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← Older postsONC Chief DeSalvo Charts New Course
April 21, 2014Karen DeSalvo, MD, the national coordinator for health information technology, has proposed that ONC become “more forward-thinking.” At an April 8 Health Information Policy Committee, which she chairs, she urged the panel to consider what needs to change. DeSalvo suggested … Continue reading
Posted in ONC | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR Incentives, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, Meaningful Use, ONC | Leave a commentCMS Reports EHR Adpotion Drop In March
April 7, 2014The early adopters and even the late followers appear to have already joined the federal EHR incentive payment program and the holdouts or those not successfully participating are shaping up to be a significant number of providers, the latest CMS … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Incentives | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Cloud Hosting, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, Meaningful Use | Leave a commentEnvironmental Intelligence Releases March 2014 EI Connections Newsletter
March 31, 2014Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its March 2014 EI Connections Newsletter. Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: March 2014 EI Connections Newsletter Want to automatically receive our monthly newsletter? Click on this link to … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental Intelligence | Tagged Cloud, Cloud Broker, Cloud Computing, cloud hosting, cloud services, CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Cloud Hosting, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, EHR Technology Enhancements, EI Connections Newsletter, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, HA cloud services, HA cloud solutions, 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, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, Meaningful Use, medical practice best practices, ONC, Patient Experience, PHI, PHI Data Security, PHI Security, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentONC Chief Moving To Make Public Health A Priority
March 27, 2014Dr. Karen DeSalvo is not the first head of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology with a public health background. But she’s sounding as though she may be the first to make public health an ONC … Continue reading
Posted in ONC | 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 Policy, Health IT Services, HIE, HIE Standards, Meaningful Use, ONC | Leave a commentONC Chief DeSalvo Perspectives On Patient ID’s and HIE’s
March 19, 2014Health information exchange on a national level is attainable within the next three years, but matching patients to all the right records is a critical data security, privacy and patient safety concern that must first be addressed, says Karen DeSalvo, … Continue reading
Posted in ONC | Tagged CMS, CMS Policy, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HIE, HIE Standards, Meaningful Use, ONC, PHI Data Security, PHI Security | Leave a commentONC Proposing Voluntary EHR Certification For 2015
March 17, 2014At the same time that a huge coalition of health organization asks for more flexibility in the current phase of the EHR incentive program, federal health IT regulators are proposing a new, voluntary certification for 2015 that they think could … Continue reading
Posted in Electronic Health Records | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Certification, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, Meaningful Use, ONC | Leave a commentCMS Provides Organizations With Meaningful Use Exceptions
March 14, 2014The federal government has provided relief for healthcare providers via the hardship exception rule in the Meaningful EHR Incentive Program. Eligible physicians and hospitals can apply for exceptions to anticipated penalties if their EHR vendor has not obtained EHR certification … 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 | Leave a commentGAO Calls For Significant Strategy Changes To The CMS EHR Incentive Program
March 11, 2014The GAO recently took a swipe at the government’s Meaningful Use EHR Incentive Program, saying it lacked strategy and called for action to establish a strategy in order to achieve its goals, especially those aimed at improving care. Specifically, GAO … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Incentives | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, 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, HHS, Meaningful Use, ONC | Leave a commentTaking A Look At The Value Of Health IT
March 10, 2014There’s been a whole lot of capital invested in health information technology these past few years. And some people – especially those who are in charge of spending more of it – want to know whether it’s money well spent. … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Best Practices, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Interoperability, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Interoperability, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use, Patient Experience, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentCMS EHR Invcentive Program Payments May Exceed $22.5B Estimate
March 6, 2014It seems possible the federal electronic health-record incentive payment program will surpass its current $22.5 billion estimated total payout, based on the latest numbers from the CMS. The incentive payment program, created under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Incentives | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Cloud Hosting, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, HHS, Meaningful Use, ONC | Leave a comment ← Older posts
