Meaningful Use Criteria and the ACO
Sarianne Gruber MPH, MS SG Healthcare Analytics LLC Accountable Care Organizations or more commonly called ACOs plan to be the new Medicare business models for…
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Last Day for Reporting for EHR Incentive Program
Drop Dead Date for Medicare EHR Incentive Program Mark your calendars for October 3 In one week, Eligible Professionals will be facing the drop dead…
The Ultimate Question of CMS EHR Incentives
CMS EHR Incentives – Defining ‘Seen by and EP’ Most of the questions I receive about the CMS EHR Incentive Programs fall into fairly predictable…
The Jobs Act and EHR Program Penalties
Penalties for Non-Adoption of EHR Incentive Program On September 8th, the President introduced the American Jobs Act. The Act is designed to create jobs without…
Patient Access to Lab Results – Coming Stages of Meaningful Use
Patient Access to Lab Results in Stage 2 or 3 Meaningful Use? Something is Happening Last week on September 12th HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius proposed…
Federal Strategic Health IT Plan: 2011-2015
ONC Announces Federal Health IT Strategic Plan The ONC, along with its federal partners, announced the released of the current version of the Federal Health…
EHR Technology for Meaningful Use Incentives
Whole or Part EHR to Meet Meaningful Use? When is Certification not Certification? The issue of what makes up complete certified EHR technology continues to…
EHRs, Strategic Plans, and Homeland Security
Recovery Room 9/7/11 It has been a while since we have done a Recovery Room post. In these posts we like to highlight events that…
Where have all the PHRs gone?
In Search of the Dream PHR In the pre ARRA era, which I believe was right about the time the dinosaurs died off, there were…