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The ONC Proposes Using EHR Certification Criteria For Patient Safety Event Reporting

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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT wants to use electronic health record certification criteria to make it easier for physicians to report patient safety events, which provide critical raw data for developers, healthcare providers, researchers and policymakers to … Continue reading

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Environmental Intelligence Releases December 2012 Newsletter

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HAPPY NEW YEAR! Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its December 2012 EI Connections Newsletter.  Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: December 2012 EI Connections Newsletter Want to automatically receive our monthly newsletter?  Click on … Continue reading

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RSNA Receives Contract To Expand Image Share Network

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The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) has received a contract from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) to help expand the NIBIB -funded pilot project that created the RSNA Image Share network. The contract provides two … Continue reading

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NCHS Report Finds Physician Use Of EHR’s Up 24 Percent

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A new report issued by the National Center on Health Statistics (NCHS) found that in 2012, 72 percent of office-based physicians used electronic health records, up from 48 percent in 2009. That represents an increase of 24 percent. EHR use … Continue reading

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CMS Lauches New Meaningful Use Dashboard

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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has updated its website to include current information on bonuses paid out under the meaningful use incentive program. The new Meaningful Use Dashboard serves as an interactive supplement to CMS’s … Continue reading

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CMS EHR Incentive Program Payments Top $9 Billion Through November 2012

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Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record incentive  payments are estimated to have reached $9.245 billion to 177,100 physicians and hospitals through November since the program’s inception and are anticipated to reach $10 billion by the end of the year. During … Continue reading

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The ONC & CMS Release Revisions To Stage 2 Meaningful Use

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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have revised aspects of their measures in the meaningful use Stage 2 final rule. The interim final rule allows for public comment … Continue reading

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Health IT Leaders Respond to OIG EHR Incentive Report

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HHS’ inspector general’s office said it found a number of “obstacles” to the proper oversight of the multi-billion dollar Medicare electronic health-record incentive payment program.But clearing away those obstacles could place more hurdles in the paths of providers seeking to … Continue reading

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OIG Report Calls For EHR Incentive Payment Audits

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A new report from the Office of Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) might not entirely spill the meaningful use apple cart, but it certainly isn’t going to make things any easier. The Nov. 29 … Continue reading

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Environmental Intelligence Releases November 2012 Newsletter

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Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its November 2012 EI Connections Newsletter.  Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: November 2012 EI Connections Newsletter Want to automatically receive our monthly newsletter?  Click on this link to … Continue reading

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