Certification | Leave a commentONC Health IT Pilot Intended To Reduce Prescription Drug Abuse
June 25, 2012The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has launched a pilot program to make existing prescription drug use data available to healthcare providers and pharmacists when they treat patients during office visits and in emergency departments. The test … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Services, Healthcare, HHS, ONC | Leave a commentEnvironmental Intelligence, LLC, Awarded Texas DIR Healthcare IT Contract
June 20, 2012FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 19, 2012 Environmental Intelligence, LLC, Awarded Texas DIR Healthcare Contract Providing Physician-Focused, Patient-Driven Health IT Solutions Dallas, Texas — Environmental Intelligence, LLC (EI), has been selected by the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) as one … Continue reading
Posted in Press Releases | Tagged Cloud Computing, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Cloud Hosting, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Contract, Health IT Services, HIT Contracts, Managed Network Services, State of Texas, Texas DIR Contract | Leave a commentVoice Recognition Technology Drives Cost Savings
June 19, 2012In the article Voice recognition software helps with MU, doc says, Dr. Richard Gwinn, director of urgent care at Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group in San Diego, shares his thoughts and experiences with voice recognition software. Dr. Gwinn addresses the challenges many … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental Intelligence, Health IT | Tagged CMS EHR Incentives, 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 Services, Health IT Tips, Meaningful Use, medical practice best practices, Patient Experience | Leave a comment ← Older posts Newer posts →
