AHA, AMA: Meaningful Use Requirements Should Be Eased
Last week, the American Hospital Association and the American Medical Association sent a joint letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius asking for greater flexibility in…
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Vermont State Health Information Exchange
Spotlight on State Exchange: Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL) The Vermont Legislature has named Vermont Information Technology Leaders or VITL as the operator of the…
EHRs are for Eye Care Professionals Too
Why Eye Care Professionals should use EHRs and get Connected to each other and to their Patients By Blair Butterfield, President, North America at VitalHealth…
CMS Panel to Discuss State Health Information Exchange Strategies
Attend the HIE Strategies Summit by Webcast CMS invites you to watch a webcast panel discussion on state health information exchange (HIE) during the 2013…
Patient Engagement Through Social Media
Engaging Your Patients Using Social Media Stage 2 of the CMS EHR Incentive Programs will begin in 2014 for those Eligible Professionals (EPs) who have…
ONC Releases Updated Progress Report on Health IT Adoption
ONC Assesses Achievements to date on Five Year Health IT Plan Last week the ONC released a report detailing progress to date on the five…
Clarification With Major Impact: A Safety Net for Meaningful Use Attestation Success
by Naomi Levinthal and Anantachai (Tony) Panjamapirom Republished from iHealthBeat.org Eligible professionals (EPs) and eligible hospitals (EHs) participating in the CMS Electronic Health Record Incentive Programs…
Patient Engagement is an Important Focus of MU Stage 2
What are you doing about Patient Engagement? In a medical practice these days categorizing your patients is common. You have active patients that come to…
NeHC Hosts Virtual Event on Enabling HIE Among Stakeholders
Case Study on Surescripts and CommonWell Health Alliance The National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) is a public-private partnership that enables secure and interoperable nationwide health information exchange to…