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April 22, 2014Privacy and security are vital components of all major projects that the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has under way, says Karen DeSalvo, M.D., the new head of the office. “We consider privacy and security an important … Continue reading
Posted in ONC | Tagged CMS EHR Incentives, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Cloud Hosting, 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 Standards, HIE, ONC, Patient Experience, PHI Data Security | Leave a commentONC Chief DeSalvo Charts New Course
April 21, 2014Karen DeSalvo, MD, the national coordinator for health information technology, has proposed that ONC become “more forward-thinking.” At an April 8 Health Information Policy Committee, which she chairs, she urged the panel to consider what needs to change. DeSalvo suggested … Continue reading
Posted in ONC | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR Incentives, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, Meaningful Use, ONC | Leave a commentONC Chief Vision Of An Interoperable Future
April 9, 2014Dr. Karen DeSalvo is a woman in transition. As the fifth head of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, just four months into the job, she will oversee the winding down of many programs started and … Continue reading
Posted in ONC | Tagged CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, ONC, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentCMS Reports EHR Adpotion Drop In March
April 7, 2014The early adopters and even the late followers appear to have already joined the federal EHR incentive payment program and the holdouts or those not successfully participating are shaping up to be a significant number of providers, the latest CMS … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Incentives | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Cloud Hosting, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, Meaningful Use | Leave a commentEnvironmental Intelligence Releases March 2014 EI Connections Newsletter
March 31, 2014Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its March 2014 EI Connections Newsletter. Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: March 2014 EI Connections Newsletter Want to automatically receive our monthly newsletter? Click on this link to … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental Intelligence | Tagged Cloud, Cloud Broker, Cloud Computing, cloud hosting, cloud services, CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Cloud Hosting, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, EHR Technology Enhancements, EI Connections Newsletter, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, HA cloud services, HA cloud solutions, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, Health IT Tips, HHS, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, Meaningful Use, medical practice best practices, ONC, Patient Experience, PHI, PHI Data Security, PHI Security, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentCMS Provides Organizations With Meaningful Use Exceptions
March 14, 2014The federal government has provided relief for healthcare providers via the hardship exception rule in the Meaningful EHR Incentive Program. Eligible physicians and hospitals can apply for exceptions to anticipated penalties if their EHR vendor has not obtained EHR certification … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Meaningful Use | 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 Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, Meaningful Use, ONC | Leave a commentGAO Calls For Significant Strategy Changes To The CMS EHR Incentive Program
March 11, 2014The GAO recently took a swipe at the government’s Meaningful Use EHR Incentive Program, saying it lacked strategy and called for action to establish a strategy in order to achieve its goals, especially those aimed at improving care. Specifically, GAO … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Incentives | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Hosting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, Meaningful Use, ONC | Leave a commentCMS EHR Invcentive Program Payments May Exceed $22.5B Estimate
March 6, 2014It seems possible the federal electronic health-record incentive payment program will surpass its current $22.5 billion estimated total payout, based on the latest numbers from the CMS. The incentive payment program, created under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Incentives | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Cloud Hosting, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, HHS, Meaningful Use, ONC | Leave a commentEnvironmental Intelligence Releases February 2014 EI Connections Newsletter
March 3, 2014Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its February 2014 EI Connections Newsletter. Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: February 2014 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 Cloud Hosting, EHR Consulting, EHR Hosting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, EHR Interoperability, EI Connections Newsletter, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Interoperability, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, HIE, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, HIT, Meaningful Use, medical practice best practices, ONC, Patient Experience, PHI, PHI Data Breaches, PHI Data Security, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentONC, CMS Explore Aligning Incentives
February 26, 2014This is not going to be easy: ONC and CMS officials are talking about aligning incentives at some point in the future. On Monday during a town hall session, an attendee representing a Kentucky regional extension center asked top officials … Continue reading
Posted in ONC | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Hosting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HIE, Meaningful Use, ONC, Stage 3 Meaningful Use | Leave a comment ← Older posts
