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Healthcare Leaders React To ONC’s New Chief Appointment

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

HHS appointed a new chief to head the Office of the National Coordinator on Thursday, and so far the decision has been lauded by industry leaders. Karen DeSalvo, MD, current health commissioner of New Orleans, will be taking the ONC … Continue reading

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CMS EHR Incentive Program Payouts Reach 17B

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As providers ready for meaningful use Stage 2 attestation and policymakers start designing Stage 3, CMS announced that the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive programs have paid out just shy of $17 billion to spur adoption thus far. As of … Continue reading

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Health IT Groups Cautiously Praise Stage Meaningful Use Delay

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Information technology groups offered cautious praise to the CMS for extending Stage 2 of the electronic health record incentive payment program to three years and pushing back the start of Stage 3 until at least 2017. But they also asked … Continue reading

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Environmental Intelligence Releases November 2013 EI Connections Newsletter

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

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ONC Says Stage 2 Meaningful Use Delay Is Unlikely

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Wish there could be a delay of Stage 2 meaningful use? Talk to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, not the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. And don’t hold your breath. Responding to a written, … Continue reading

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ONC Workgroup Working on Crafting Principals For Alligning CQM & CDS

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Health IT stakeholders are digging in for the task of aligning standards clinical quality measurement and clinical decision support, but they’re still laying the groundwork. Broadly, the ONC’s Health IT Standards Committee charged the Clinical Quality Workgroup with “commenting on … Continue reading

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CMS Reports Record $16B In EHR Incentive Payouts

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The federal dollars for providers and hospitals attesting to meaningful use keep on coming. As of September, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has paid out more than $16.5 billion to eligible providers and hospitals, representing a slight decrease … Continue reading

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Environmental Intelligence Releases October 2013 EI Connections Newsletter

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

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Highlights Of Dr. Mostashari First Speech Since Stepping Down As ONC Chief

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Dr. Farzad Mostashari didn’t quite bare his soul to a bunch of hospital CIOs, but the man who was indefatigably buoyant as the nation’s federal health information technology czar did pull back the curtain a bit and offered an assessment … Continue reading

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Former ONC Chief Says Meaningful Use Stage 2 Delay Unlikely

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Though he no longer has authority over meaningful use regulations, former ONC chief Farzad Mostashari, MD, warned the audience at the CHIME Fall CIO Forum not to expect a delay in Stage 2 of the government’s EHR Incentive Program. He … Continue reading

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