AHIMA Supports WEDI Report To Serve As Roadmap for Health IT
The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) announced its support for the 2013 WEDI Report that outlines recommendations for health IT over the next decade….
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HIE Rundown 12-11-13
Health Information Exchange News & Announcements Health Information Exchange (HIE) is happening every minute of every day. Your personal health information is moving and being…
Health IT Business News – Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Today’s Business News CommonWell Health Alliance (the “Alliance”) – the health information technology (HIT) vendor-led interoperability effort – announced today that Chicago, Illinois; Elkin and…
HHS Awards $55.5 Million to Bolster America’s Health Care Workforce
More Than 270 Grants Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced $55.5 million in funding awarded in FY 2013 to strengthen training for…
CMS and ONC Propose New Timeline for EHR Incentive Program
Industry Reacts to Proposed Changes In a joint statement from CMS and ONC last Friday, they laid out the proposal for changes to the EHR…
Identify and Address Unsafe Conditions Associated with Health IT
ONC Health IT Guide Published Kathy Kenyon, JD / Senior Policy Analyst and Steven Posnack / Director Federal Policy Division, ONC When front line clinicians confront a…
Progress on Adoption of Electronic Health Records
New Data Shows Rapid Adoption of EHRs; Announcements of 2015 Policies Jacob Reider / Acting National Coordinator for Health Information Technology , and Robert Tagalicod…
Successful Summaries of Care
Ask Joy: This Week – Successful Summaries of Care When your refer a patient to a specialist or another doctor, you must send along a Summary…
CMS Issues Final Rule on 2014 PFS
2014 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Rule Updates Payment Policies and Quality Programs for Calendar Year 2014 On November 27, 2013, CMS issued a final rule…