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Environmental Intelligence Releases March 2012 Newsletter

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

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ONC Advances HIE Tools With Connect 3.3

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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has made available the next version of the Connect gateway software that incorporates the most up-to date technical standards and descriptions for the nationwide health information network (NwHIN) Exchange to support … Continue reading

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Spotlight – ONC Chief Dr. Farzad Mostashari

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A fantastic article written by Russ Mitchell and featured on Kaiser Health News – Farzad Mostashari: Man On A Digital Mission, offers everyone involved in healthcare great insight into the man charged with changing the U.S. healthcare system in the … Continue reading

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ONC Chief Rankled Over HIT Survey Conclusions

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At the HIT Policy Committee meeting on March 7, Farzad Mostashari, federal health IT czar, expressed strong disagreement over a new health IT survey published in the March issue of Health Affairs. Click on the link to view entire article … Continue reading

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Environmental Intelligence Releases February 2012 Newsletter

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

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ONC Gets $5M Bump Up in Proposed 2013 Budget

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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT would receive $66 million, or $5 million more than the current year, under President Barack Obama’s proposed budget for fiscal 2013. ONC’s budget would increase 8.2 percent to advance the progress … Continue reading

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ONC Chief: ‘Breathtaking Progress’ on EHR Front

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The results of the health IT incentive program aimed at driving the adoption of electronic health records by hospitals and physicians have been “breathtaking,” Farzad Mostashari, MD, asserted in his keynote address at HIMSS12 on Thursday. “We’ve made more progress … Continue reading

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ONC Will Start Permanent EHR Certification in Summer 2012

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With the Stage 2 meaningful use proposed rule still waiting in the wings, the certification team from ONC addressed HIMSS12 attendees Wednesday morning, delivering details on the agency’s efforts to move toward a permanent certification program for EHRs. Click on … Continue reading

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CMS Expected to Release Proposed Rule for Stage 2 Meaningful Use Today

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is expected to release the notice of proposed rulemaking on Stage 2 Meaningful Use of the federal incentive plan for adopting electronic health records (EHR) sometime today, February 23, 2012. The proposed rule … Continue reading

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CMS’ Tavenner Spotlights Innovation

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Marilyn Tavenner, acting administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, expressed urgency in pressing forward with the “triple aim” goals of better individual healthcare, better population health and lower costs called for in the health reform law. Click on … Continue reading

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