Health Care System To Benefit From Recent HIE Progress
By Brian Ahier, writing for iHealthBeat.org The stars seem to be aligned for rapid progress in health information exchange. We are fast approaching a point in…
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ONC Releases Beta Version of Cypress Tool
Cypress Tool Reaches Latest Milestone In October CMS released specifications for the 2014 eCQMs finalized in Stage 2 Meaningful Use of the EHR incentive program. As part of…
New Report Looks at Impact of Telehealth
Telehealth in an Evolving Health Care Environment The Institute of Medicine (IOM) is a nonprofit organization providing unbiased and authoritative research and advice to both decision makers…
OIG 2012 Report Lists Top 10 Challenges Facing HHS
EHR Incentives Abuse and Health IT Security Ongoing Challenges Established in 1976, the Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) fights…
NeHC Releases Patient Engagement Framework
Model Supports Patient Engagement Strategies in Health IT National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) is a public-private partnership with a mission to advance the secure and interoperable exchange…
CMS Offers Vendor Community Program on EHR Incentives
New Community Gives Vendors Updates on EHR Incentive Programs CMS and ONC do a terrific job in providing plenty of resources and outreach programs for…
ONC and CMS Request Public Comment on Stage 3 Meaningful Use
ONC Policy Committee Requesting Comments on Collaborative Models The ONC’s HIT Policy Committee (HITPC) is currently developing Stage 3 meaningful use recommendations that will target…
ONC Challenge Deadline Reminders
Over $75K of Prizes in ONC Challenges In September 2009 President Obama outlined and initiated his Strategy for American Innovation. He called on agencies to…
Health IT Business News Wrap-up – November 18, 2012
This Week’s Health IT Business News Interoperability. Some have it, everyone wants it. The topic was front and center on Capitol Hill this past Wednesday where…