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….
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Medicaid Changes in Stage 2 EHR Incentive Programs
Dissecting Stage 2 of EHR Adoption The CMS Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Electronic Health Record Incentive Program–Stage 2 final rule outlines the path for meaningful…
Meaningful Use Stage 2: A Giant Leap in Data Exchange
Meaningful Use Stage 2 and HIE Highlights Dr. Farzad Mostashari National Coordinator for Health Information Technology The CMS and ONC Meaningful Use Stage 2 rules we just issued represent…
Stage 2 Meaningful Use Objectives
Dissecting Stage 2 of EHR Adoption Stage 2 like Stage 1 includes core and menu objectives for both eligible professionals and eligible hospitals. Objectives are…
Timing of Stage 2 CMS EHR Incentive Program
Dissecting Stage 2 of EHR Adoption In the 2011 final rule for the CMS EHR Incentive Program, the rule established a timeline for the then…
Stage 2 EHR Incentives – Eligibility and Hospital-based EPs
Dissecting Stage 2 of EHR Adoption Eligibility for the CMS EHR Incentive Program was determined by the HITECH Act. Providers and hospitals must meet requirements…
Standardizing Exchange and Use of Public Health Information
IBM Collaboration will Help Control Infectious Outbreaks Last week IBM Research reported their collaboration in standardizing the exchange and use of public health information to…
16 Rules for an Effective HIE
Ryba’s 16 Rules of Effective HIE Joel Ryba, COO, HIXNY As a fan of the relational database, and the inventor of the relational model, the…
Two Largest Kansas Health Systems Connect via HIE
Successful Exchange of Clinical Information Two KHIN early adopter sites in Wichita, Kansas, Via Christi Health Systems and HCA Wesley, transferred clinical data into the KHIN Production…