A Meaningful End to “Meaningful Use?”
By William Hersh MD – The era of meaningful use came to a relatively quiet end this summer with the release of the Final Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems rule by CMS this past August.
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What’s Happening at the ONC – 10-19-2018
Supporting the adoption of health IT and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care, here is what is happening at the ONC. News includes Annual Meeting, ONC Rucker keynote, APIs and Cures Act Implementation, eRX Testing tool.
2019 Eligible Hospital eCQM Flows are Available Now
CMS developed and published the 2019 reporting period electronic clinical quality measure flows for eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals to the eCQI Resource Center. This is a new resource for eligible hospital and CAH eCQMs for the 2019 reporting period, developed in response to stakeholder feedback.
What’s Happening at the ONC – 9-21-2018
Supporting the adoption of health IT and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care, here is what is happening at the ONC.
Referential Matching: The New Gold Standard in Patient Matching Technology
By Nick Orser – No matter what patient matching technology you use, and no matter what vendor it is from, it uses fundamentally the same approach to patient matching as every other technology. This is true whether you use the built-in master patient index or an enterprise master patient index product.
HIPAA & Health Information Portability: A Foundation for Interoperability
By Kathryn Marchesini JD & Timothy Noonan JD – Twenty-two years ago this month, the U.S. Congress enacted the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
What’s Happening at the ONC – 8-24-2018
Supporting the adoption of health IT and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care, here is what is happening at the ONC.
Interoperability – The Key to Healthcare Innovation or Just Tilting at Windmills?
By Brian Mack – Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized a rule change. This rule intends to overhaul the Meaningful Use program (now known as “Promoting Interoperability”) and advance electronic health data exchange.
What’s Happening at the ONC – 7-27-2018
Supporting the adoption of health IT and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care, here is what is happening at the ONC. News includes the 2nd Interoperability Forum and CHPL Data Challenge.