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January 21, 2013Rural 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
Posted in EHR Implementation | Tagged CMS EHR Incentives, 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 | Leave a commentCPOE Role Is Vital To Achieving Meaningful Use
January 10, 2013Once considered the leading edge of information technology, computerized physician order entry (CPOE) is now simmering on the back burner of healthcare priorities. While it is not forgotten, attention toward CPOE has been deflected in favor of other concerns, such … Continue reading
Posted in Meaningful Use | Tagged CMS EHR Incentives, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Best Practices, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use, Patient Experience | Leave a commentONC Offerring Financial Awards For HIE “Rules of the Road”
January 9, 2013While no federal regulations for a nationwide health information network are forthcoming, HHS’ health information technology office announced that is offering financial awards to groups already working to develop health information exchange “rules of the road.” Instead of federal rule-making, … Continue reading
Posted in Health Information Exchange | Tagged EHR, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, HIE, HIE Standards, Meaningful Use, ONC, ONC Strategic Plan, PHI Security | Leave a commentCMS Exploring Electronic Submission Of Clinical Quality Measures
January 8, 2013The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) wants to explore whether hospitals will be able to begin submitting clinical quality measures through their electronic health record systems by 2014.On December 21, 2012, CMS published a Request for Information asking hospitals … Continue reading
Posted in CMS | Tagged CMS, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Policy, Meaningful Use | Leave a commentThe ONC Proposes Using EHR Certification Criteria For Patient Safety Event Reporting
January 3, 2013The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT wants to use electronic health record certification criteria to make it easier for physicians to report patient safety events, which provide critical raw data for developers, healthcare providers, researchers and policymakers to … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged CMS, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Best Practices, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use, medical practice best practices, ONC, Patient Experience | Leave a commentEnvironmental Intelligence Releases December 2012 Newsletter
January 2, 2013HAPPY NEW YEAR! Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its December 2012 EI Connections Newsletter. Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: December 2012 EI Connections Newsletter Want to automatically receive our monthly newsletter? Click on … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental Intelligence | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Best Practices, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, EHR Study, EI Connections Newsletter, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use, medical practice best practices, ONC, Patient Experience | Leave a commentHHS Launches mHealth Privacy And Security Education Campaign
December 28, 2012The Department of Health and Human Services has launched a mobile health privacy and security education campaign, aimed at giving a framework for providers just starting to use mobile devices. Called “Know the RISKS,” the campaign features recommendations and materials, … Continue reading
Posted in PHI Data Security | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Services, Health IT Tips, HHS, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, mHealth, ONC, Patient Experience, PHI, PHI Data Breaches, PHI Data Security, PHI Security | Leave a commentBPC Report Finds Adoption Of Smartphone Healthcare Apps Is Still Lagging
December 26, 2012Electronic tools, including smartphones, can help patients, but the adoption of apps for healthcare is still lagging, according to a new report released by the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, D.C. At a Dec. 10 report-release briefing, Janet Marchibroda, chair … Continue reading
Posted in mHealth | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Healthcare, mHealth, ONC, telehealth, telemedicine | Leave a commentRSNA Receives Contract To Expand Image Share Network
December 20, 2012The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) has received a contract from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) to help expand the NIBIB -funded pilot project that created the RSNA Image Share network. The contract provides two … Continue reading
Posted in Radiology Systems | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use, Radiology, Radiology Image Exchange, Radiology Information Systems, RIS | Leave a commentHealthcare Groups Increase Privacy & Security Budgets But Still Fall Short
December 18, 2012The majority of healthcare organizations across the U.S. have increased their privacy and security budgets according to a new HIMSS survey released Wednesday. Officials say, however, many of the groups’ allocated budgets still fall short. Findings of the 2012 Security … Continue reading
Posted in Healthcare Information Security | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Services, Health IT Tips, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, medical practice best practices, PHI, PHI Data Breaches, PHI Data Security, PHI Security | Leave a comment ← Older posts Newer posts →
