At MGMA14 in Las Vegas, we spoke with Greg White, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Allscripts TouchWorks business unit. In the interview, Greg shared his thoughts on how open platform systems are key to advancing interoperability.
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In response to a statement released by the AMA leadership departures from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, the ONC has clarified Dr. Karen DeSalvo will continue to work on health IT policy matters and development of the Interoperability Roadmap.
If you are a provider participating in the EHR Incentive Programs, conducting or reviewing a security risk analysis is required to meet Stage 1 and Stage 2 of meaningful use. This meaningful use objective complements, but does not impose new or expanded requirements on the HIPAA Security Rule.
The federal government’s top health IT advisors made important recommendations on how public and private stakeholders should progress towards interoperability in healthcare. Leaders from the…
Few would have predicted Drew Memorial Hospital would come out a winner in an MU audit story that made health IT headlines news four weeks ago after the hospital was audited for not properly meeting Core Measure 14.
On Tuesday, October 15, the AMA released their vision outlining the future of the EHR Incentive program and meaningful use. The blueprint was included in a letter to CMS and the ONC ahead of the anticipated release of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaning (NPRM) for Stage 3 meaningful use requirements.
Here is what is happening in health information exchange. Weekly Rundown includes Michigan Statewide secure sharing and Georgia’s GaHIN adds Atlanta’s Childrens. Sandlot Solutions expands its client base and Royal Solutions Group now integrates with Merge Healthcare.
On October 15, 2014 the ONC convened the first joint meeting of the Health Information Technology Policy and Standards Committees. We spent the day discussing interoperability in the health information ecosystem.
By Karen B. DeSalvo, M.D., M.P.H., M.Sc., and Erica Galvez/Interoperability and Exchange Portfolio Manager, ONC On October 15, 2014 the Office of the National Coordinator…