Electronic Health Records Linked to Improved Care for Patients With Diabetes
Study part of Kaiser Permanente’s ongoing work to better understand how EHRs affect clinical care The use of electronic health records in clinical settings was…
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Deloitte Releases Updated Omnibus Final Rule Brief Ahead of Sept. 23 Deadline
Omnibus Final Rule and Stakeholder Considerations The HIPAA Omnibus final rule enhances a patient’s privacy protections, provides individuals new rights to their personal health information,…
Is Meaningful Use Stifling Innovation in Health IT?
COMMENTARY Keith Boone, Healthcare Standards Twitter @Motorcycle_Guy I write this post after reading Margalit Gur-Arie’s excellent post on Alternative Health IT. She’s one of those…
“To the Victor Goes the Spoils”
Commentary by Jim Tate Twitter: @JimTate I love that sentence, “To the Victor Goes the Spoils”. Sounds like something Julius Caesar would have said but…
Upcoming Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Program Milestones
October 15, 2013 PQRS Program Milestones Providers considered eligible and able to participate in PQRS may be subject to a payment adjustment beginning in 2015….
Mostashari Comments on Meaningful Use, Health IT Challenges
Mostashari Addresses Concerns on Stage 2 Meaningful Use Timing During a meeting of the Health IT Policy Committee on Wednesday, National Coordinator for Health IT…
Patient Engagement: Do FitBit Results Count Toward MU?
Ask Joy: This Week – Patient Generated Health Data Let’s talk about patient engagement from a slightly different angle. These days, any patient with a smart…
The Great EHR Market Shakeout
By Tom Sullivan, Editor, Government Health IT Twitter: @GovHITEditor When Mike Taylor was shopping for a new electronic health record system, vendors boldly sat across the…
eHealth Program Milestones for 2014
By Robert Tagalicod Director, Office of E-Health Standards and Services, CMS 2014 will be a big year for CMS eHealth programs— there are key deadlines for…