Cal INDEX and Inland Empire HIE Merge
Cal INDEX and Inland Empire Health Information Exchange announced a planned merger that will create one of the nation’s most comprehensive nonprofit health information exchanges (HIEs).
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Is Your Practice Making These 6 Common Care Coordination Mistakes?
By Christian Kratsas – Care coordination missteps are damaging to providers across the healthcare industry and one huge, overarching mistake is apparent: not enough information is being shared.
State HIE News and Updates 1-6-17
State HIEs come in all shapes and sizes but have one thing in common: To improve the quality, safety and efficiency of health care delivered in their states. Check in on the latest news and updates being reported by these organizations.
EHR Incentive Program Status Report November 2016
Just the facts… CMS has released the most recent numbers for the EHR Incentive programs. Here are some Program-to-date highlights from the November report. Active registrants total over a half a million.
New FAQs Online about Changes to the EHR Incentive Programs
CMS recently added two new FAQs providing more information on changes to the programs as a result of the CY 2017 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Final Rule.
Prepare for 2016 Attestation by Reviewing CMS Materials
For certain measures in the CMS EHR Incentive Programs final rule, CMS changed the reporting requirements over time to increase flexibility.
Improving Patient Matching Capabilities Nationwide
The Sequoia Project is seeking healthcare stakeholders, as well as policy and technical experts, for a new cross-organizational patient identity management workgroup.
HIE Rundown 12-30-16
Your personal health information is moving and being viewed to improve the quality of your healthcare and lower the costs. The job will not be complete until all health records are digital and interoperable. Here’s what’s happening to make that reality.
EHR Incentive Programs Attestation System Opens January 3
The EHR Incentive Programs attestation system will be open from January 3, 2017 to February 28, 2017. Providers must attest by the attestation deadline to avoid a 2018 payment adjustment.