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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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ONC Asking For Feedback On Patient Identity Tools

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The privacy and security panel that advises the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has asked for public comment about how the identity of individuals should be verified when they electronically access their health records. The ability of … Continue reading

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Environmental Intelligence Releases October 2012 Newsletter

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

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Five Distinct Challenges Of Meaningful Use Stage 2

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As healthcare providers and organizations carefully review the Meaningful Use Stage 2 requirements, they will notice a number of changes, tighter requirements and higher percentages to hit.  Paying very close attention to the numerous changes in Stage 2 as this … Continue reading

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CMS Releases 2014 Clinical Quality Measures for Meaningful Use

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published the final 2014 clinical quality measures (CQMs)for eligible professionals and eligible hospitals seeking to attest for meaningful use. Click here to access the Final 2014 Clinical Quality Measures (CQMs) Beginning … Continue reading

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Meaningful Use Stage 2 Readiness Should Start Now

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The federal government may have delayed the start of Stage 2 of meaningful use by a year, to 2014, but that does not mean healthcare providers should relax in their pursuit of the intended goals of the EHR incentive program, … Continue reading

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Study Finds Most Hospitals Seeking HIE Solutions

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Some 71 percent of U.S. hospitals plan to purchase new health information exchange (HIE)solutions, according to findings from the new “2012 U.S. Health Information Exchange Study” released back on Friday, September 14, 2012. The study, commissioned by the healthcare technology … Continue reading

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Six Reasons Congressmen Call To End Meaningful Use Payments Is a Bad Idea

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Timing being everything and all, the four policymakers who on Oct. 4 sent a letter asking HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to stop distributing meaningful use incentives probably should have attended the Oct. 3 Bipartisan Policy Center event instead. The day … Continue reading

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US House Leaders Reaction To Stage 2 Meaningful Use Final Rule

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Leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives wrote a letter to the U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Thursday, October 4, 2012. The letter clearly states that HHS should suspend incentive payments to providers in the … Continue reading

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