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July 25, 2012ONC’s Office of the Chief Privacy Officer (OCPO) has published a “Guide to Privacy and Security of Health Information,” which aims to help physicians, nurses and IT staff better understand how the safety of patient data is essential to meaningful … Continue reading
Posted in PHI Data Security | 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 Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HIE, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, Meaningful Use, ONC, PHI, PHI Data Security, PHI Security | Leave a commentONC Chief Addresses IT And Delivery System Reform
July 23, 2012The following Q&A took place on Thursday, July 19th between Richard Pizzi, Editorial Director at MedTech Media, and Dr. Farzad Mostashari, MD, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, at the Healthcare Unbound conference in San Francisco. During their time together, … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | 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 Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Healthcare, HHS, HIE, Meaningful Use, ONC, ONC Strategic Plan, PHI, PHI Security | Leave a commentResearch Finds Healthcare IT Is Key To Improving Population Health
July 19, 2012Managing population health requires new skill sets, new infrastructures and automation, according to new research from the Institute for Health Technology Transformation (iHT2). The findings are from the Automating Population Health Research Project, which seeks to educate the healthcare industry … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services, Health IT Study | Leave a commentFDA Proposes Unique Device Identifier For Medical Devices
July 9, 2012In an effort to improve adverse events reporting, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed that most medical devices distributed in the United States carry a unique device identifier (UDI). A UDI system has the potential to improve … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged EHR, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, FDA, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, Meaningful Use, Medical Devices, Patient Experience | Leave a commentHarvard Study Finds EHR Adoption Reduces Malpractice Claims
July 3, 2012A study by Harvard Medical School researchers, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, showed that Massachusetts physicians who used electronic health records saw a reduction in malpractice claims. Correlation does not imply causation, of course. But the report’s authors … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Adoption | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Study, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services | Leave a commentHealth IT Firms And Organizations Ready To Move Forward After Supreme Court Decision
June 29, 2012The Supreme Court brought down its gavel June 28 in favor of the Affordable Care Act, and most healthcare IT stakeholders are ready to put the uncertainty behind them and move on. Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) President … Continue reading
Posted in ACA | Tagged ACA, ARRA, 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, Healthcare, HHS, HITECH Act, Meaningful Use | Leave a commentCMS EHR Incentives Reach $5.7B Through May 2012
June 27, 2012The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)Â has announced the agency has paid out more than $5.7 billion in incentives to eligible providers for the meaningful use of electronic health records. The update, released June 19, showed more than 100,000 … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Incentives | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, 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, Meaningful Use | Leave a commentWhite House Town Hall Highlights EHR Success Stories
June 27, 2012Eighty-two healthcare providers from across the country will be recognized for their successful implementation of electronic health record (EHR) technology at Tuesday’s White House Health IT Town Hall in Washington, DC. At the town hall, senior White House and HHS … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Implementation | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Best Practices, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Healthcare, HHS, Meaningful Use, ONC | Leave a commentOCR Reminds Patients About Legal Right To Access Medical Records
June 26, 2012The administration’s top enforcer of health information privacy and security has issued an official reminder that patients have a legal right to access their medical records, and they should use it. Patients can also print the single-page memo to take … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT Policy | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HIPAA, HIPAA Compliance, OCR, ONC, Patient Experience, PHI | Leave a commentONC To Release Updated Online Certified EHRs List
June 25, 2012The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) is releasing a new version of its online Certified Health IT Product List (CHPL) that introduces new features to help providers, including the functionality to support information and identification of … Continue reading
Posted in Electronic Health Records | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, HHS, Meaningful Use, ONC, ONC-ATCB Certification | Leave a comment ← Older posts Newer posts →
