Is Meaningful Use Stifling Innovation in Health IT?
COMMENTARY Keith Boone, Healthcare Standards Twitter @Motorcycle_Guy I write this post after reading Margalit Gur-Arie’s excellent post on Alternative Health IT. She’s one of those…
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Western States Consortium Pilot of Direct Demonstrates the Power of Federal/State Coordination
By John Rancourt / State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program, Program Analyst-Presidential Management Fellow Health care providers in California and Oregon are now querying each others’…
Deloitte Releases Updated Omnibus Final Rule Brief Ahead of Sept. 23 Deadline
Omnibus Final Rule and Stakeholder Considerations The HIPAA Omnibus final rule enhances a patient’s privacy protections, provides individuals new rights to their personal health information,…
Upcoming Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Program Milestones
October 15, 2013 PQRS Program Milestones Providers considered eligible and able to participate in PQRS may be subject to a payment adjustment beginning in 2015….
Data Capture: Devil in the Details Confronting All Meaningful Users in 2014
By Robin Raiford and Anantachai (Tony) Panjamapirom, iHealthbeat.org To meet many of the meaningful use requirements, providers must capture, store and share clinical data mostly…
Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority Examines EHR Errors Related to Default Values
Data Analysis Shows How to Avoid Certain Types of Errors When Using EHRs Over 300 events related to EHR software defaults analyzed by the Pennsylvania…
Mostashari, CMS Lay Out HIE Long View
By Anthony Brino, Government Health IT As Farzad Mostashari, MD, prepares to leave the ONC, the office and its parent agency, the Centers for Medicare…
Mostashari Comments on Meaningful Use, Health IT Challenges
Mostashari Addresses Concerns on Stage 2 Meaningful Use Timing During a meeting of the Health IT Policy Committee on Wednesday, National Coordinator for Health IT…
AHIMA Foundation Study is Basis for HHS Report to Congress on EHR Payment Incentives
Application of EHR Payment Incentives for Providers Not Receiving Other Incentive Payments Advancing the adoption of certified electronic health records (EHRs) for long-term, and post…