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Despite Current Government Shutdown Meaningful Use Stage 2 Begins

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Despite the government shutdown, Stage 2 of the HITECH Act financial incentive program for electronic health records, which includes new security and privacy requirements, kicks off for hospitals on Oct. 1 as planned, federal officials confirm. Stage 2 is slated … Continue reading

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Environmental Intelligence Releases September 2013 EI Connections Newsletter

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

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Preview Of Outcomes For Meaningful Use Stage 3

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As eligible providers throughout the healthcare industry prepares for the start of Meaningful Use Stage 2 in January 2013 of the CMS EHR Incentive Program, the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) is starting to design Meaningful Use Stage 3 … Continue reading

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The ONC Will Remain Important Post Meaningful Use

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You would be justified in wondering whether the Office of the National Coordinator might soon see its influence wane since EHR adoption having reached critical mass and meaningful use incentive funding dwindling toward the halfway point. But you’d be wrong, … Continue reading

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The ACA Becomes The Latest Organization Calling For A Meaningful Use Stage 2 Delay

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The American College of Physicians has become the most recent group to press the government for a delay in Stage 2 meaningful use requirements, citing among several other concerns, EHR certification and implementation issues. The ACP describes itself as the … Continue reading

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Environmental Intelligence Releases August 2013 EI Connections Newsletter

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

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CMS Reports EHR Incentive Payouts Climb

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Serives (CMS) has paid more than $9.3 billion in Medicare EHR Incentive Program payments between May 2011 and June 2013, according to the recent release of the latest program statistics. More than $5.8 billion … Continue reading

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ONC Chief Pleased With Health IT Adoption Progress

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  National Coordinator for Health IT Farzad Mostashari, MD, told members of the Health IT Policy Committee on Tuesday, July 9th to remain steadfast, bask in the progress made over the past four years, but continue to “react and respond … Continue reading

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ONC Begins Work On MU Stage 3 HIE Standards

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Health information exchange is emphasized in Meaningful Use Stage 2, and it’s set to get even more priority in Stage 3, as the ONC looks to enable a sort of nationwide health information exchange. As the Health IT Policy Committee … Continue reading

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AHA Calls For Eletronic Clinical Quality Measures Reporting Slowdown

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As many hospitals are struggling to generate clinical quality measures, the American Hospital Association is calling for slowing the pace of transitioning to electronic reporting. In a report, released July 25, the AHA calls for “redirecting” the existing requirements for … Continue reading

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