Join HITECH Answers and WEDI for our upcoming thought leadership webinar to look at ICD-10 readiness challenges, best practices and case studies as the industry prepares for the October 1, 2015 transition.
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At this year’s HIMSS15 conference in Chicago I had the opportunity to sit down with Tom Butts, CEO of ZirMed. In the video interview, Tom…
At last year’s HIMSS in Orlando it was pretty obvious “analytics” and “pop health” were the new “meaningful use”, with exhibit hall signage dominated by the terms. This year we expect the same, if not more.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) publishes a treasure trove of resources and guides to support providers in their health IT adoption efforts. One such guide outlines a process for managing and maintaining e-prescribing.
WEDI is conducting an ICD-10 readiness survey to determine progress towards the Oct. 1, 2015 deadline.The survey is timely given the House subcommittee hearing last Wednesday where lawmakers generally agreed ICD-10 should not be delayed.
Yesterday Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch and Ranking Member Ron Wyden released statements on the new GAO report on ICD-10. The report shows confidence that CMS is prepared to implement ICD-10 by the Oct.1 deadline.
By Joe Condurso – The billions of dollars spent over the last four years on electronic health records (EHRs) have helped many healthcare organizations achieve Meaningful Use, but many would argue they have not improved operational efficiency, clinical quality or safety to the levels leaders expected.
If you attended HIMSS last year you know predictive analytics was a hot topic. HIMSS15 in Chicago will be no different as the industry continues to address using data and analytics to spot patterns to improve patient care and outcomes.
To keep you updated with information on the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs, CMS has recently added one new FAQ about the Stage 2 Summary of Care objective. We encourage you to stay informed by taking a few minutes to review the new information below.