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AHA Recommends Changes To Stage 2 MU CQMs Reporting

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The American Hospital Association (AHA) has recommended changes to an interim Stage 2 final rule, with a focus on easing clinical quality measure reporting for certain hospitals, officials announced last week. The group is pressing the Centers for Medicare and … Continue reading

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Study Finds EHR Implementation Is A Top Priority For CIO’s

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EHR implementation, meaningful use and compliance are the top three healthcare CIO priorities for 2013, according to a study released Feb. 4 by Level 3. The study found that EHR implementations are both their single biggest challenge and priority for … Continue reading

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The FAH Urges Field Testing Of Electronic Quality Measures Reporting

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The Federation of American Hospitals supports goals outlined by the CMS to harmonize reporting of clinical quality measures, but warned that selected measures should be field-tested before being implemented as part of national quality reporting and payment programs.The Washington, D.C.-based … Continue reading

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ONC Chief Highlights ROI In HIE

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The business value for providers and patients is what will drive health information exchange forward, even though most discussions typically center on the technology involved. And different uses for exchange will require different technologies. That was the sentiment of many … Continue reading

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CMS Announces New ACO Contracts

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Medicare nearly doubled the size of one accountable care program as of Jan. 1 with 106 new ACO contracts that offer hospitals and doctors financial incentives to improve quality and slow health spending. Click here to view new ACO contracts … Continue reading

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Environmental Intelligence Releases January 2013 Newsletter

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

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ONC Releases EHR MU Stage 2 Test Measures

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Updated electronic health-record system test measures are now available from HHS’ Health IT office.Organizations with self-developed EHR systems as well as commercial vendors seeking to ensure their systems will pass muster with federally designated testing and certification entities can find … Continue reading

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HIPAA Privacy And Security Final Rule Establishes A New Era For PHI Security

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The enhanced set of protections finalized in the omnibus HIPAA privacy and security rule released Jan.17 now becomes the new baseline for anyone who handles health information. It doesn’t change meaningful use requirements, but combined, the two may drive more … Continue reading

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OCR Transforming Itself To An Enforcement Organization

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I don’t do risk assessments; I assess risk,” said Sharon Finney, corporate data security officer at Adventist Health System, speaking at the December 2012 Healthcare IT News/HIMSS Media Privacy & Security Forum in Boston. There’s a difference. One happens on … Continue reading

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Best Practices For Rural Hospital EHR Implementation Success

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Rural and community hospitals should develop an effective plan of action that unites IT departments, internal administration and clinical providers to have the best chance of meeting meaningful use now and in the future. The challenges for these smaller and … Continue reading

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