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← Older posts Newer posts →Congressional Bill Would Provide Significant Boost To Telemedicine
September 17, 2013A bill introduced in Congress this week would enable healthcare providers to treat Medicare patients in other states via telemedicine without needing different licenses for each state. The “TELEmedicine for MEDicare Act”, or HR 3077, was introduced Sept. 10 in … Continue reading
Posted in Telemedicine | Tagged CMS, CMS Policy, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Healthcare, Patient Experience, telehealth, telemedicine, Teleradiology | Leave a commentMedical Organization Experiences Big Financial Wins With EHR Technology
September 11, 2013The physician and medical director for informatics at Worcester, Mass.-based Reliant Medical Group has seen electronic health records make big, real life changes both financially and clinically, and now he’s set out to spread the word. At the iHT2 Health IT … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Adoption | Tagged EHR Consulting, EHR Hosting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services, medical practice best practices, Patient Experience | Leave a commentONC Chief Offers Policy Committee Final Thoughts
September 9, 2013The federal government’s health information technology leader Farzad Mostashari made his final comments before a key policy committee, as the Office of the National Coordinator carries on the still evolving task of meaningful use. Mostashari, the fourth person to lead … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | 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, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, HHS, ONC, Patient Experience, Stage 3 Meaningful Use | Leave a commentHHS Launches HIE Patient Engagement Online Resource
September 5, 2013For healthcare providers and organizations looking to brush up on laws and policies surrounding electronic health information exchange, or wanting some tips on patient eConsent engagement, look no further. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday launched … Continue reading
Posted in Health Information Exchange | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Best Practices, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HIE, HIE Standards, Patient Consent, Patient Experience, PHI, PHI Data Security | Leave a commentNo Encryption Results In Largest Reported PHI Data Breach
September 3, 2013One warm night in mid-July, more than 4 million patient records breezed out the door of the Advocate Medical Group administrative office in Park Ridge, Ill., in the arms of an unidentified thief who stole four computers from the largest … Continue reading
Posted in PHI Data Security | Tagged EHR, EHR Best Practices, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Encryption Solutions, Encryption Technology, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, medical practice best practices, Patient Experience, PHI, PHI Data Breaches, PHI Data Security, PHI Security | Leave a commentNew Study Finds Health IT Improves Patient Outcomes
August 19, 2013A new report issued Thursday by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has found that certain health IT products, including those that provide decision support, clinical workflow support and care coordination can lead to better healthcare outcomes. Click here … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Health IT, Health IT Services, Patient Experience | Leave a commentCMS Administrator Says EHR’s Are Transforming Doctor-Patient Relationships
July 17, 2013Providers are increasingly using electronic health records, both to manage their patients’ care and to provide more information to those patients, according to new data published Wednesday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Already, approximately 80 percent of … Continue reading
Posted in Electronic Health Records | 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, Health IT Services, Patient Experience | Leave a commentIn The Spotlight – Medical Apps Regulation
July 12, 2013The number of medical apps available to doctors and patients alike is growing continuously. The FDA has made its intention to regulate some medical apps clear, but less clear is which apps will and will not be regulated. Recently, two … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged FDA, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Regulations, Health IT Services, Medical Apps, Patient Experience | Leave a commentONC Releases Final Health IT Patient Safety Action & Surveillance Plan
July 10, 2013HHS has released its final plan to address patient safety issues arising from the use of health information technology. But putting in place a framework to monitor and then act on those issues remains a work in progress.One significant change, … Continue reading
Posted in ONC | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, Meaningful Use, ONC, Patient Experience, Patient Safety | Leave a commentEnvironmental Intelligence Releases June 2013 EI Connections Newsletter
July 1, 2013Environmental 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: June 2013 EI Connections Newsletter Want to automatically receive our monthly newsletter? Click on this link to … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental Intelligence | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Best Practices, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, EI Connections Newsletter, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, HIE, HIE Standards, HIPAA Compliance, Meaningful Use, ONC, Patient Experience, PHI Data Security | Leave a comment ← Older posts Newer posts →
