Meaningful Use Exemption for Older Physicians
Should Retirement-Age Physicians Be Exempt from the Meaningful Use Program? Amanda Guerrero Twitter: @meanusenetwork An April Health Affairs study has confirmed what many healthcare IT…
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ONC Workgroups Seek Comments on Patient-Generated Data
More Stage 3 planning taking place on Patient Engagement On June 8th three Federal Advisory Committee workgroups hosted a hearing to explore how patient-generated health…
10 Ways Health IT Improves Healthcare Delivery
Health IT Enhances Patient Care, Reduces Costs Verizon has released their list of 10 ways to enhance patient care and reduct costs through health information…
Meaningful Use Audits Begin
Stage 1 Meaningful Use Attestation Audits Some healthcare providers that have attested to Stage 1 Meaningful Use have begun to receive letters. Though not officially…
NIST Releases Usability Guide for Pediatric EHRs
Usability of Pediatric EHR Systems The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is a non-regulatory federal agency that operates as part of the U.S….
Stage 2 Meaningful Use Final Rule Sent to OMB
CMS NPRM on Stage 2 Meaningful Use Moves Closer to Final Rule Back in early March, two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking were published in the…
mHIMSS Focuses on Mobile Technologies in Healthcare
New mHIMSS Report Looks at Evaluating Medical Apps mHIMSS is the mobile initiative from HIMSS that focuses on the use of mobile technologies in healthcare….
Reporting CQM Data Electronically to Meet Meaningful Use
Submitting CQM Data Electronically You can now electronically submit your CQM data for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program. The Physician Quality Reporting System (Physician Quality…
Health IT Business News Wrap-up – July 22, 2012
This Week’s Health IT Business News This week’s business news saw a couple of very big acquisitions. News broke on Tuesday that US computer contractor…