ONC Challenge 2.0 Looks to Accelerate Meaningful Use Goals
Challenge 2.0 Builds on 2012 Year of Meaningful Use At the HIMSS13 annual conference this year the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Acting Administrator…
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Could New Cancer Care Database Be a ‘Game Changer’ for Medicine?
by Kate Ackerman iHealthBeat Managing Editor Experts say an announcement made last week by the American Society of Clinical Oncology could have significant implications for…
Is new EHR vendor-led coalition looking to replace HIEs?
HIT Policy Committee Questions CommonWell Goals By Diana Manos, Government HealthIT At a meeting of the Health IT Policy Committee on April 3, National Coordinator for Health…
Senate Confirmation Hearing for Acting CMS Administrator Tavenner Set
Scheduled Hearing Set for Tuesday The Senate Finance Committee has announced it has scheduled a hearing next Tuesday on the long-awaited confirmation of acting CMS…
CMS Posts 2014 Meaningful Use Eligible Hospital Clinical Quality Measure Update
Stage 2 CQMs for Eligible Hospitals The following is a communication from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology In the final…
HL7 Licenses Primary Standards At No Cost
Move Supports Widespread Global Adoption of Health IT Standards Health Level Seven® International (HL7®), the global leader in developing and implementing data, functional, and interoperability…
CMS Dashboard Looks to Advance ACA Goals for Prevention of Chronic Illnesses
… Dashboard identifies opportunities to improve care for beneficiaries with multiple chronic conditions Last Thursday, CMS Acting Administrator Marilyn Tavenner announced the launch of a…
Deloitte to Host Two Upcoming Events on Sequester, Data Security and Privacy
Mark Your Calendar The Deloitte Center for Health Solutions is the health services research arm for Deloitte. The Center regularly hosts events to keep interested…
EHR Incentive Pre-Payment Audits to Impact 5-10% of Participating EPs
Stage 1 EHR Incentive Pre-Payment Audits Begin Last July some eligible professionals (EPs) that attested to Stage 1 Meaningful Use and received their EHR incentive check began…