Rethinking Certification
Current Certification Criteria are Overly Burdensome By John Halamka, MD As stakeholders in payer, provider, and government communities debate the optimal timing of ICD10, Meaningful…
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EHNAC to Host Webinar on MU2 within HIEs
EHNAC-hosted Industry Panel Examines Meaningful Use Stage 2 and Health Information Exchange The proliferation of health information exchanges (HIE) and health information organizations (HIO) over…
EPCS 101 with InfoGard Expert Steve Wilson
My Q&A with Steve Wilson on EPCS By Jim Tate, EMR Advocate Meaningful Use Audit Expert Twitter: @JimTate, eMail: audits@emradvocate.com The ability of providers to…
Quality Measurement 2.0
Clinical Quality Measures a Problem Spot in Certification By John Halamka, MD I’ve written several posts about the frustrating aspects of Meaningful Use Stage 2…
2014 Certified EHR is More Flexible in Choosing Technology
EHR Certification: 2014 Criteria Redefine Certified EHR Technology By Robert Tagalicod, Director, Office of E-Health Standards and Services To participate in the Medicare & Medicaid…
November HIT Policy Committee Reports of 2014 Edition Vendors
HIT Policy Committee Meeting The Health IT (HIT) Policy Committee was created under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and charged with making recommendations to…
Will MOOCs Cause Disruptive Innovation in Higher Education?
Or Just Be a Valuable Resource? William Hersh, MD, Professor and Chair, OHSU Blog: Informatics Professor As one who has been involved in online learning…
EHR Makers Surprised by Stage 2 Complexity
2014 EHR Certifications By Anthony Brino, Associate Editor Government Health IT and Diana Manos, Healthcare IT News As the end of 2013 closes in, most…
The Patient Experience Framework: Using Health IT to Bring Patients and Providers Closer Together
National eHealth Collaborative Kicks Off New Consumer Engagement Project National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) today announced the kickoff of a collaborative project to develop a Patient…