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CIO Confidence About Meaningful Use Inches Up

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Some 26 percent of CIOs say their organizations have qualified to receive stimulus funding under the HITECH Act, and others expect to qualify in ensuing years, according to a recent survey from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). Click … Continue reading

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Joint Commission Advocates IT to Counter Racial Disparities in Healthcare

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A new article published in the Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety finds that differences in the quality and safety of medical treatment received by minorities could be reduced through the better use of health information technology. Click … Continue reading

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CMS on Track to Pay $1 billion in MU Incentives

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in September paid out $25 million to 1400 eligible providers and $61 million to 30 dually eligible hospitals under the meaningful use EHR incentive program, according to Robert Anthony from the CMS Office … Continue reading

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The EHR is a Platform, Not an Application

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One of the challenges many face in their evaluation of Electronic Health Records is the treatment of an EHR as an application that provides all necessary functionality out of the box, rather than a platform that enables it. Click on … Continue reading

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Privacy, Security Not As High-Priority As Meeting Meaningful Use

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While meaningful use is very important, privacy and security are down on the priority list, partly as a result of limited resources and competing requirements, said Russell Long, partner at Deloitte & Touche LLP, in the session “Secure EHRs: Achieving … Continue reading

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Provider EHR Incentive Registrations Exceed 100,000

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The number of physicians and hospitals that have registered for the Medicare or Medicaid electronic health record (EHR) incentive program has surpassed 100,000, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Click on the link to view entire article … Continue reading

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HHS Awards $83.9M to Boost Health IT

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WASHINGTON – HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Thursday $83.9 million in grants to 45 organizations to help networks of health centers adopt electronic health records and other health information technology systems. Click on the link to view entire article written … Continue reading

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Last day to start 2011 EHR reporting is Oct. 3

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The last day that physicians and other eligible professionals can start their 90-day reporting period this year for the Medicare electronic health records (EHRs) incentive program is Oct. 3. Click on the link to view entire article written by Mary … Continue reading

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Billian Publishing Launches Healthcare IT Benchmarking Site

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ATLANTA – Billian Publishing has launched HITR.com, a healthcare IT benchmarking and social networking community for providers and vendors. HITR, which stands for Health Information Technology Research, offers research targeted toward stakeholders in healthcare IT. Click on the link to … Continue reading

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CMS Plans EHR Incentive Appeals Process

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) intends to establish an appeals process for the Medicare electronic health record (EHR) incentive program. Click on the link to view the complete article written by Mary Mosquera with Government Health IT: CMS … Continue reading

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