Is “Meaningful Use” Delivering Meaningful Results?
An Examination of Health Information Technology Standards and Interoperability On Wednesday, November 14, 2012, the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation of the Committee on Science,…
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HIE best practices: Preparing for health information exchange
Storing Data within Health IT Systems Kyle S. Murphy, Senior Editor EHRintelligence.com .. Health information exchange is both a network enabling the exchange of health…
OIG Begins Assessment of Meaningful Use Fraud
Issues Survey to Hospitals Who Have Received EHR Incentive Payments Established in 1976, the Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG)…
Reducing Risks of an EHR Incentive Payment Audit
Meaningful Use Incentive Audits The chickens are coming home to roost. I wrote blog posts in June and December 2011 focused on potential audits for…
CMS Hosts Call On 2014 CQMs for Stage 2 Meaningful Use
National Provider Call on New CQMs and New Reporting methods for Stage 2 Meaningful Use On Wednesday, October 24, 2012, from 12:30–2pm ET, CMS will host…
Join a Federal Advisory Committee Workgroup
ONC launches HIT-FACA Workgroup Application Database A Federal advisory committee is any committee, board, commission, council, panel, task force, or other similar group that advises…
Letter to HHS Sebelius Calls for Halting of EHR Incentives
5 obvious cases against suspending MU payments Tom Sullivan, Editor, Government Health IT Timing being everything and all, the four Republican congressmen who sent a letter this…
Hospitals – Are You Ready for Health Information Exchange?
10 Key Readiness Indicators for Health Information Exchange ECRI Institute is a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing applied scientific research to enable improvement of patient…
HIEs Are Not Just for EHRs Anymore
Connecting HIEs with a “Universal” PHR Robert Rowley, MD, Healthcare and health IT consultant, practicing family physician Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) are hubs where different…