Blue Button Initiative Sees One Millionth Patient Registrant
Blue Button PHR Hits Milestone The Blue Button Initiative was launched in August 2010 in an effort to accelerate patient access to their health records. The Blue…
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Changes to Stage 1 Meaningful Use in CMS Final Rule
Dissecting Stage 2 of EHR Adoption The CMS and ONC final rules for stage 2 set forth the new timeline for attesting to meaningful use….
Survey Finds Disconnect on Emerging Healthcare Business Models
Transforming Healthcare: Emerging Business Models KPMG’s recently released report, Transforming Healthcare: Emerging Business Models, reviews the results and findings of a survey of over 200 senior…
Health IT Business News Wrap-up – September 2, 2012
This Week’s Health IT Business News We lead this week with SAIC back in the news. The US computer contractor giant recently sealed the deal…
Health IT Industry Speaks Out on Stage 2 Meaningful Use
Analysis of Stage 2 to from Industry Leaders You can read more than you want to these days about the stage 2 final rules. Check…
Meaningful Use Stage 2: A Giant Leap in Data Exchange
Meaningful Use Stage 2 and HIE Highlights Dr. Farzad Mostashari National Coordinator for Health Information Technology The CMS and ONC Meaningful Use Stage 2 rules we just issued represent…
Modern PHRs beyond Meaningful Use
The State of Patient-Facing Health IT Robert Rowley, MD, Healthcare and health IT consultant, practicing family physician Patient-facing health IT has come a long way,…
Medicaid Changes in Stage 2 EHR Incentive Programs
Dissecting Stage 2 of EHR Adoption The CMS Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Electronic Health Record Incentive Program–Stage 2 final rule outlines the path for meaningful…
Stage 2 Meaningful Use Objectives
Dissecting Stage 2 of EHR Adoption Stage 2 like Stage 1 includes core and menu objectives for both eligible professionals and eligible hospitals. Objectives are…