This Week’s Federal Advisory Committee Schedule
Don’t miss these HIT Policy Committee and HIT Standards Committee meetings scheduled for this week.
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eHealth Initiative 2020 Roadmap Identifies Three Industry Priorities
Last Thursday eHealth Initiative released its initial 2020 Roadmap for transforming the health care industry through data exchange and health IT. The 2020 Roadmap Identifies the top 3 priorities as Interoperability, Clinical Motivators and Incentives, and Data Access and Use.
EHR Incentive Program Status Report September 2014
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the most recent numbers for the EHR Incentive programs. Here are some Program-to-date highlights from this latest CMS report – September.
Leading Provider Organizations Urge CMS to Shorten Stage 2 MU Reporting Period
Last week AMA, HIMSS, CHIME and MGMA issued statements calling on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to shorten the 2015 reporting period for providers to attest to meeting the Stage 2 meaningful use.
HIE Rundown 11-10-14
Health Information Exchange (HIE) is happening every minute of every day. Your personal health information is moving and being viewed to improve the quality of…
Eligible Hospitals and CAHs Attestation Deadline November 30
Eligible hospitals and CAHs must successfully attest to demonstrating meaningful use by November 30 to receive a 2014 incentive payment. Hospitals participating in the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program need to refer to their state deadlines for attestation.
Health IT Issues that Deserve a Second Read – October
One of the ways that HITECH Answers is different from other media sites is the sense of community. The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thought on the issues of today. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of October.
CMS Audit Appeals Process Leaves Providers Desperate for Clarity
Earlier this year I wrote a post entitled: The Black Box: The Appeal of a Failed Meaningful Use Incentive Audit. In that post I documented…
Six Recommendations to Achieve Interoperability Nirvana
As most organizations have now adopted EHRs, getting systems to work together is the next big challenge on the horizon. Earlier this year, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) published a 10-Year Vision to Achieve an Interoperable Health IT Infrastructure.