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eHealth Survey Finds Interoperability Is The Largest Challenge For HIE’s

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

Interoperability is still the largest challenge for most health information exchanges, the eHealth Initiative’s annual HIE survey has found. “Despite the incorporation of new meaningful use policies, it is clear that interoperability issues are still stifling organizations’ ability to connect,” … Continue reading

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ONC Says Stage 2 Meaningful Use Delay Is Unlikely

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Wish there could be a delay of Stage 2 meaningful use? Talk to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, not the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. And don’t hold your breath. Responding to a written, … Continue reading

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Health IT Alliance Names Top 3 HIE Hurdles

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As CommonWell Health Alliance, the new interoperability coalition of health IT companies, approaches the start of its first pilot project, company officials used AHIMA’s annual conference in Atlanta to underscore the biggest health information exchange hurdles currently facing vendors and … Continue reading

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e-Health Tools Likely To Decrease Outpatient Visits To The Doctor

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In the not-too-distant future, it is quite likely that most interactions between patients and the health care system will happen online, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, who partnered with The Commonwealth Fund to … Continue reading

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Interoperability Remains Biggest Hurdle For HIE’s

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Interoperability among disparate systems continues to be one of the biggest challenges facing health information exchanges today, according to the findings of a new industry survey. “Despite the incorporation of new meaningful use policies, it is clear that interoperability issues … Continue reading

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CMS Reports Record $16B In EHR Incentive Payouts

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The federal dollars for providers and hospitals attesting to meaningful use keep on coming. As of September, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has paid out more than $16.5 billion to eligible providers and hospitals, representing a slight decrease … Continue reading

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CMS To Recover $31M In EHR Incentive Payments

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One Florida-based hospital management group is now in a rush to revise its financial statements after realizing it owes the government more than $31 million because the group recorded the hospitals’ Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record payments as income. … Continue reading

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Environmental Intelligence Releases October 2013 EI Connections Newsletter

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

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NIST To Review Data Encryption Processes Following NSA Allegations

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology—bedeviled by persistent allegations that its internationally recognized data encryption standards have been compromised by the National Security Agency—announced Friday it will undergo internal and independent formal reviews of its standards development processes for … Continue reading

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A Look At Health IT Adoption Around The World

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Every country, every government, every population is a participant in a global trial and error. Each one faces different circumstances and, therefore, approaches healthcare differently.  But, as world health leaders see it, everyone can learn from others’ struggles and successes … Continue reading

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