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May 30, 2012Healthcare providers need health information exchange to be fully automated and easy to do in order to scale up sharing of patient data to improve care, according to Farzad Mostashari, MD, the national coordinator for health information technology. Some steps … 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 Policy, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, HIE, HIE Standards, Meaningful Use, ONC, Patient Experience | Leave a commentONC Releases Proposed Rule For Nationwide Health Information Exchange
May 14, 2012The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is calling for public comment on proposals for rules of the road to govern the nationwide health information network(NwHIN). ONC will use the comments to help it develop a notice … Continue reading
Posted in Health Information Exchange | Tagged CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Standards, HIE Standards, ONC, ONC Strategic Plan | Leave a commentONC Will Start Permanent EHR Certification in Summer 2012
February 23, 2012With the Stage 2 meaningful use proposed rule still waiting in the wings, the certification team from ONC addressed HIMSS12 attendees Wednesday morning, delivering details on the agency’s efforts to move toward a permanent certification program for EHRs. Click on … Continue reading
Posted in Electronic Health Records | 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 Services, Health IT Standards, Meaningful Use, ONC, ONC-ATCB Certification, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentAMA, AHIMA at Odds on ICD-10
February 10, 2012While the American Medical Association (AMA) is calling for a halt to ICD-10, the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) is countering by urging all to stay the course toward the Oct. 1, 2013 deadline. Click on the link to … Continue reading
Posted in ICD-10 | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, ICD-10 | Leave a commentONC Reveals Mobile Data Best Practice Initiative
February 6, 2012The National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s Office of the Chief Privacy Officer, working with the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights, has launched a Privacy & Security Mobile Device project. Click on the link to … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged EHR Consulting, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Standards, HHS, medical practice best practices, ONC | Leave a commentONC Chief Expects Big Year Ahead for Data Exchange
February 3, 2012Health information exchange will ramp up significantly in 2012 because the necessary elements of interoperability will be in place, ONC chief Farzad Mostashari, told the Health IT Policy Committee at a meeting Feb. 1. Click on the link to view entire … Continue reading
Posted in Electronic Health Records | Tagged 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 Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, HHS, HIE, HIE Standards, Meaningful Use, ONC, ONC Strategic Plan | Leave a commentONC Puts Spotlight On Mobile Security
February 1, 2012The ONC’s Office of the Chief Privacy Officer (OCPO) recently launched a Privacy & Security Mobile Device project, and is at work achieving its stated goals. Click on the link to view entire article written by Bernie Monegain, Editor with … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, Healthcare, ONC, ONC Strategic Plan | Leave a commentHIPAA 5010 and ICD-10 from a Vendor’s Perspective
November 15, 2011Most HIPAA 5010 and ICD-10 coverage focuses on how far behind payers, providers and vendors are in the conversion. Less often discussed is the role being played by vendors that are that are up-to-date. Click in the link to view … Continue reading
Posted in ICD-10 | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, HIPAA 5010 | Leave a commentONC Chief Responds to IOM Report
November 11, 2011WASHINGTON – Farzad Mostashari, the national health IT coordinator, said Wednesday that agencies in the Health and Human Services Department will work closely to craft a surveillance and action plan to keep patients safer through health IT, and it will … 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, ONC | Leave a commentCoalition Defines EHR to HIE Data Sharing Standards
November 10, 2011A band of U.S. states and technology vendors came together to create technical specifications that enable EHRs to feed into HIEs. Click in the link to view entire article written by Tom Sullivan, Editor with Government Health IT: Coalition defines … Continue reading
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