Successful Results from CMS ICD-10 Acknowledgement Testing Week
Additional Testing Scheduled for Next Year By Niall Brennan, Acting Director, CMS Offices of Enterprise Management This past March, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid…
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Health IT Issues that Deserve a Second Read – May
Top Guest Posts of the Month One of the ways that HITECH Answers is different from other media sites is the sense of community. The…
A Letter to the ONC Staff from Dr. DeSalvo
Moving into the Next Chapter The following is an email sent to the ONC staff from the National Coordinator Karen DeSalvo, MD on Friday, May…
Four Ways to Keep Up With Connected Healthcare
Challenges Presented by the Reality of  Connected Healthcare By Edward Keiper, President and CEO of Velocity The world of healthcare continues to evolve into greater connectivity,…
EHR Integrated Patient Portals
Patient Portals as it Relates to Engagement By Zach Watson Twitter: @Technology_Adv Having been forecast for some time now, the hour of the patient portal…
Claims Data – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
By Robert Rowley, MD, co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of Flow Health Twitter: @RRowleyMD As we move towards building a universal patient-centered data platform in…
HIE Rundown – 5/28/14
Health Information Exchange News & Announcements Health Information Exchange (HIE) is happening every minute of every day. Your personal health information is moving and being…
CMS Proposed Rule Creates Meaningful Use Confusion
We Have Entered Zombie Land By Jim Tate, EMR Advocate Meaningful Use Audit Expert Twitter: @JimTate, eMail: audits@emradvocate.com The 2011 Edition of certified technology was…
PHR Ignite Demonstrates Exchange of Consumer Health Information
Personal Health Records By Caroline Coy, MPH/Program Analyst, State HIE Program For Shannon Parker, a mom in Salem, Oregon, having access to a Personal Health Record…