Stage 3 Proposed Rules Submitted to OMB
Last March, the ONC HIT Policy committee submitted recommendations for Stage 3 of the EHR Incentive programs. Just hours before the new year, HHS/CMS submitted…
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Many Say Meaningful Use Stage 2 Is Disastrous, but the Data Say Otherwise
By Tony Panjamapirom, PhD – The industry news is full of disparaging talk about the health of the EHR Incentive Programs (i.e., meaningful use), particularly the low number of Stage 2 attestations. While some statistics show that only 35% of the nation’s hospitals have met Stage 2 meaningful use requirements, further analysis reveals a different story.
What’s in Store for Health IT in 2015
It has been a rapidly changing landscape for health information technology these past few years. A lot of factors have contributed to this. Leading the policy has been the federal government instituting incentive programs to encourage health IT adoption.
What’s in Store for Health IT in 2015
It has been a rapidly changing landscape for health information technology these past few years. A lot of factors have contributed to this. Leading the…
What Gets Measured Gets Managed
Say what you will about the pains of implementing an EHR or meeting the requirements for Meaningful Use. I’ll grant you that there are hiccups, roadblocks, stumbling points on the path to going digital. No doubt. But, you can’t deny that data doesn’t lie and when we measure data, we can manage it.
What’s in Store for Health IT in 2015
It has been a rapidly changing landscape for health information technology these past few years. A lot of factors have contributed to this. Leading the…
Health IT-Related Adverse Events
By Kathy Kenyon, JD – The ONC posted a final summary report on Health Information Technology Adverse Event Reporting: Analysis of Two Databases. Patient safety thrives in health care organizations where reporting of adverse events, including near misses and unsafe conditions, is encouraged.
HIE Rundown 1-8-2015
Here is what is happening to make health information exchange happen. Santé and Encore connect with Inofile Kno2. e-MDs is first EHR to connect to Kansas registry. SHIN-NY joins with Healthix for patient alert system.
Meaningful Use: Attestation, Assignments and Appeals
Meaningful Use (MU) audits will increase in 2015 and a growing area of concern for eligible hospitals and professionals is just now surfacing after 4…