HIE End Goal – Implementation and Interoperability
Health Information Exchange: From Standards to Practice By David Muntz, MBA / Principal Deputy National Coordinator for Health IT The recent release of the Stage 2 Meaningful…
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Certification Criteria Test Procedures Available for Public Comment
2 Waves Now Released for Public Review and Comment On Tuesday, September 4th, the Health Information Technology: Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria for Electronic…
Nationwide Health Information Network and Exchange
NwHIN vs NHIN The nationwide health information network known as NwHIN is a set of standards, services and policies that enable secure health information exchange…
Nationwide Health Information Network Comes of Age
Healtheway to support eHealth Exchange By Brian Ahier, Healthcare, Technology& Government 2.0 The Nationwide Health Information Network Exchange (NwHIN Exchange, or just Exchange) has been…
Stage 2 Final Rule: Standards and Certification
Digesting the ONC Standards and Certification Final Rule My Friday post contained an error (see this post below). Like Icarus I flew too close to the…
Health Information Exchange Criteria Stage 2 Meaningful Use
HIE in Stage 2 On MU Live! this week our hosts, Jim Tate and Roberta Mullin, interviewed John Tempesco. John is a subject matter expert…
Clinical Quality Measures (CQMs) in Stage 2
Dissecting Stage 2 of EHR Adoption The new CMS rule for the EHR Incentive Programs defines the new objectives as the program moves into stage…
Stage 2 Meaningful Use – Patient Engagement and HIE
Stage 2 Emphasis on Patient Engagement and Health Information Exchange By Brian Ahier, Healthcare, Technology& Government 2.0 Some of the most important changes in the…
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….