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August 27, 2012FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 27, 2012 Environmental Intelligence LLC Receives Registered Federal Trademark Physician Focused, Patient Driven® reflects the firm’s brand promise Dallas, Texas — Environmental Intelligence, LLC (EI), has further strengthened its brand position by securing a Registered Trademark … Continue reading
Posted in Press Releases | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Cloud Hosting, EHR Consulting, EHR Hosting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Services, HIPAA Compliance, Managed Network Services | Leave a commentHHS Finalizes One-Year Delay For ICD-10
August 27, 2012Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Aug. 24 a rule finalizing a one-year proposed delay – from Oct. 1, 2013, to Oct. 1, 2014 – in the compliance date for use of ICD-10 codes, which classify diseases … Continue reading
Posted in ICD-10 | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, ICD-10, ICD-10 Final Rule | Leave a commentHighlights And Reaction To The Final Rule For Stage 2 Meaningful Use
August 24, 2012The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) released the final rule for Stage 2 Meaningful Use on Thursday, August 23, 2012. The final rule for Stage 2 Meaningful Use … 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 Policy, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use, ONC, Stage 2 Final Rule, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentGovernment Moving Forward With Automating Public Health Reporting
August 23, 2012The federal government has tapped IBM to work with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Public Health Data Standards Consortium (PHDSC) to align public health case reporting with meaningful use requirements. The idea is that timely … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | 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, HIE, Meaningful Use, Public Health Reporting | Leave a comment5 Ways To Conquering Difficult Meaningful Use Requirements
August 22, 2012It’s no surprise many physicians are finding it difficult to qualify for meaningful use incentives. In fact, the industry shouldn’t be fooled by numbers, and needs to realize many physicians have a long way to go before they officially qualify. … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Meaningful Use | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, 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, Meaningful Use, medical practice best practices | Leave a commentEHRs Will Play A Key Role To Reduce Hospital Readmissions
August 16, 2012As hospitals tackle the issue of how to reduce their readmission rates, new research shows that health IT can play a key role in tracking patients after they’ve been discharged from hospitals, but more needs to be done to capture … Continue reading
Posted in Electronic Health Records | Tagged CMS, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Study, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Services | Leave a commentPatient-Doctor Communication Streamlined With Mobile Apps
August 14, 2012Much has been said about today’s mobile apps, whether it’s their ability to empower the patient or create a more portable practice for physicians. Yet, according to Michael Nusbaum, MD, founder of mobile application MedXCom, one of the most beneficial … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Services, Health IT Tips, Healthcare, HIPAA Compliance, HIT, medical practice best practices, Patient Experience | Leave a commentSurvey Finds Hospital Execs Are Turning To Health IT To Improve OR
August 10, 2012Health information technology is etching a name for itself in hospital operating rooms nationwide, according to a new survey’s findings published on Thursday, August 2nd. The survey, sanctioned by the Alpharetta, Ga.-based Surgical Information Systems (SIS) and conducted by the … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services | Leave a commentKey Operational And Financial Benefits Of EHR Adoption
August 8, 2012There has been several recent studies published that have illustrated the potential benefits of electronic health record (EHR) adoption. Of the many potential benefits cited in these studies, the two that seem to consistently surface are improvement in the clinical … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Adoption | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Best Practices, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services | Leave a commentCMS Counting On Technology To Revamp Medicaid
August 3, 2012The Medicaid expansion was supposed to be the least controversial part of the health reform lawsuit. But since the Supreme Court essentially made broadening its eligibility voluntary for states, not a day goes by without news reports guessing how Medicaid … Continue reading
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