The Michigan Center for Effective IT Adoption (M-CEITA), Michigan’s REC, has reached its original grant-funded goal of helping 3,724 eligible professionals to Meaningful Use of electronic health record (EHR) technology. This Altarum Institute–led program was initially funded in 2010 by the ONC.
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On February 3, ONC released the Advance Interoperable Health Information Technology Services to Support Health Information Exchange Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), one of the three FOAs.
Showcasing a mix of distinguished panel discussions, case studies and small group breakout sessions, the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) is pleased to announce its Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Forum series in collaboration with iHT2 for 2015.
Every 2 years at the start of a new Congress, GAO releases its report listing various federal programs it deems “high risk”. This year the report specifically cites problems with the DOD and VA’s ongoing efforts to attain interoperability between its EHR systems.
The Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative (MAeHC), a non-profit pioneer and leader in healthcare delivery through health information technology, announced strong momentum in supporting healthcare organizations’ Patient-Centered Medical Homes (PCMH) initiatives moving into the New Year.
Public health registry reporting is required for providers participating in the EHR Incentive Programs. Objectives include submitting data to an immunization registry, submitting data to a syndromic surveillance database, and submitting reportable lab results to a public health agency (for hospitals only).
By Jim Tate, EMR Advocate Meaningful Use Audit Expert Twitter: @JimTate, eMail: audits@emradvocate.com Kudos to those front runners who are focusing on “patient engagement (PE)”….
By Jonathan Catley – More and more, doctors and patients are relying on the internet to interact with each other. Using healthcare portals accessible on the web has revolutionized communication and substantially reduced the number of phone calls that are needed.
This week’s Rundown includes: HealthLogix platform achieved the highest standards of community-wide interoperability at the 2015 IHE. CORHIO grew in participants and data by 111% and 118% respectively in 2014.