Is new EHR vendor-led coalition looking to replace HIEs?
HIT Policy Committee Questions CommonWell Goals By Diana Manos, Government HealthIT At a meeting of the Health IT Policy Committee on April 3, National Coordinator for Health…
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Senate Confirmation Hearing for Acting CMS Administrator Tavenner Set
Scheduled Hearing Set for Tuesday The Senate Finance Committee has announced it has scheduled a hearing next Tuesday on the long-awaited confirmation of acting CMS…
CMS Posts 2014 Meaningful Use Eligible Hospital Clinical Quality Measure Update
Stage 2 CQMs for Eligible Hospitals The following is a communication from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology In the final…
How Do You Perform An Appropriate Security Risk Analysis?
By Ron Sterling Sterling Solutions The Meaningful Use Measures include a Security Risk Analysis. The Security Risk Analysis evaluates your practice’s compliance with the HIPAA…
CMS Dashboard Looks to Advance ACA Goals for Prevention of Chronic Illnesses
… Dashboard identifies opportunities to improve care for beneficiaries with multiple chronic conditions Last Thursday, CMS Acting Administrator Marilyn Tavenner announced the launch of a…
Deloitte to Host Two Upcoming Events on Sequester, Data Security and Privacy
Mark Your Calendar The Deloitte Center for Health Solutions is the health services research arm for Deloitte. The Center regularly hosts events to keep interested…
EHR Improvement Act Bill Seeks to Add Participation Exemptions
The EHR Improvement Act Last Thursday, Republican Representative Diane Black of Tennessee introduced a new bill to lift some requirements eligible professionals face to participate…
Louisiana’s Collaborative Efforts for Health IT
Louisiana Advances Health IT Initiatives New Orleans served as the host for HIMSS13 this year which gave us an opportunity to highlight and see the…
EHR Incentive Pre-Payment Audits to Impact 5-10% of Participating EPs
Stage 1 EHR Incentive Pre-Payment Audits Begin Last July some eligible professionals (EPs) that attested to Stage 1 Meaningful Use and received their EHR incentive check began…