CMS launched important changes to the Medicare EHR Incentive Program hardship exception process that will reduce burden on clinicians, hospitals. These changes are a result of recent Medicare legislation – the Patient Access and Medicare Protection Act (PAMPA), Pub. L. No. 114-115 – and our ongoing efforts to improve the program.
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By Andy Slavitt & Karen DeSalvo – As we mentioned in a speech previously, the Administration is working on an important transition for the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program. We have been working side by side with physician organizations and have listened to the needs and concerns of many about how we can make improvements that will allow technology to best support clinicians and their patients.
Infographics are great way to display statistical data that shows comparisons or charts that come from research and reports. In these infographics see what’s important to physicians when in comes to teleheath, how e-prescribing can reduce errors, fraud and abuse, and see the history of electronic health records and how they may improve your health and health care in the future.
By Paul Allen – Resources are limited, funds are limited, and time is invaluable. What should an organization do to maintain their legacy system during the installation of a new system? It’s impossible to ignore the compliance, patient service needs, and required enhancements to your current system. What should you consider to remain compliant? What can be done to make the go-live more productive and seamless?
Check out the latest announcements made from companies and organizations on the hiring and appointments in the healthcare and health IT industry.
By Steve Spearman – Once upon a time, all a healthcare organization needed to do to ensure that its vendors and subcontractors would keep data secure was to require it in their contractual agreement. However OCR’s recent efforts to strengthen what it believes could be the weakest link in HIPAA compliance and PHI security: vendors and subcontractors.
This week’s HIE rundown includes: eHealth Technologies & Baystate Health announce expansion of HIE Services, drchrono partners with ZocDoc to sync medical records & online appointment booking, and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles achieves electronic medical records milestone.
A letter from organizations to HHS on January 14, 2016. On behalf of the organizations, we are writing to express our concerns with the Meaningful Use (MU) program and the current state of electronic health records (EHRs).
Findings from the 2016 HIMSS Health Information Technology (IT) Value survey found that 88 percent of organizations with advanced EHR environments identified at least one positive outcome from their use of an EHR, with 83 percent reporting benefits in Clinical Staff Quality Performance.