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May 29, 2012Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record payments have tipped the scales at over $5 billion to 93,650 physicians and hospitals in total program estimates through April. Final figures will be available later this this month as progress “continues apace,” according … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Incentives | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Hosting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, EHR Technology Enhancements, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use, ONC | Leave a commentFCC Vote Paves The Road For Wireless Medical Devices
May 29, 2012The Federal Communications Commission voted today to set aside protected broadband spectrum for wireless medical devices known as medical body area networks (MBANs). These sensors can monitor and read a patient’s vital signs wirelessly. By eliminating the cables that restrict … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged Cordinated Care, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Healthcare, Patient Experience | Leave a commentU.S. Will Use EMR Technology at London 2012 Olympics
May 25, 2012For the first time ever, the United States Olympic Committee will use electronic medical records rather than paper charts to manage care for more that 700 athletes at the summer games. The USOC announced Thursday that it will deploy GE’s … Continue reading
Posted in Electronic Medical Records | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services | Leave a commentDeciphering Associations Comments On Meaningful Use Stage 2
May 24, 2012The window for submitting comments on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Notice of Proposed Rule-Making (NPRM) for Meaningful Use Stage 2 has officially closed. The deadline for submitting comments on the CMS NPRM for Meaningful Use Stage … 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 IT, Meaningful Use, ONC, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentAMA Asks CMS For 2-year Extension of ICD-10 Deadline
May 24, 2012The American Medical Association (AMA) has asked the federal government to delay the implementation deadline for ICD-10 from Oct. 1, 2013, until Oct. 1, 2015, “at a minimum.” The AMA asked for this two-year compliance deadline in a May 10 … Continue reading
Posted in ICD-10 | Tagged AMA, CMS, CMS Policy, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, ICD-10 | Leave a commentFCC To Vote On Broadband Space For Patient Monitoring
May 21, 2012Federal officials will soon consider a plan to set aside broadband spectrum for wireless healthcare monitoring devices, opening the door to more and better uses both inside and outside the hospital setting. At a Thursday morning press briefing at George … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Healthcare | 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 commentAHIMA – CHIME Submit Comments On Proposed Rule For ICD-10 Delay
May 10, 2012On April 24, 2012 the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) filed a comment letterwith the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and CMS Acting Administrator Marilyn Tavenner in response to a section of a proposed rule … Continue reading
Posted in ICD-10 | Tagged CMS, CMS Policy, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, HHS, ICD-10 | Leave a commentHIMSS Calls For Shorter Reporting Period In Meaningful Use Stage 2
May 9, 2012Calling for more flexible timelines and greater alignment between federal and state reporting requirements, HIMSS on Monday, May 7th submitted comments to the Department of Health and Human Services, responding to two notices of proposed rulemaking on Stage 2 meaningful … 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 IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, Meaningful Use, ONC, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentAMA Submits Response On Meaningful Use Stage 2 Rules
May 8, 2012Arguing that changes “are necessary to ensure that the meaningful use program lives up to its intended purpose,” the American Medical Association on Monday submitted its comments on proposed Stage 2 criteria to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Acting … Continue reading
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