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ONC Chief Offers Policy Committee Final Thoughts

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The federal government’s health information technology leader Farzad Mostashari made his final comments before a key policy committee, as the Office of the National Coordinator carries on the still evolving task of meaningful use. Mostashari, the fourth person to lead … Continue reading

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No Encryption Results In Largest Reported PHI Data Breach

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One warm night in mid-July, more than 4 million patient records breezed out the door of the Advocate Medical Group administrative office in Park Ridge, Ill., in the arms of an unidentified thief who stole four computers from the largest … 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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HIMSS Makes The Case To Extend Stage 2 Meaningful Use

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With an array of industry groups anxiously calling for a delay of meaningful use Stage 2, HIMSS has made the case for a more nuanced approach, asking federal officials to launch Stage 2 on schedule but extend year one of … Continue reading

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Latest Plea To Delay MU Stage 2 Comes From The AAFP

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The American Academy of Family Physicians has appealed to CMS to delay the meaningful use Stage 2 timeline by one year. Otherwise, AAFP notes in the Aug. 7 letter to CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner, the program is likely to “outstrip … 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 Begins Work On E-Clinical Quality Measures Policy For MU Stage 3

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Looking ahead several years to Meaningful Use Stage 3, the ONC Health IT Policy Committee is considering policies for e-clinical quality measures and the data intermediaries and standards to support them. The Policy Committee’s Quality Measures Workgroup is tasked with … Continue reading

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Environmental Intelligence Releases July 2013 EI Connections Newsletter

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Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its June 2013 EI Connections Newsletter.  Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: July 2013 EI Connections Newsletter Want to automatically receive our monthly newsletter?  Click on this link to … 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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Senate Hearing Participants Call For Delaying MU Stage 2

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Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., began the Senate Finance Committee hearing on health IT with a thomas Edison quote: “Vision with out execution is hallucination.” Following last week’s call from Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, to pause the meaningful use program and … Continue reading

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