HIMSS Virtual Event on Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise
IHE International Academy for Interoperability Starting this Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at 11 am Eastern/10 am Central, HIMSS begins the first of a 3-part virtual…
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CMS Gives Timing on Release of Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule
Final Stage 2 Meaningful Use Expected Early September On Wednesday this week Bloomberg.com reported CMS expects the Stage 2 Final Rule to be released by…
Meaningful Use Radio Show Returns
MU Live! Resumes This week MU Live! was back from a summer hiatus since the end of June. We did not have a guest on…
The 1, 2, 3 Stages of Meaningful Use
All Three Stages of Meaningful Use in Play “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” So goes the opening…
Top-of-Mind Pitfalls to Avoid When Launching HIEs
What Problem is the HIE Seeking to Solve? The number of health information exchanges (HIEs) increased from 234 in 2010 to 255 in 2011, or…
Final Rules on Stage 2 Meaningful Use, ONC Certification Approach
MU Live! to focus on Stage 2 Rulings As we enter the dog days of August the entire industry awaits three critical final rules. The…
Stage 2 Meaningful Use Final Rule Sent to OMB
CMS NPRM on Stage 2 Meaningful Use Moves Closer to Final Rule Back in early March, two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking were published in the…
Will There Be Stage 4 Meaningful Use
Standards and Interoperabilty in Stage 2 and Beyond If you missed yesterday’s MU Live! on Standards and Interoperability in Stage 2 you can sign up…
Encrypting ePHI to Achieve HIPAA Security
Washington Stresses Encryption in HIPAA Security Rule By Matt Wimberley Santa Rosa Consulting The Stage 2 Meaningful Use Proposed Rule indicates Washington’s continued emphasis on…