Health Information Exchange (HIE) is Real in Stage 2 Meaningful Use
Health Information Exchange in the NPRM ONC Mostashari keeps saying it and I keep quoting it. “We can’t wait 5 years to get standards based…
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EHR Incentive Program Appeals Process
EHR Eligibility, Meaningful Use and Incentive Appeals The Final Rule we now live under for Stage 1 Meaningful Use provides the guidance and requirements for…
CMS Specialist talks about Proposed Stage 2 Meaningful Use
NPRM for Stage 2 Meaningful Use Robert Anthony is a CMS specialist. He is responsible for communication and regulations in the Office of eHealth Standards…
Stage 2 Proposed Rules Published in Federal Register
Comment Period Begins for Stage 2 Meaningful Use Two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking were published in the Federal Register yesterday. One was issued by ONC…
Stage 2 Meaningful Use Summary of Major Provisions
5 Major Provisions for Stage 2 Meaningful Use The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) issued for Stage 2 CMS EHR Incentive program outlines five major…
The New Certified EHR Technology
Certified EHR Technology Stage 2 One of the truly “listened and learned” enhancements of the stage 2 criteria is defining certified EHR technology. The new…
ONC NPRM Stage 2 EHR Certification Rule
EHR Certification Criteria On Friday the ONC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Health Information Technology: Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria for Electronic Health…
Transparency Needed in ONC-ATCBs Process
ONC-ATCBs – Inconsistencies in Testing Methodologies Open Letter to ONC Redux My Uncle Leo gave me one piece of advice, “Don’t whip a dead horse”. …
Stage 2 Meaningful Use Has Arrived
Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule Announced at HIMSS With all the speculation about when we would hear about the release of the Stage 2 meaningful…