Upcoming EHR Incentive Deadlines and Milestones
Latest CMS Updates The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is the Federal agency under the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) which…
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Four Years Later: Impact of the HITECH Act on EHR Implementations
New Report Looks At 2013 EHR Buying Trends By David Fried, Software Advice In a press release last Wednesday, the Department of Health and Human…
Kentucky State Health Information Exchange (KHIE)
Spotlight on State Exchange: Kentucky KHIE The Kentucky Health Information Exchange, also known as KHIE, is a health information system that is providing interoperability between physicians,…
Official Resources for Meaningful Use
Know the Federal Entities Supporting Meaningful Use Chuck Penoza Director, Data Consulting Group (DCG), Detroit. Health IT stakeholders such as EHR Developers, clinicians, researchers, and…
HIMSS EHRA Responds to Meaningful Use ‘Reboot’
Vendor-led Association Comments on GOP Senators Concerns Responses to the release last month of a public letter and white paper from a group of six Republican Senators…
HHS Reports Providers’ Use of Health IT Doubles Since 2012
More than half of America’s doctors have adopted electronic health records HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced that more than half of all doctors and…
ONC Offers Five Online Training Courses on Interoperability
Online MU Stage 2 Standards Courses Training modules on new standards implementation for Eligible Professionals (EPs) and Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) are now available from…
Consumer Groups Say Any Reboot of EHR Incentives a Mistake
Argue Delay or Postponement of EHR Incentives Program Too Costly In April a group of six Republican Senators released a public letter questioning just how and where…
HIE Use Increases Among US Doctors
Accenture Annual Survey Finds HIE Increase Accenture is a leading management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company with offices and clients worldwide. There healthcare services…