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← Older posts Newer posts →The OIG To Begin EHR Incentive Payments Review in 2013
October 29, 2012In its investigations into Medicare and Medicaid fraud, the Office of the Inspector General, will also undertake Recovery Act reviews, which include probes into the EHR Incentive program. “We will review Medicare incentive payments to eligible health care professionals and … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Incentives | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, Meaningful Use, OIG, ONC | Leave a commentHighlights Of ONC Chief Address At CHIME 2012 Fall CIO Forum
October 29, 2012Health information exchange, patient participation and population management are the three pillars of meaningful use of health information technology going forward, Dr. Farzad Mostashari said in a keynote speech and pep talk.“Every movement needs its heroes,” said Mostashari, who heads … 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 Best Practices, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use, ONC | Leave a commentCMS Releases 2014 Clinical Quality Measures for Meaningful Use
October 29, 2012The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published the final 2014 clinical quality measures (CQMs)for eligible professionals and eligible hospitals seeking to attest for meaningful use. Click here to access the Final 2014 Clinical Quality Measures (CQMs) Beginning … Continue reading
Posted in Meaningful Use | Tagged CMS, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, Meaningful Use, ONC, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentONC Chief Says There’s More To Healthcare Reform Than Just Health IT
October 26, 2012The U.S. is making strong and fast headway on the adoption of electronic health records, but technology is not enough on its own to reform the nation’s healthcare, said National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Farzad Mostashari at a recent … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged 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 Best Practices, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use, ONC | Leave a commentMeaningful Use Stage 2 Readiness Should Start Now
October 26, 2012The federal government may have delayed the start of Stage 2 of meaningful use by a year, to 2014, but that does not mean healthcare providers should relax in their pursuit of the intended goals of the EHR incentive program, … Continue reading
Posted in Meaningful Use | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, 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 Services, Health IT Tips, Meaningful Use, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentStudy Reveals EHR Technology Linked to Higher Quality Patient Care
October 25, 2012The findings of a new study underscore the positive correlation between high quality care in physician practices and the use of electronic health records (EHRs). Experts say the study is one of the first to examine and subsequently validate the … Continue reading
Posted in Electronic Health Records | 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 Services, Meaningful Use, medical practice best practices, Patient Experience | Leave a commentStudy Finds Most Hospitals Seeking HIE Solutions
October 23, 2012Some 71 percent of U.S. hospitals plan to purchase new health information exchange (HIE)solutions, according to findings from the new “2012 U.S. Health Information Exchange Study” released back on Friday, September 14, 2012. The study, commissioned by the healthcare technology … Continue reading
Posted in Health Information Exchange | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Services, HIE, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentFive Benefits Of Cloud Computing To Healthcare
October 22, 2012As its name may suggest, “the cloud” is a mysterious yet increasingly ubiquitous presence in all parts of life. Realistically, its definition is simple: cloud computing takes advantage of economies of scale and resource pooling to provide massive amounts of … Continue reading
Posted in Cloud Computing | Tagged Cloud, Cloud Computing, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Cloud Hosting, EHR Consulting, EHR Hosting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Services | Leave a commentCCHIT To Test And Certify Systems For HIE
October 19, 2012The Chicago-based Certification Commission for Health Information Technology will test and certify the computer systems used by health information exchange organizations and the users of those products as part of a plan for a public-private version of the proposed Nationwide … Continue reading
Posted in Health Information Exchange | Tagged CCHIT, CCHIT Certification, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, HIE Standards | Leave a commentSix Reasons Congressmen Call To End Meaningful Use Payments Is a Bad Idea
October 12, 2012Timing being everything and all, the four policymakers who on Oct. 4 sent a letter asking HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to stop distributing meaningful use incentives probably should have attended the Oct. 3 Bipartisan Policy Center event instead. The day … 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 Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, HHS, HIE, Meaningful Use, ONC, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a comment ← Older posts Newer posts →
