… Dashboard identifies opportunities to improve care for beneficiaries with multiple chronic conditions Last Thursday, CMS Acting Administrator Marilyn Tavenner announced the launch of a…
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The EHR Improvement Act Last Thursday, Republican Representative Diane Black of Tennessee introduced a new bill to lift some requirements eligible professionals face to participate…
ONC Collaborates with Cornell Univ. on Public Input The Planning Room is designed and operated by the Cornell eRulemaking Initiative(CeRI). According to the organization’s website, the…
Alternatives to Performing Data Lookup in a Legacy EHR System Brad Benson CEO at Health eFormatics Physicians need patient information available at their fingertips regardless of whether…
Stage 1 EHR Incentive Pre-Payment Audits Begin Last July some eligible professionals (EPs) that attested to Stage 1 Meaningful Use and received their EHR incentive check began…
Louisiana Advances Health IT Initiatives New Orleans served as the host for HIMSS13 this year which gave us an opportunity to highlight and see the…
Collaboration To Focus on International Standards and Workforce The European Commission’s Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT) and the United States…
ICD-10: The National Pilot Program The ICD-10 compliance is a year and a half away. Now is the time healthcare providers must prepare to meet…
HIPAA Omnibus Expands Patient Access to Health Data, Strengthens Patient Privacy and Security As the effective date for the sweeping changes to the Health Insurance Portability…