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September 24, 2012The 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
Posted in EHR Data Sharing | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Hosting, EHR Implementation, EHR Interoperability, EHR Study, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Services, HIE, HIE Standards, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, ONC, PHI, PHI Security | Leave a commentONC Names Five Permanent EHR Certifiers
September 21, 2012Even though the new regime for testing and certifying electronic health-record systems under the federal EHR incentive program won’t take effect until October—and testing against newly released criteria might not begin until year’s end—federal authorities have given five organizations the … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Incentives | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Certification, EHR Consulting, EHR Hosting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, Meaningful Use, ONC | Leave a commentONC Chief Addresses HIE and Interoperability Of EHRs
September 20, 2012The 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
Posted in Health Information Exchange | Tagged CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, HIE, HIE Standards, Meaningful Use, ONC, ONC Strategic Plan, Patient Experience, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentEnvironmental Intelligence, LLC Partners With RamSoft To Target State Projects In Texas
September 18, 2012FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 18, 2012 Environmental Intelligence, LLC, Partners With RamSoft To Target State Projects In Texas Providing Physician-Focused, Patient-Driven® Health IT Solutions Dallas, Texas – Environmental Intelligence, LLC has signed a distribution agreement to represent RamSoft’s radiology workflow … Continue reading
Posted in Press Releases | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Cloud Hosting, EHR Consulting, EHR Hosting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services, HIPAA Compliance, Meaningful Use, ONC-ATCB Certification, PACS, Patient Experience, Radiology Information Systems, RIS, telemedicine, Teleradiology | Leave a commentNew Study Confirms EHR Use Save Hospitals Money
September 17, 2012It’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
Posted in EHR Adoption | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Best Practices, EHR Consulting, EHR Hosting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Services, Patient Experience | Leave a commentONC Chief States No Hard Cap With CMS EHR Incentive Program Payments
September 14, 2012There are no set appropriations for how much the federal government can spend on rewarding providers who adopt and use electronic health records under the Medicare and Medicaid meaningful use EHR incentive program, according to National Coordinator for Health IT … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Incentives | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Hosting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use, ONC | Leave a commentEnvironmental Intelligence Releases August 2012 Newsletter
September 12, 2012Environmental 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
Posted in Environmental Intelligence | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Best Practices, EHR Consulting, EHR Hosting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, EI Connections Newsletter, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Health IT Tips, HHS, HIE, HIE Standards, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, HIT, ICD-10, Meaningful Use, ONC, Stage 2 Final Rule, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentONC To Launch Privacy And Security Training Video Game
September 11, 2012The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and the Health Resources and Services Administration at HHS have produced a video game for training healthcare professionals and staff about their privacy and security responsibilities. The game will be … Continue reading
Posted in PHI Data Security | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, ONC, PHI, PHI Data Security, PHI Security | Leave a commentCMS EHR Incentives Approaching Seven Billion In Payments
September 7, 2012Medicare and Medicaid electronic health records payments are approaching $7 billion since the program’s beginning, with $6.9 billion paid out to 143,800 physicians and hospitals in total program estimates through the end of August. Final figures will be available later … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Incentives | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use | Leave a commentHHS Final Rule To Boost Standardization With Introduction of HPID
September 5, 2012HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Friday a final rule establishing a health plan identifier (HPID), that officials say will boost standardization within HIPAA transactions and increase the efficiency of health billing processes. The final rule, established by the Office of … Continue reading
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