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October 12, 2012Timing being everything and all, the four policymakers who on Oct. 4 sent a letter asking HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to stop distributing meaningful use incentives probably should have attended the Oct. 3 Bipartisan Policy Center event instead. The day … Continue reading
Posted in EHR 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 Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, HHS, HIE, Meaningful Use, ONC, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentUS House Leaders Reaction To Stage 2 Meaningful Use Final Rule
October 5, 2012Leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives wrote a letter to the U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Thursday, October 4, 2012. The letter clearly states that HHS should suspend incentive payments to providers in the … Continue reading
Posted in EHR 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 Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, HHS, HIE, HIE Standards, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, Meaningful Use, ONC, PHI Data Security, PHI Security, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentEnvironmental Intelligence Releases September 2012 Newsletter
September 28, 2012Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its September 2012 EI Connections Newsletter. Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: September 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 Adoption, EHR Best Practices, EHR Consulting, 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 Standards, Health IT Tips, HHS, HIE, HIE Standards, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, Meaningful Use, ONC, Patient Experience, PHI, PHI Data Breaches, PHI Security, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | 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 commentHHS Explains Final Rule Decision To Delay ICD-10
August 28, 2012Word of the new ICD-10 compliance deadline came as welcome news to many in the healthcare realm – just not everyone. There remains a corner of the industry that publicly asked the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to … Continue reading
Posted in ICD-10 | Tagged CMS Policy, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, HHS, ICD-10, ICD-10 Final Rule, ICD-11 | Leave a commenteHealth Initiative Voices Concerns Over NwHIN Proposed Rule
July 10, 2012The eHealth Initiative (eHI) has concerns that the proposed regulations for health information exchange could unintentionally stifle innovation and hinder the growth of data exchange. In a letter submitted this week to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health … Continue reading
Posted in Health Information Exchange | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, HIE, HIE Standards, NwHIE, NwHIE Proposed Rule, ONC, ONC Strategic Plan | Leave a commentFDA Proposes Unique Device Identifier For Medical Devices
July 9, 2012In an effort to improve adverse events reporting, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed that most medical devices distributed in the United States carry a unique device identifier (UDI). A UDI system has the potential to improve … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged EHR, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, FDA, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, Meaningful Use, Medical Devices, Patient Experience | Leave a commentONC To Release Updated Online Certified EHRs List
June 25, 2012The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) is releasing a new version of its online Certified Health IT Product List (CHPL) that introduces new features to help providers, including the functionality to support information and identification of … Continue reading
Posted in Electronic Health Records | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, HHS, Meaningful Use, ONC, ONC-ATCB Certification | Leave a commentEnvironmental Intelligence Releases May 2012 Newsletter
May 31, 2012Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its May 2012 EI Connections Newsletter. Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: May 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 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 Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, Healthcare, HHS, HIE, HIE Standards, HIT, ICD-10, Meaningful Use, medical practice best practices, ONC, PHI Security, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a comment ← Older posts Newer posts →
