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Environmental Intelligence Releases November 2011 Newsletter

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Frank J. Rosello

Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its November 2011 EI Connections Newsletter.  Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected].  Enjoy! Click Here to view: November 2011 EI Connections Newsletter Want to automatically receive our monthly newsletter?  Click on this link to sign … Continue reading →

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Why Small Medical Practices Lag in EMR Adoption

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Frank J. Rosello

Although a growing percentage of physician practices are adopting electronic medical records, a large gap persists in adoption rates between the smallest and largest practices. Click in the link to view entire article written by By Pamela Lewis Dolan, amednews … Continue reading →

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5 Roadblocks to Meaningful Use Stage 2

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Frank J. Rosello

Summer of 2012 will be an interesting time in healthcare, as Stage 2 requirements of meaningful use will finally come to light. In the meantime, doubts remain regarding the successful adoption of Stage 2 – and whether it’s even possible. … Continue reading →

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ONC Delays Permanent EHR Certifiers’ Program

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Frank J. Rosello

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT will delay the launch of the permanent program for certification of electronic health records (EHRs) until mid-2012 to coincide with the anticipated final rule for stage 2 of meaningful use and … Continue reading →

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Environmental Intelligence Releases October 2011 Newsletter

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Frank J. Rosello

Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its October 2011 EI Connections Newsletter.  Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected].  Enjoy! Click Here to view: October 2011 EI Connections Newsletter Want to automatically receive our monthly newsletter?  Click on this link to … Continue reading →

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Mostashari: ‘Never going to be easier than now’ to tackle ACO, EHR, ICD-10

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Frank J. Rosello

To all those healthcare CIOs out there worried about ICD-10, meaningful use, accountable care organizations, patient-centered medical homes and a host of other government-backed efforts to reform healthcare, Farzad Mostashari, MD, has some words of advice: Don’t stay on the … Continue reading →

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CIO Confidence About Meaningful Use Inches Up

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Frank J. Rosello

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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CMS on Track to Pay $1 billion in MU Incentives

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Frank J. Rosello

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

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Frank J. Rosello

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

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Frank J. Rosello

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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