Is “Meaningful Use” Delivering Meaningful Results?
An Examination of Health Information Technology Standards and Interoperability On Wednesday, November 14, 2012, the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation of the Committee on Science,…
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AHA Open Letter to HHS Asks for Collaboration on EHR Issues
Letter Seeks Action to Improve EHR Implementation and Billing Services Issues On Monday of this week the American Hospital Association (AHA) sent an open letter…
A Layer Above it All: Healtheway’s Value Prop
By John Moore, Founder & Managing Partner Chilmark Research @john_chilmark Now that NwHIN has been spun-out into the public-private entity Healtheway one has to wonder exactly…
A Layer Above it All: Healtheway’s Value Prop
By John Moore, Founder & Managing Partner Chilmark Research @john_chilmark Now that NwHIN has been spun-out into the public-private entity Healtheway one has to wonder exactly…
Interoperability Testing Critical for Health Information Exchange
Q&A with Aegis.Net on Interoperability Mary Mosquera Senior Editor, Government Health IT Aegis.Net Inc. recently was selected by the National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish…
Stage 2 Meaningful Use Requires Three Month Reporting Period
2014 Meaningful Use: A Gift to Providers and Vendors The rules and regulations regarding Stage 2 Meaningful Use for both Eligible Hospitals (EHs) and Eligible Professionals…
HIT Policy Meaningful Use Workgroup Tackles Stage 3 Objectives
First Draft of Stage 3 Objectives and Measures The EHR Incentive programs are structured for eligible professionals and hospitals to meet specific objective measures using…
CCHIT to Test EHR and HIE Interoperability
CCHIT Q&A on Interoperability and Stage 2 Our attendance at MGMA12 gave us an opportunity to meet up with many of our colleagues in the…
Lab Orders and HIEs
Certification Requirements Needed to Transmit Lab Orders Ken Willett CEO/CTO of Ignis Systems Corporation A recent posting on Michigan Health Connect indicates that while this state-wide HIE…