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CMS Feels Pressure Over ICD-10 Delay

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A new law that delays national implementation of the next-generation medical coding system known as ICD-10 has focused intense attention on the CMS to provide clarity for how hospitals, doctors and insurance companies should move forward.Without any debate on the … Continue reading

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Environmental Intelligence Releases March 2014 EI Connections Newsletter

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Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its March 2014 EI Connections Newsletter.  Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: March 2014 EI Connections Newsletter Want to automatically receive our monthly newsletter?  Click on this link to … Continue reading

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Proposed House Bill Would Delay ICD-10 Implemention To 2015

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The implementation date of the nationwide conversion to the ICD-10 family of diagnostic and procedural codes would be delayed by at least a year under a House Ways and Means Committee bill aimed at providing the annual fix to the … Continue reading

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ONC Chief Moving To Make Public Health A Priority

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Dr. Karen DeSalvo is not the first head of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology with a public health background. But she’s sounding as though she may be the first to make public health an ONC … Continue reading

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Texas DIR Cloud Services Contract Awarded To Environmental Intelligence, LLC

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                 March 25, 2014    Contact:                               Environmental Intelligence, LLC    [email protected]    Texas DIR Cloud Services Contract Awarded To Environmental Intelligence, LLC Providing Secure Access Anywhere, Anytime on Any Device Dallas, Texas — Environmental Intelligence, LLC … Continue reading

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ONC Chief DeSalvo Perspectives On Patient ID’s and HIE’s

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Health information exchange on a national level is attainable within the next three years, but matching patients to all the right records is a critical data security, privacy and patient safety concern that must first be addressed, says Karen DeSalvo, … Continue reading

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ONC Proposing Voluntary EHR Certification For 2015

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At the same time that a huge coalition of health organization asks for more flexibility in the current phase of the EHR incentive program, federal health IT regulators are proposing a new, voluntary certification for 2015 that they think could … Continue reading

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CMS Provides Organizations With Meaningful Use Exceptions

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The federal government has provided relief for healthcare providers via the hardship exception rule in the Meaningful EHR Incentive Program. Eligible physicians and hospitals can apply for exceptions to anticipated penalties if their EHR vendor has not obtained EHR certification … Continue reading

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GAO Calls For Significant Strategy Changes To The CMS EHR Incentive Program

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The GAO recently took a swipe at the government’s Meaningful Use EHR Incentive Program, saying it lacked strategy and called for action to establish a strategy in order to achieve its goals, especially those aimed at improving care. Specifically, GAO … Continue reading

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Taking A Look At The Value Of Health IT

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There’s been a whole lot of capital invested in health information technology these past few years. And some people – especially those who are in charge of spending more of it – want to know whether it’s money well spent. … Continue reading

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