ONC Updates EHR Implementation Resources
Change Management and CQI Strategies for EHR Implementation The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) in partnership with the National Learning Consortium (NLC) provides a…
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Impact of EHR Technology On Healthcare Costs Among Medicaid Beneficiaries
EHR Technology’s Affect On Medicaid Costs The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Information Products & Data Analytics  has released a research report evaluating…
AMA Supports House Bill to Eliminate Certain Medicare EHR Incentive Reimbursement Penalties
Supports Key Hardship Exemptions to Medicare EHR Incentives In March of this year, Republican Representative Diane Black of Tennessee introduced a new bill seeking to…
CMS Changes to Stage 1 Meaningful Use
CMS Updates Resources for Changes to Stage 1 Meaningful Use Stage 2 of the EHR Incentive Program begins in 2014. Eligible Professionals (EPs) and eligible…
HIT Policy Committee Gives Update on EHR Incentive Program Progess
Latest EHR Incentive Program Data Released At last week’s HIT Policy Committee meeting Robert Anthony, deputy director of the Health IT Initiative Group at CMS’ Office…
Transition of Care Measures for Stage 2 MU
Guidance and Training on Transition of Care Measures ONC releases document prepared for them on supporting meaningful use stage 2 transition of care measures. The…
Can patient engagement be achieved from a clinician messaging system?
Robert Rowley, MD Twitter: @RRowleyMD For clinicians participating in the federal EHR Incentive Program (Meaningful Use), Stage 2 of Meaningful Use (MU2) is right around the corner…
Upcoming EHR Incentive Deadlines and Milestones
Latest CMS Updates The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is the Federal agency under the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) which…
Four Years Later: Impact of the HITECH Act on EHR Implementations
New Report Looks At 2013 EHR Buying Trends By David Fried, Software Advice In a press release last Wednesday, the Department of Health and Human…