HHS 2014 Proposed Budget Seeks Continued Support of Health IT Adoption
2014 Budget Looks to Build Upon Investment in Health IT The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released earlier this week its proposed 2014…
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HITRUST Offers New Guidance for Assessing Cyber Security Preparedness
Rise in Cyber Security Threats Leads to Increased Industry Awareness The Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) collaborates with healthcare providers, businesses and technology and IT…
Analysis of Latest Meaningful Use Attestation Numbers
Trends in EHR Vendor Strength Robert Rowley, MD Twitter: @RRowleyMD On April 2nd, 2013, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) made available…
CMS Adds Resources to Help Providers Prepare for an EHR Incentive Audit
What Providers Need to Know about EHR Incentive Audits The following is a communication sent out today from the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services…
DirectTrust, EHNAC to work with ONC to advance direct exchange of health information
Exemplar HIE Governance Entities Announced In the fall of 2012 the ONC decided that now is not the time for regulations on health information exchange governance. They…
ONC Challenge 2.0 Looks to Accelerate Meaningful Use Goals
Challenge 2.0 Builds on 2012 Year of Meaningful Use At the HIMSS13 annual conference this year the  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Acting Administrator…
Is new EHR vendor-led coalition looking to replace HIEs?
HIT Policy Committee Questions CommonWell Goals By Diana Manos, Government HealthIT At a meeting of the Health IT Policy Committee on April 3, National Coordinator for Health…
CMS Posts 2014 Meaningful Use Eligible Hospital Clinical Quality Measure Update
Stage 2 CQMs for Eligible Hospitals The following is a communication from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology In the final…
How Do You Perform An Appropriate Security Risk Analysis?
By Ron Sterling Sterling Solutions The Meaningful Use Measures include a Security Risk Analysis. The Security Risk Analysis evaluates your practice’s compliance with the HIPAA…