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Five Distinct Challenges Of Meaningful Use Stage 2

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Frank J. Rosello

As healthcare providers and organizations carefully review the Meaningful Use Stage 2 requirements, they will notice a number of changes, tighter requirements and higher percentages to hit.  Paying very close attention to the numerous changes in Stage 2 as this … Continue reading →

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Highlights Of ONC Chief Address At CHIME 2012 Fall CIO Forum

Posted on October 29, 2012 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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ONC Chief Says There’s More To Healthcare Reform Than Just Health IT

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Frank J. Rosello

The U.S. is making strong and fast headway on the adoption of electronic health records, but technology is not enough on its own to reform the nation’s healthcare, said National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Farzad Mostashari at a recent … Continue reading →

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Meaningful Use Stage 2 Readiness Should Start Now

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Frank J. Rosello

The federal government may have delayed the start of Stage 2 of meaningful use by a year, to 2014, but that does not mean healthcare providers should relax in their pursuit of the intended goals of the EHR incentive program, … Continue reading →

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Five Benefits Of Cloud Computing To Healthcare

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Frank J. Rosello

As its name may suggest, “the cloud” is a mysterious yet increasingly ubiquitous presence in all parts of life. Realistically, its definition is simple: cloud computing takes advantage of economies of scale and resource pooling to provide massive amounts of … Continue reading →

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AHIMA Convention Makes PHI Data Security A Top Priority

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Frank J. Rosello

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

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Frank J. Rosello

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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MBAN Final Rule Positions Telemedicine To Become The Next Universal Best Practice in Healthcare

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Frank J. Rosello

It’s official.  On Tuesday, September 11, 2012 The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) released a final rule that officially allocates wireless spectrum for the development and deployment of mobile body area networks (MBANs).  In its final rule, the FCC will set … Continue reading →

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New Study Confirms EHR Use Save Hospitals Money

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Frank J. Rosello

It’s confirmed. Electronic health records can indeed yield marked savings for hospitals, according to a new study by the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University that finds these savings depend on both the IT prowess of hospital staff and … Continue reading →

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Environmental Intelligence Releases August 2012 Newsletter

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Frank J. Rosello

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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