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October 26, 2011The final rule for accountable care organizations relieved providers from some of the immediate pressures of establishing health IT, but electronic health records and other technologies will be critical to coordinate care to improve quality and lower costs. Click on … Continue reading
Posted in ACO Rule | Tagged ACO Rule, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use, ONC | Leave a commentMostashari: ‘Never going to be easier than now’ to tackle ACO, EHR, ICD-10
October 25, 2011To all those healthcare CIOs out there worried about ICD-10, meaningful use, accountable care organizations, patient-centered medical homes and a host of other government-backed efforts to reform healthcare, Farzad Mostashari, MD, has some words of advice: Don’t stay on the … Continue reading
Posted in Electronic Health Records | Tagged CMS EHR Incentives, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use, ONC | Leave a commentEHR Adoption and Usability – The Critical Five Elements Every Physician Should Consider
October 24, 2011Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reported 100,000 physicians and hospitals had registered for the Medicare or Medicaid electronic health record (EHR) incentive program. This resulted in more than $850 million in EHR incentives being … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Implementation | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Best Practices, EHR Consulting, Electronic Health Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Services, Health IT Tips | Leave a commentCIO Confidence About Meaningful Use Inches Up
October 21, 2011Some 26 percent of CIOs say their organizations have qualified to receive stimulus funding under the HITECH Act, and others expect to qualify in ensuing years, according to a recent survey from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). Click … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Meaningful Use | Tagged CMS EHR Incentives, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use | Leave a commentThe 6 Tips for Avoiding Data Breaches
October 20, 2011According to a Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) tally of data breaches since 2009, about 260 incidents occurred that went on to affect more than 10 million patients. Click on the link to view entire article written by … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Services, Health IT Tips, Healthcare, HHS | Leave a commentJoint Commission Advocates IT to Counter Racial Disparities in Healthcare
October 18, 2011A new article published in the Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety finds that differences in the quality and safety of medical treatment received by minorities could be reduced through the better use of health information technology. Click … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, Healthcare | Leave a commentCMS on Track to Pay $1 billion in MU Incentives
October 13, 2011The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in September paid out $25 million to 1400 eligible providers and $61 million to 30 dually eligible hospitals under the meaningful use EHR incentive program, according to Robert Anthony from the CMS Office … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Incentives | Tagged CMS EHR Incentives, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use, ONC | Leave a commentThe EHR is a Platform, Not an Application
October 12, 2011One of the challenges many face in their evaluation of Electronic Health Records is the treatment of an EHR as an application that provides all necessary functionality out of the box, rather than a platform that enables it. Click on … Continue reading
Posted in Electronic Health Records | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use | Leave a commentTexas Prepares to Build Statewide HIE
October 11, 2011Texas is poised to launch a statewide health information exchange with the completion of an assessment and plan to support implementation and interoperability standards. Click on the link to view entire article written by Bernie Monegain, Editor with Healthcare IT … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Services, HIT, Meaningful Use | Leave a commentPrivacy, Security Not As High-Priority As Meeting Meaningful Use
October 7, 2011While meaningful use is very important, privacy and security are down on the priority list, partly as a result of limited resources and competing requirements, said Russell Long, partner at Deloitte & Touche LLP, in the session “Secure EHRs: Achieving … Continue reading
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