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ONC Advances HIE Tools With Connect 3.3

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Frank J. Rosello

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has made available the next version of the Connect gateway software that incorporates the most up-to date technical standards and descriptions for the nationwide health information network (NwHIN) Exchange to support … Continue reading →

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Scorecard Reveals Wide Disparities in Care Across the U.S.

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Frank J. Rosello

Healthcare access, cost, quality and outcomes can vary greatly from one community to the next, both within states and across states, depending on the performance of the healthcare system available to residents, according to a new report from the Commonwealth … Continue reading →

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Spotlight – ONC Chief Dr. Farzad Mostashari

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Frank J. Rosello

A fantastic article written by Russ Mitchell and featured on Kaiser Health News – Farzad Mostashari: Man On A Digital Mission, offers everyone involved in healthcare great insight into the man charged with changing the U.S. healthcare system in the … Continue reading →

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ONC Chief Rankled Over HIT Survey Conclusions

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Frank J. Rosello

At the HIT Policy Committee meeting on March 7, Farzad Mostashari, federal health IT czar, expressed strong disagreement over a new health IT survey published in the March issue of Health Affairs. Click on the link to view entire article … Continue reading →

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No Surprises With Release Of The Proposed Rule For Stage 2 Meaningful Use

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Frank J. Rosello

After much anticipation among providers and health IT vendors throughout the U.S. healthcare landscape, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finally released its proposed rule for Stage 2 Meaningful Use of electronic health records (EHR) on February 23, … Continue reading →

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Measures: Surprising HIT Opportunities in Obama’s Federal Budget

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Frank J. Rosello

The recent release of the President’s 2013 federal budget indicates a robust market for industry in the health IT marketplace. The 2013 budget request is estimated at $11.8B, for instance, a slight increase from the 2012 levels of $11.6B. This … Continue reading →

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Survey Names Top Five States for Physician EHR Adoption

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Frank J. Rosello

Forty-one percent of Oregon’s physicians have adopted electronic health records, according to a new report by researchers from the Doctors Company. Following Oregon for physician adoption are Georgia at 39 percent, Florida at 37 percent, Washington at 35 percent and … Continue reading →

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Toolkit Offers Physician Practices Help with Data Exchange

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Frank J. Rosello

The release of the proposed rule for EHR Stage 2 Meaningful Use has brought clarity to medical organizations and physicians that Stage 2 is laser focused on interoperability and health information exchange. As physician practices continue to invest and deploy … Continue reading →

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Edifecs Survey Finds ICD-10 Delay Will Be Problematic

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Frank J. Rosello

In a recent article, ICD-10 Conflict Taking the Form of a World Heavyweight Title Fight, a downside noted was “any significant delay to the current ICD-10 implementation deadline could raise the implementation cost to medical practices.”  A survey conducted by … Continue reading →

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Environmental Intelligence Releases February 2012 Newsletter

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Frank J. Rosello

Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its February 2012 EI Connections Newsletter.  Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: February 2012 EI Connections Newsletter Want to automatically receive our monthly newsletter?  Click on this link to … Continue reading →

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