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April 24, 2012A new report indicates that the Affordable Care Act will save Medicare more than $200 billion through 2016, announced the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Monday. According to the report from CMS’ Office of the Actuary, the ACA achieves … Continue reading
Posted in ACA | Tagged ACA, CMS, CMS Policy, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services | Leave a commentCMS Update: EHR Incentive Payments Tally $4.5B To Date
April 23, 2012The Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record program has paid $4.5 billion to 76,612 physicians and hospitals in incentive payments through March 2012. Of that amount, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services paid out $339.9 million for Medicare eligible … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Incentives | Tagged CMS EHR Incentives, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use | Leave a commentFive Ways Overturning ACA Would Affect Health IT
April 23, 2012If the Supreme Court were to overturn the health reform law, five areas in the statute that rely heavily on health IT tools could lose funding for their implementation. Striking the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) would not … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged ACA, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS | Leave a commentONC to stand up NwHIN Exchange in October
April 13, 2012If you’re still trying to understand exactly what the Nationwide Health Information Network (NwHIN) is, take comfort. You’re not alone. But the canvas – often impressionistic if not downright abstract – is on the verge of manifesting a certain focus … Continue reading
Posted in Health Information Exchange | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Services, HIE, HIE Standards, HIT, ONC | Leave a commentIs HHS on the Verge of Delaying ICD-10 Compliance Date?
April 10, 2012The loose contingent of health professionals railing against the ICD-10 delay will likely consider this welcome news: There is a document circulating the Web right now – with a stamp at the top suggesting it will be published in the … Continue reading
Posted in ICD-10 | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, HHS Policy, ICD-10 | Comments Off on Is HHS on the Verge of Delaying ICD-10 Compliance Date?HIT Policy Committee Questions Stage 2 Measures
April 9, 2012As members of the HIT Policy Committee debated the proposed Stage 2 meaningful use regulations on Wednesday, April 4th, many expressed concerns that the rules would require eligible providers to collect data for too many measures. That burden poses problems … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Meaningful Use | Tagged CMS EHR Incentives, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentMany Healthcare Organizations Remain Paper-Based Despite Having EHR
April 5, 2012As healthcare organizations continue to move towards making the investment in EHR technology, a survey by Anoto reveals that many organizations have not decreased their reliance on paper-based processes. Highlights of the Anoto survey can be found here: Despite EHRs, … Continue reading
Posted in Electronic Health Records | Tagged 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, Healthcare, medical practice best practices | Leave a commentSupreme Court Ruling Will Set The Course For Healthcare
April 4, 2012Now that the Supreme Court justices have heard the arguments for both sides of the health reform law, will the conservative majority fall back on their political leanings to strike down the law and maintain the unsustainable healthcare patchwork, or move the … Continue reading
Posted in Healthcare | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services, Healthcare, Healthcare Policy | Leave a commentMedicaid Expansion Final Rule Released
March 30, 2012The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released on March 16 its final rule on changes to Medicaid eligibility to support policies that will expand insurance to millions of uninsured Americans and provide simple procedures to gain coverage. Medicaid expansion … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged CMS, CMS Final Rule, CMS Policy, 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, HIE, Medicaid | Leave a commentEnvironmental Intelligence Releases March 2012 Newsletter
March 29, 2012Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its March 2012 EI Connections Newsletter. Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: March 2012 EI Connections Newsletter Want to automatically receive our monthly newsletter? Click on this link to … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental Intelligence | Tagged CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Best Practices, EHR Consulting, EHR Hosting, 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 Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Health IT Tips, Healthcare, HHS, HIE, HIPAA 5010, ICD-10, Meaningful Use, medical practice best practices, ONC, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a comment ← Older posts Newer posts →
