Disaster Preparedness Must Include HIE
Southeast Regional HIT-HIE Collaboration Final Report The HITECH Act outlined mandates and provided funding for a multitude of developing programs and initiatives all to increase…
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ONC advancing Blue Button, CDS standards efforts
Automating the Blue Button to Exchange PHI Mary Mosquera Senior Editor, Government Health IT Developers in an ONC voluntary community are beginning to drill down into…
Patient-centric HIEs Will Meet Demands of Baby Boomers
The Patients Are Coming! The Patients Are Coming! Beyond Electronic Health Records The CDC recently reported that 55% of physicians are now using EHRs, and…
Upcoming National Provider Call on PQRS and eRx Incentives
Register for CMS Provider Call CMS will host a National Provider Call on the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) and Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program….
HIEs and Health IT Offer Solutions to Handle Aging Population
The Patients Are Coming! The Patients Are Coming! Only HIE Can Handle the Silver Surge At the risk of spilling yet more ink over one…
October 3rd Deadline for EPs in EHR Incentive Program
12 Days left for EPs to Begin Reporting in Medicare EHR Incentive Program October 3rd will be the last day for eligible professionals to begin their 90-day…
HIEs Are Not Just for EHRs Anymore
Connecting HIEs with a “Universal” PHR Robert Rowley, MD, Healthcare and health IT consultant, practicing family physician Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) are hubs where different…
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…
HRSA to Host Stage 2 Meaningful Use Webinars
Stage 2 Meaningful Use The ONC issused an email this week on upcoming Stage 2 meaningful use webinars hosted by the Health Resources and Services Administration….