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Environmental Intelligence Releases August 2013 EI Connections Newsletter

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its August 2013 EI Connections Newsletter.  Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: August 2013 EI Connections Newsletter Want to automatically receive our monthly newsletter?  Click on this link to … Continue reading →

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HIMSS Makes The Case To Extend Stage 2 Meaningful Use

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

With an array of industry groups anxiously calling for a delay of meaningful use Stage 2, HIMSS has made the case for a more nuanced approach, asking federal officials to launch Stage 2 on schedule but extend year one of … Continue reading →

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CMS Reports EHR Incentive Payouts Climb

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Serives (CMS) has paid more than $9.3 billion in Medicare EHR Incentive Program payments between May 2011 and June 2013, according to the recent release of the latest program statistics. More than $5.8 billion … Continue reading →

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ONC Begins Work On E-Clinical Quality Measures Policy For MU Stage 3

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

Looking ahead several years to Meaningful Use Stage 3, the ONC Health IT Policy Committee is considering policies for e-clinical quality measures and the data intermediaries and standards to support them. The Policy Committee’s Quality Measures Workgroup is tasked with … Continue reading →

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Environmental Intelligence Releases July 2013 EI Connections Newsletter

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its June 2013 EI Connections Newsletter.  Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: July 2013 EI Connections Newsletter Want to automatically receive our monthly newsletter?  Click on this link to … Continue reading →

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ONC Begins Work On MU Stage 3 HIE Standards

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

Health information exchange is emphasized in Meaningful Use Stage 2, and it’s set to get even more priority in Stage 3, as the ONC looks to enable a sort of nationwide health information exchange. As the Health IT Policy Committee … Continue reading →

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Senate Hearing Participants Call For Delaying MU Stage 2

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., began the Senate Finance Committee hearing on health IT with a thomas Edison quote: “Vision with out execution is hallucination.” Following last week’s call from Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, to pause the meaningful use program and … Continue reading →

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ONC Releases 2014 Health IT Privacy & Security Priorities

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

Want to know what the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s privacy and security priorities are for the coming year? Then take a look at the ONC’s new report to Congress. Click here to view the ONC report. … Continue reading →

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Many Physician Practices Are “Ripping and Replacing” Their EHR Systems

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

 So far, 2013 has been billed as the year for EHR dissatisfaction, with up to 23 percent of physician practices reporting they were trading in their current EHR system for a new brand altogether.  According to a new Black Book … Continue reading →

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AHA Calls For Eletronic Clinical Quality Measures Reporting Slowdown

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Frank J. Rosello

As many hospitals are struggling to generate clinical quality measures, the American Hospital Association is calling for slowing the pace of transitioning to electronic reporting. In a report, released July 25, the AHA calls for “redirecting” the existing requirements for … Continue reading →

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