Review Shows MU of Health IT Improves Efficiency Outcomes
Updated Literature Review Shows that Meaningful Use of Health IT Improves Quality, Safety, and Efficiency Outcomes A new study by RAND researchers found strong evidence that…
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Some Unhelpful Data Processing by an EHR
William A. Hyman Professor Emeritus, Biomedical Engineering Texas A&M University, w-hyman@tamu.edu Read other articles by this author EHRs have the capacity, to varying degrees, to…
Weekly Rundown – 10-24-13
Health Information Exchange News & Announcements Health Information Exchange (HIE) is happening every minute of every day. Your personal health information is moving and being…
Meaningful Use Stage 2 Questions and Answers
Ask Joy: This Week on Meaningful Use Stage 2 This week, we’ll be answering questions about some of the specifics of Meaningful Use Stage 2….
CMS Changes to Stage 1 Meaningful Use
CMS Updates Resources for Changes to Stage 1 Meaningful Use Stage 2 of the EHR Incentive Program begins in 2014. Eligible Professionals (EPs) and eligible…
EHRs By Themselves Will Not Eliminate Paperwork
Paperwork in an EHR-enabled medical office Robert Rowley, MD Twitter: @RRowleyMD Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems come with the vision of eliminating paper in a…
2013 EHR Incentive Program Changes for Eligible Professionals
EHR Incentive Program Stage 1 Changes and Timing Current final rules published in September for the CMS EHR Incentive program and 2014 stage 2 have also…
What is on the Health IT Horizon?
Trends and Glimmers in Health IT John Tempesco ICA During the ACHE conference this year in Chicago, John Danielsand John Hoyt of HIMSS analytics gave…
Do Specialists have to meet all meaningful use objectives?
Number One Question from Specialists about Meaningful Use There are two questions from Eligible Professional specialists about the CMS EHR Incentives that I’m asked over…