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Highlights Of ONC Chief Address At CHIME 2012 Fall CIO Forum

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

Health 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

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Study Finds Most Hospitals Seeking HIE Solutions

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Some 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

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CCHIT To Test And Certify Systems For HIE

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The 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

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Six Reasons Congressmen Call To End Meaningful Use Payments Is a Bad Idea

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Timing 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

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US House Leaders Reaction To Stage 2 Meaningful Use Final Rule

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Leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives wrote a letter to the U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Thursday, October 4, 2012. The letter clearly states that HHS should suspend incentive payments to providers in the … Continue reading

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AHIMA Convention Makes PHI Data Security A Top Priority

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Why should hospitals centralize their policies and procedures for disclosing protected health information? At the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) convention Wednesday, Don E. Hardwick, client relations and compliance, MRO Corp., a document and disclosure management company in King … Continue reading

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Environmental Intelligence Releases September 2012 Newsletter

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Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its September 2012 EI Connections Newsletter.  Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: September 2012 EI Connections Newsletter Want to automatically receive our monthly newsletter?  Click on this link to … Continue reading

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EHR Data Sharing Test Complies with Patient Privacy Laws

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The Department Veterans Affairs  and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration have demonstrated how to securely share sensitive health information via electronic health records  (EHRs). The test also showed how substance abuse and other sensitive data can be … Continue reading

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ONC Chief Addresses HIE and Interoperability Of EHRs

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The capability to exchange health information that is structured and coded in standard format must exist across vendor products – and not just within single vendor EHRs within a large provider system – for true interoperability, says Farzad Mostashari, MD. … Continue reading

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Environmental Intelligence Releases August 2012 Newsletter

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Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its August 2012 EI Connections Newsletter.  Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: August 2012 EI Connections Newsletter Want to automatically receive our monthly newsletter?  Click on this link to … Continue reading

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