Exceptions to Stage 1 Meaningful Use Objectives
Exceptions to Stage 1 Meaningful Use Objectives Here are five (not all) exceptions to the rule for Stage 1 Meaningful use objectives. Core Objective: Use…
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Core competencies of meaningful use
Core Competencies of Meaningful Use William Hersh, MD Professor and Chair Department of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology Oregon Health & Science University Although many…
EHR Tool – Meaningful Use Requirements
The release of CMS’ Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) on December 30, 2009 defined meaningful use and proposed the objectives and measures eligible providers…
Enrollment Workgroup soliciting comments
In March of 2010 the Affordable Care Act was enacted. The Act asks the HIT Policy and HIT Standards Committees to come up with a…
HIPAA final rule goes back to the drawing board
August 24, 2009, HHS issued the Breach Notification for Unsecured Protected Health Information; Interim Final Rule. The rule requires certain health care facilities to notify…
Friday at Five – 7/30/10
Join us every Friday at Five for our weekly top 5 favorites in the world of HIT and HITECH. This week we are highlighting five…
Final Rules Published
The CMS and ONC final rules were released last week and published in the federal register yesterday, July 28th. The CMS final rule defines meaningful use and the…
EmpowHER’s 1000 Women Campaign
Every once in a while, we take a post-break from the HITECH Act, meaningful use, HIPAA and other HIT related issues to focus attention on topics near…
HIPAA Resources to Help Stay Informed
A key role at HITECH Answers is to monitor breaking news and information on the subject matters we cover. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act…