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CMS Updates 2014 Meaningful Use Hospital CQMs

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Tuesday, April 2nd, published an update for the 2014 Clinical Quality Measures for hospitals eligible for the meaningful use program. At the same time, CMS also issued corresponding specifications for electronic … Continue reading →

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ONC Launches Second State Level MU Challenge

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

HHS has launched a second year of a friendly competition between the states and U.S. territories to give them incentives to promote the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology among their citizens and organizations.Called the State Meaningful Use … Continue reading →

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New EHR Bill Would Help Struggling Providers Achieve Meaningful Use

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

A newly proposed bill garnering the support of several medical associations would establish exemptions and amend certain penalties for Medicare providers struggling to attest to meaningful use. The Electronic Health Records Improvement Act, sponsored by Representative Diane Black (R-Tenn.), would … Continue reading →

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New Survey Finds Physicians Want To Limit Patient Access To Their EHR

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

Even as policmakers are pushing patient engagement, a new survey signals doctors may not be ready to relinquish control of their patients’ medical record. Eighty-two percent of U.S. physicians responding to a recent survey indicated they want patients to actively … Continue reading →

Posted in Electronic Health Records | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Best Practices, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Study, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services, Patient Experience, PHI, PHI Data Security | Leave a comment

Environmental Intelligence Releases March 2013 EI Connections Newsletter

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its March 2013 EI Connections Newsletter.  Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: March 2013 EI Connections Newsletter Want to automatically receive our monthly newsletter?  Click on this link to … Continue reading →

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New HIPAA Privacy And Security Rules Goes Into Effect Today

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

While Tuesday marks the effective date of a host of new federal privacy and security rules, including extending legal liability to business associates of healthcare providers and restoring a measure of patient control over disclosure of their records, compliance won’t … Continue reading →

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EHR Installation Does Not Equal Effective Implementation

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

When it comes to your organization successfully adopting electronic health records, it’s not just a matter of “going live” with the technology, says Don Harrison, co-leader of the Sunday workshop titled “Solving the Healthcare IT Adoption Dilemma,” at the 2013 … Continue reading →

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EHR Incentive Payments Reach $12 Billion

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

With some healthcare providers now into their second year of meaningful use reporting, Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record payments were estimated at $12.3 billion paid to a total of 219,000 physicians and hospitals through the end of February 2013 … Continue reading →

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CMS Releases RFI on HIE’s

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) have published a joint request for information asking industry stakeholders for suggestions on what more, or less, the federal government should … Continue reading →

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ONC Chief Reinforces Commitment to Health IT

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

The day after President Bill Clinton told the HIMSS13 audience that the healthcare system was broken, but could be fixed, ONC chief Farzad Mostashari, MD, offered a personal example of that broken system: his Mom. Mostashari launched his own keynote … Continue reading →

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