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CPOE Role Is Vital To Achieving Meaningful Use

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Once considered the leading edge of information technology, computerized physician order entry (CPOE) is now simmering on the back burner of healthcare priorities. While it is not forgotten, attention toward CPOE has been deflected in favor of other concerns, such … Continue reading

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ONC Offerring Financial Awards For HIE “Rules of the Road”

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While no federal regulations for a nationwide health information network are forthcoming, HHS’ health information technology office announced that is offering financial awards to groups already working to develop health information exchange “rules of the road.” Instead of federal rule-making, … Continue reading

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CMS Exploring Electronic Submission Of Clinical Quality Measures

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) wants to explore whether hospitals will be able to begin submitting clinical quality measures through their electronic health record systems by 2014.On December 21, 2012, CMS published a Request for Information asking hospitals … Continue reading

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GAO Report Examines 2011 CMS EHR Incentive Payments

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A new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) examines how the Medicaid EHR incentive payments were distributed in 2011. According to the report, released Dec. 13, the amount of Medicaid EHR incentive payments awarded to each hospital ranged from … Continue reading

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CCHIT Announces Plans To Develop IT Framework For ACO’s

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The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) plans to develop an IT framework for accountable care organizations (ACOs). The framework will identify the health IT infrastructure components necessary for a provider organization to function effectively as an ACO and … Continue reading

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The ONC Proposes Using EHR Certification Criteria For Patient Safety Event Reporting

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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT wants to use electronic health record certification criteria to make it easier for physicians to report patient safety events, which provide critical raw data for developers, healthcare providers, researchers and policymakers to … Continue reading

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Environmental Intelligence Releases December 2012 Newsletter

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

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NCHS Report Finds Physician Use Of EHR’s Up 24 Percent

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A new report issued by the National Center on Health Statistics (NCHS) found that in 2012, 72 percent of office-based physicians used electronic health records, up from 48 percent in 2009. That represents an increase of 24 percent. EHR use … Continue reading

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More Studies Are Needed To Validate mHealth Technology

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Only about 20 randomized clinical trials involving mHealth tools or services have been conducted in the United States since 2008 under the auspices of the National Institutes for Health. And more than half of them have failed to document clear … Continue reading

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CMS Lauches New Meaningful Use Dashboard

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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has updated its website to include current information on bonuses paid out under the meaningful use incentive program. The new Meaningful Use Dashboard serves as an interactive supplement to CMS’s … Continue reading

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