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September 9, 2013The federal government’s health information technology leader Farzad Mostashari made his final comments before a key policy committee, as the Office of the National Coordinator carries on the still evolving task of meaningful use. Mostashari, the fourth person to lead … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, HHS, ONC, Patient Experience, Stage 3 Meaningful Use | Leave a commentFirst Wave Of IHE – ICSA Labs Interoperability Certifications Announced
July 22, 2013A certification program launched earlier this year at the IHE North American Connectathon, designed to promote interoperability among vendors, has certified its first batch of health IT products, officials from IHE and ICSA Labs announced Tuesday. Under the certification program, … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental Intelligence, Health IT | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Interoperability, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, HIPAA Compliance | Leave a commentONC Unveils New Health IT 2014 Edition Standards Certification Mark
July 11, 2013As we reach the “tipping point” of electronic health record adoption, the Office of the National Coordinator has issued a mark for EHRs and other health IT products, meant to serve as visual proof that they can offer functionality, interoperability … Continue reading
Posted in ONC | 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 Policy, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, HHS, Meaningful Use, ONC | Leave a commentNew HIPAA Privacy And Security Rules Goes Into Effect Today
March 26, 2013While Tuesday marks the effective date of a host of new federal privacy and security rules, including extending legal liability to business associates of healthcare providers and restoring a measure of patient control over disclosure of their records, compliance won’t … Continue reading
Posted in HIPAA Privacy and Security Rule | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, HHS, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, PHI, PHI Data Security, PHI Security | Leave a commentCMS To Explore New Electronic Transaction Standards
March 6, 2013Although new HIPAA electronic transaction standards have been put on the backburner, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has begun the process of mapping out how those new standards will function. Part of that process is to figure … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged CMS, CMS Policy, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, HIPAA 5010, HIT | Leave a commentONC Working To Fix EHR Stage 2 MU Testing Tool
February 15, 2013The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at HHS is acknowledging that some snags on its end are creating a bottleneck in its program to ensure that electronic health record systems used by hospitals, office-based physicians and … Continue reading
Posted in Electronic Health Records | Tagged CMS EHR Incentives, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, Meaningful Use, ONC, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentThe ONC & CMS Release Revisions To Stage 2 Meaningful Use
December 6, 2012The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have revised aspects of their measures in the meaningful use Stage 2 final rule. The interim final rule allows for public comment … Continue reading
Posted in Meaningful Use | 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, Health IT Standards, Meaningful Use, ONC, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentOIG Report Calls For EHR Incentive Payment Audits
December 4, 2012A new report from the Office of Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) might not entirely spill the meaningful use apple cart, but it certainly isn’t going to make things any easier. The Nov. 29 … 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 Policy, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, HHS, Meaningful Use, ONC, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentONC Asking For Feedback On Patient Identity Tools
November 21, 2012The privacy and security panel that advises the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has asked for public comment about how the identity of individuals should be verified when they electronically access their health records. The ability of … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged CMS, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Best Practices, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, EHR Technology Enhancements, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, HIT, Meaningful Use, medical practice best practices, ONC, Patient Experience, PHI Data Security, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentCCHIT To Test And Certify Systems For HIE
October 19, 2012The Chicago-based Certification Commission for Health Information Technology will test and certify the computer systems used by health information exchange organizations and the users of those products as part of a plan for a public-private version of the proposed Nationwide … Continue reading
Posted in Health Information Exchange | Tagged CCHIT, CCHIT Certification, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, HIE Standards | Leave a comment ← Older posts Newer posts →
