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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 commentEHRs Will Play A Key Role To Reduce Hospital Readmissions
August 16, 2012As hospitals tackle the issue of how to reduce their readmission rates, new research shows that health IT can play a key role in tracking patients after they’ve been discharged from hospitals, but more needs to be done to capture … Continue reading
Posted in Electronic Health Records | Tagged CMS, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Study, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Services | Leave a commentSurvey Finds Hospital Execs Are Turning To Health IT To Improve OR
August 10, 2012Health information technology is etching a name for itself in hospital operating rooms nationwide, according to a new survey’s findings published on Thursday, August 2nd. The survey, sanctioned by the Alpharetta, Ga.-based Surgical Information Systems (SIS) and conducted by the … 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 Services | Leave a commentKey Operational And Financial Benefits Of EHR Adoption
August 8, 2012There has been several recent studies published that have illustrated the potential benefits of electronic health record (EHR) adoption. Of the many potential benefits cited in these studies, the two that seem to consistently surface are improvement in the clinical … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Adoption | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Best Practices, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services | Leave a commentONC Releases Guidance For Reporting Lab Results Via Direct Exchange
August 6, 2012The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announced in mid July guidance for reporting laboratory results using Direct Project specifications. The Direct Project develops specifications for a secure, scalable, standards-based way to establish universal health addressing … Continue reading
Posted in Health Information Exchange | Tagged Direct Exchange, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT Services, HIE, HIE Standards, ONC, The Direct Project | Leave a commentEnvironmental Intelligence Releases July 2012 Newsletter
July 31, 2012Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its July 2012 EI Connections Newsletter. Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: July 2012 EI Connections Newsletter Want to automatically receive our monthly newsletter? Click on this link to … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental Intelligence | Tagged ACO, Broadband, CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Best Practices, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, EHR Study, EI Connections Newsletter, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, FCC, FDA, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Health IT Tips, Healthcare, HHS, HIE, HIE Standards, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, Meaningful Use, medical practice best practices, ONC, PHI, PHI Data Breaches, PHI Security, telemedicine | Leave a commentCMS Announces The Addition Of More ACOs
July 27, 2012The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has added 89 more accountable care organizations (ACOs) or groups of physicians and other providers working together to coordinate care and improve quality for Medicare patients in 40 states and Washington, D.C. In … Continue reading
Posted in ACOs | Tagged ACO, ACOs, CMS, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services | Leave a commentFacts To Consider When Enrolling In A CMS EHR Incentive Program
July 26, 2012More than ever before, eligible providers are exploring which EHR incentive program is best to enroll in to receive their EHR incentive payments. The choices are either the Medicare or Medicaid EHR incentive program. For many eligible providers, both are … 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, Health IT Tips, Meaningful Use | Leave a commentONC Publishes Guide To Privacy and Security Of Health Information
July 25, 2012ONC’s Office of the Chief Privacy Officer (OCPO) has published a “Guide to Privacy and Security of Health Information,” which aims to help physicians, nurses and IT staff better understand how the safety of patient data is essential to meaningful … Continue reading
Posted in PHI Data Security | 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 Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HIE, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, Meaningful Use, ONC, PHI, PHI Data Security, PHI Security | Leave a commentONC Chief Addresses IT And Delivery System Reform
July 23, 2012The following Q&A took place on Thursday, July 19th between Richard Pizzi, Editorial Director at MedTech Media, and Dr. Farzad Mostashari, MD, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, at the Healthcare Unbound conference in San Francisco. During their time together, … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | 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 Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Healthcare, HHS, HIE, Meaningful Use, ONC, ONC Strategic Plan, PHI, PHI Security | Leave a comment ← Older posts Newer posts →
