The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) publishes a treasure trove of resources and guides to support providers in their health IT adoption efforts. One such guide outlines a process for managing and maintaining e-prescribing.
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WEDI is conducting an ICD-10 readiness survey to determine progress towards the Oct. 1, 2015 deadline.The survey is timely given the House subcommittee hearing last Wednesday where lawmakers generally agreed ICD-10 should not be delayed.
Yesterday Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch and Ranking Member Ron Wyden released statements on the new GAO report on ICD-10. The report shows confidence that CMS is prepared to implement ICD-10 by the Oct.1 deadline.
By Joe Condurso – The billions of dollars spent over the last four years on electronic health records (EHRs) have helped many healthcare organizations achieve Meaningful Use, but many would argue they have not improved operational efficiency, clinical quality or safety to the levels leaders expected.
If you attended HIMSS last year you know predictive analytics was a hot topic. HIMSS15 in Chicago will be no different as the industry continues to address using data and analytics to spot patterns to improve patient care and outcomes.
To keep you updated with information on the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs, CMS has recently added one new FAQ about the Stage 2 Summary of Care objective. We encourage you to stay informed by taking a few minutes to review the new information below.
Not participating in the Medicare EHR Incentive Program yet? 2015 is the last year for eligible hospitals to begin and still earn incentive payments.
AAFP has provided comments on the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan. In a letter to the ONC, the association supports the goals of the Strategic Plan but says population health management, care coordination, and patient engagement need more attention.
The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), has released its findings from a August 2014 ICD-10 Industry Readiness Survey. WEDI has been conducting ICD-10 readiness surveys since 2009. The surveys measure industry progress and help identify where providers may be struggling with compliance.