CMS Releases 2014 CQM Table for Reporting
Dissecting Stage 2 of EHR Adoption Quality health care is a national priority right now. The Department of HHS and its agencies are currently working…
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Meaningful Use Stage 2: A Giant Leap in Data Exchange
Meaningful Use Stage 2 and HIE Highlights Dr. Farzad Mostashari National Coordinator for Health Information Technology HealthIT Buzz The CMS and ONC Meaningful Use Stage 2 rules we just…
ONC Releases Video to Explain EHR Adoption to Consumer
ONC’s Office of Consumer eHealth Releases “Health IT For You” Video Yesterday the ONC released a new, animated video to help explain how widespread EHR…
Physicians Joining Meaningful Use Vanguard (MUV) Program
MUVers are ‘Muving’ Healthcare Forward Jennifer Rathman, Wide River TEC jrathman@widerivertec.org Blog: widerivertec.wordpress.com “Although the transition to electronic health records can be challenging, I don’t…
AHA Annual Most Wired Hospitals
2012 Most Wired Hospital Survey Released The American Hospital Association (AHA) conducts a survey each year in cooperation with McKesson Corporation, the College of Healthcare…
HIE Implementation Creates Patient Privacy Issues
Top 3 Issues Facing Patient Privacy Rick Kam, President and co-founder ID Experts You have greater privacy rights regarding the size of a shirt you…
GAO Reports on EHR Incentive Program
HITECH Act Requires GAO Oversight The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress and investigates how the government…
Meaningful Use Exemption for Older Physicians
Should Retirement-Age Physicians Be Exempt from the Meaningful Use Program? Amanda Guerrero Twitter: @meanusenetwork An April Health Affairs study has confirmed what many healthcare IT…
Top Hospitals Meet Meaningful Use and HIMSS Analytics
Congratulations to the Hospital Leaders in EHR Adoption This week US News & World Report published the honors of “Most Connected Hospitals,” with 156 hospitals…